STEMCOR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£7M
-40.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24M
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
18
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+45.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £150,390,000 | £145,905,000 | £138,269,000 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £7,333,000 | £4,764,000 | £5,534,000 | +16.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,600,000 | £1,482,000 | £2,151,000 | +45.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,429,000 | £1,663,000 | £2,141,000 | +28.7% | |
| Cash | £10,864,000 | £11,797,000 | £6,993,000 | -40.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,482,000 | £22,550,000 | £24,384,000 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £20,482,000 | £22,550,000 | £24,384,000 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £20,482,000 | £22,550,000 | £24,384,000 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 19 | 18 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £3,719,000 | £2,643,000 | £2,911,000 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 3.3% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.8% | 21.1% | 22.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.26x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | 1.92x | 1.35x | 1.47x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- STEMCOR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2017-01-03 → present
- EUROSTEEL PRODUCTS LIMITED 1963-05-06 → 2017-01-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making reasonable enquiries and having carefully considered the matters described above, the Directors believe that the Company is a sustainable business, will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the going concern assessment period. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements of Stemcor Distribution Limited.”
Significant events
- “On 30 December 2025, a sale and purchase agreement was signed between Guangzhou Aerotropolis Industrial Investment Group Co,. Ltd and a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Pacific Special Steel Group Co., Ltd to acquire 100% of the equity of Prosperity Kingsfield Limited, the sole controlling shareholder of Stemcor Global Holdings Limited. The completion of the transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals and is expected to occur around mid-2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKETTS, Andrew John | Director | 2016-08-30 | Nov 1970 | British |
| GRAF, Steven Mitchell | Director | 2022-11-16 | Sep 1960 | American |
| VERDEN, Julian | Director | 2005-06-23 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMITH, Andrew Stanley | Secretary | 2010-05-18 | 2011-06-23 |
| GOLDSMITH, Andrew Stanley | Secretary | 2001-07-02 | 2006-11-15 |
| KAIZER, Alan Derek | Secretary | — | 1996-12-10 |
| LEVINE, Brian Allen | Secretary | 1996-12-10 | 2000-07-14 |
| PAUL, David John | Secretary | 2000-07-14 | 2001-07-02 |
| PHILLIPS, Amanda Louise | Secretary | 2011-06-23 | 2014-07-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Amanda Louise | Secretary | 2006-11-15 | 2010-05-18 |
| ASTLES, Paul Gerald | Director | 1995-07-04 | 2016-04-30 |
| CAMPBELL-SMITH, Trevor | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| CRESSWELL, Antony | Director | 2008-01-04 | 2015-06-18 |
| EDMONDS, Herbert, Dr | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| EMSLEY, Peter Alan | Director | 1995-07-04 | 2008-04-28 |
| JOHN, Stanley Kenneth | Director | — | 1992-03-13 |
| LALLY, Nicholas Richard Anthony | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-05-28 |
| LEWIS, Stephen Charles | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| LOCKLEY, Anthony Steven | Director | 2011-02-15 | 2016-11-09 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Ralph David | Director | — | 2013-09-12 |
| PARKER, Phillip | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| SANDS, Richard John | Director | — | 1996-05-15 |
| VARNEY, Mark Andrew | Director | 1995-07-04 | 2015-08-25 |
| WHITE, Ian James | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2015-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stemcor Holdings 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.