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FERRO METAL AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION LIMITED

#01709824 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1983-03-25 (43y 6m) · Last filing 2026-08-20 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46900 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Group accounts
Accounts due 2028-03-31 (in 2y) · Confirmation due 2026-10-29 (in 2 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£859k

+48.4% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£1.6m

-3.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

10

0% vs 2025

Profit before tax

-£61k

-24.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-06-30

Metric Trend 2024-06-302025-06-302026-06-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £3,937,146£2,830,015£1,071,337 -62.1%
Operating profit £179,564-£53,212-£65,446 -23%
Profit before tax £183,909-£48,607-£60,571 -24.6%
Net profit £152,718-£35,952-£60,571 -68.5%
Cash £309,137£578,766£858,916 +48.4%
Total assets less current liabilities £1,661,766£1,625,814£1,565,243 -3.7%
Net assets £1,661,766£1,625,814£1,565,243 -3.7%
Equity £1,661,766£1,625,814£1,565,243 -3.7%
Average employees 81010 0%
Wages £806,784£936,855£1,060,095 +13.2%
Directors' remuneration £285,447£328,170£352,877 +7.5%
Directors' pension contributions £24,512£15,929£16,663 +4.6%
Highest paid director £280,074£326,038£351,132 +7.7%

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 2024-06-302025-06-302026-06-30
Operating margin 4.6%-1.9%-6.1%
Net margin 3.9%-1.3%-5.7%
Return on capital employed 10.8%-3.3%-4.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) —12.0%16.0%
Current ratio 3.41x8.34x6.14x

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. FERRO METAL AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION LIMITED 1987-01-01 → present
  2. SMETCHEM LIMITED 1984-12-10 → 1987-01-01
  3. LEGIBUS 308 LIMITED 1983-03-25 → 1984-12-10

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
BKL Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. FERRO METAL AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION LIMITED · parent
    1. Ferro Metal and Chemical Company Limited 100% · England · Non-trading

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ANDOLINO, Anthony Secretary 2018-02-28 — —
BENDHEIM, Jack Clifford Director — Jan 1947 American
GEMMELL, Scott Lewis Director 2020-10-31 Jun 1961 American
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BISTRICER, Nathan Secretary — 2001-07-31
STORBECK, David Secretary 2001-07-31 2018-02-28
BENDHEIM, Charles Henry Director — 1997-05-10
MOFFETT, George Director — 2020-10-31
ROBINSON, Terence William Director — 2005-03-23

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Jack Clifford Bendheim Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 130 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-08-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-10-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-15 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-08-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-07-10 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-10-16 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-10-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-10-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-10-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-03-15 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2022-03-15 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2021-10-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-08-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2020-11-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2020-11-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-10-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-08-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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