7 STEEL SERVICE (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£602K
-68.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£50M
+13.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
188
-0.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.6M
-34.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £124,386,000 | £113,332,000 | £104,030,000 | -8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £11,896,000 | £9,127,000 | £5,162,000 | -43.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,691,000 | £11,674,000 | £7,646,000 | -34.5% | |
| Net profit | £10,471,000 | £8,783,000 | £5,734,000 | -34.7% | |
| Cash | £3,025,000 | £1,919,000 | £602,000 | -68.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,417,000 | £47,437,000 | £53,572,000 | +12.9% | |
| Net assets | £35,130,000 | £43,913,000 | £49,647,000 | +13.1% | |
| Equity | £35,130,000 | £43,913,000 | £49,647,000 | +13.1% | |
| Average employees | 197 | 189 | 188 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £7,207,000 | £7,357,000 | £7,476,000 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £29,237 | £42,169 | +44.2% |
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 | 9.6% | 8.1% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 7.7% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.0% | 19.2% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.3% | 40.3% | 41.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.24x | 2.71x | 2.63x | |
| Interest cover | 90.12x | 53.06x | 50.61x |
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
- 7 STEEL SERVICE (UK) LIMITED 2025-10-01 → present
- EXPRESS REINFORCEMENTS LIMITED 1984-04-13 → 2025-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The directors have considered going concern from a group wide perspective (7 Steel (UK) Holdings Limited, "7 Steel UK Group") due to the way the group operates and the structure of the lending facilities. A letter of support has been provided to the company.”
Significant events
- “On 11 April 2025, 7 Steel (UK) Holdings Limited and all its subsidiaries were sold to Seven Steel UK Ltd, a company incorporated in England & Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Holly | Secretary | 2020-08-01 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Holly Catherine | Director | 2023-09-01 | Feb 1985 | Welsh |
| CERNY, Libor | Director | 2025-04-11 | May 1969 | Czech |
| ROVIRA CAROZ, Carles | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1973 | Spanish |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURR, Christopher John | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2005-07-05 |
| EVERETT, Howard Caile | Secretary | 2000-11-03 | 2003-12-31 |
| FOXALL, Raymond | Secretary | 1995-08-31 | 2000-11-03 |
| HAYHURST, Fred | Secretary | 2007-01-04 | 2007-02-28 |
| HAYHURST, Fred | Secretary | 2006-10-27 | 2007-02-28 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2008-11-18 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2005-07-05 | 2006-10-27 |
| MCGREAL, Anthony Gerard | Secretary | — | 1995-08-31 |
| PEREZ, Federico | Secretary | 2016-10-26 | 2020-08-01 |
| PUIG, Xavier | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2016-10-26 |
| TRIAS, Raimon | Secretary | 2008-11-18 | 2012-02-01 |
| ARMSTRONG, Stephen Thomas | Director | — | 2005-07-22 |
| BURR, Christopher John | Director | 1995-07-25 | 2008-03-11 |
| COLLINS, John Anthony | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2008-11-18 |
| ECHÁVARRI LASA, Javier | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-03-27 |
| EVANS, Paul Anthony | Director | 1994-04-18 | 1999-04-09 |
| EVERETT, Howard Caile | Director | 2000-11-03 | 2003-12-31 |
| FORT, Alan James | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| GOLDSMITH, Brian | Director | — | 2004-01-30 |
| GROVE, David Leslie | Director | 2000-11-03 | 2007-04-11 |
| KIRKCALDY, Andrew | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| LAI, Steven | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2003-02-17 |
| LODGE, Andrew Christopher | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2008-11-18 |
| LOMBARDI, Peter Francis | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2008-11-18 |
| MARSHALL, Howard Cleveley | Director | 1995-07-25 | 2000-11-03 |
| MCKILLOP, Murdoch Lang | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| MESEGUE, Francesc | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2023-09-01 |
| MUIR, Derek William | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2008-11-18 |
| PAYNE, Roger Leslie | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| PEGLER, Mark | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2008-11-18 |
| PUIG, Xavier | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2013-03-27 |
| PUIGGALI, Juan | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2012-01-15 |
| RUBIO, Francesc Rubiralta | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2013-03-27 |
| RUBIRALTA, Franciso | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2009-10-23 |
| TRIAS, Raimon | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| TRIAS, Raimon | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2012-02-01 |
| VILLARES, Luis Sanz | Director | 2008-11-18 | 2024-04-02 |
| WHEATCROFT, Paul | Director | 2004-02-09 | 2005-08-31 |
| YATES, Robert William Frederick | Director | — | 1995-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sev.En Steel Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-11 | Active |
| Catalunya Steel S.L. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2020-06-29 | Ceased 2025-04-11 |
| Mr Francesc Rubiralta Rubio | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-01 |
| Celsa Steel Service (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-29 |
| 7 Steel Service (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.