AMETALCO LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.3m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£51k
-78.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £44,000 | -£98,000 | £35,000 | +135.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,062,000 | £239,000 | £51,000 | -78.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,062,000 | £239,000 | £51,000 | -78.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,159,000 | £1,225,000 | £1,276,000 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,159,000 | £1,225,000 | £1,276,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £1,159,000 | £1,225,000 | £1,276,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | -8.0% | 2.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.04x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 0.07x | -0.17x | 0.07x |
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
- AMETALCO LIMITED 1991-06-12 → present
- AMAX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1963-07-01 → 1991-06-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Company's parent undertaking, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., has confirmed that it will provide such financial support to enable the Company to meet its liabilities for the period to 31 December 2027, being the going concern review period.”
Group structure
- AMETALCO LIMITED · parent
- Climax Molybdenum UK Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRWIN MITCHELL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-04-30 | — | — |
| ARMOUR, Alan Weir, Dr | Director | 1997-05-19 | Jul 1948 | British |
| HOOSON, Marion Louise | Director | 2019-11-20 | Aug 1962 | British |
| KENDRICK, Michael Jeffrey | Director | 2015-02-04 | Mar 1960 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEENEY, Helen Gertrude Mccall | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| JONES, Gordon Richard | Secretary | — | 1998-04-24 |
| SANKEY-BARKER, Patric John Randle | Secretary | 1998-04-24 | 2006-06-08 |
| STAPLETON, John Nicholas | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2013-04-30 |
| CLARK, George William | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1997-05-16 |
| COOKE, Raymond Joseph | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DAINTY, Douglas Horbury | Director | — | 1995-02-01 |
| FEENEY, Helen Gertrude Mccall | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| JONES, Gordon Richard | Director | — | 1998-04-24 |
| KRAUSS, Philip David | Director | 1995-09-13 | 1995-10-12 |
| OLIVER, Graham | Director | 1995-10-13 | 1997-05-16 |
| SANKEY-BARKER, Patric John Randle | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2006-05-26 |
| SWEENEY, Anthony | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| THORNTON, David Hugh | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2015-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport-Mcmoran Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.