BASF METALS LIMITED
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Cash
£501
USD 675
-38.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£66k
USD 88,935
-25.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
88
-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£25k
USD 33,157
+652.5% 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £71,888,924 | £14,671 | £32,868 | +124% | |
| Profit before tax | £48,326,796 | £3,270 | £24,606 | +652.5% | |
| Net profit | £36,870,097 | £2,317 | £18,252 | +687.7% | |
| Cash | £738,155 | £811 | £501 | -38.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £241,807,342 | £273,504 | £379,079 | +38.6% | |
| Net assets | £109,999,216 | £88,619 | £66,000 | -25.5% | |
| Equity | £109,999,216 | £88,619 | £66,000 | -25.5% | |
| Average employees | 93 | 92 | 88 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £9,512,865 | £8,871 | £9,349 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,161,123 | £2,341 | £2,321 | -0.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £53,342 | £53 | £117 | +120.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,184,500 | £1,058 | £766 | -27.6% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 29.7% | 5.4% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.1% | 73.1% | 90.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 5.68x | 2.27x | |
| Interest cover | 3.01x | 0.95x | 3.34x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BASF METALS LIMITED 2012-03-15 → present
- ENGELHARD METALS LIMITED 1983-02-02 → 2012-03-15
- FRIMHOLD LIMITED 1982-08-09 → 1983-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors confirm the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate because there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BASF METALS LIMITED · parent
- The Sheffield Smelting Company, Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-01 | — | — |
| DUNNE, Amanda Carol | Director | 2025-05-08 | Nov 1967 | Irish |
| PENDER, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2024-06-12 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WOOD, Lisa Anne | Director | 2025-05-23 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACCO, Carlo | Secretary | 2001-03-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| DOBSON, Geoffrey John | Secretary | 1998-06-18 | 2001-03-30 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| KOERNER, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Albert Thomas | Secretary | — | 1993-05-01 |
| PAYNE, Richard Anthony | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 1998-06-18 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| BIRK, Thomas | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2023-01-01 |
| BOEGENHOLD, Sik Yuen Katharine | Director | 2014-09-13 | 2025-05-02 |
| BOZICH, Frank | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2011-09-07 |
| BUDD, Darren, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| CARTER, Deon | Director | 2011-09-07 | 2012-09-30 |
| CARTER, Richard John | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| DOBSON, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1992-10-01 |
| DUNNE, Amanda Carol | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2014-09-12 |
| FLIEGEL, Lester | Director | 1999-12-07 | 2002-06-12 |
| FUGATE, Glenn David | Director | 2002-06-12 | 2007-12-31 |
| JENSEN, Torben Berlin | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| LOWISH, Richard Martin | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| MARTENS, Eric Peter | Director | 1999-10-12 | 2007-04-02 |
| MCLEAN, Ian Lawrence Paul Wallace | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1999-09-23 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Albert Thomas | Director | — | 1999-12-07 |
| METCALF, John Patrick | Director | 2011-09-07 | 2024-06-12 |
| MIDDLEMAS, Paul | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1998-09-17 |
| STOCKER, Clive Thomas Anthony | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-09-12 |
| VERGOPOULOS, Vasileios | Director | 2014-09-13 | 2025-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basf Catalysts Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-04-11 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination 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
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.