STEREON METALS CALNE LTD
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Cash
£833k
-19.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.3m
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
38
-2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£90k
-106.9% 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 | £10,381,968 | £11,758,392 | £8,103,451 | -31.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,335,814 | £1,513,782 | -£56,209 | -103.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,231,965 | £1,290,132 | -£89,517 | -106.9% | |
| Net profit | £940,029 | £962,865 | -£81,870 | -108.5% | |
| Cash | £195,687 | £1,032,024 | £833,061 | -19.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,774,072 | £7,866,080 | £7,702,583 | -2.1% | |
| Net assets | £6,400,963 | £7,363,828 | £7,281,958 | -1.1% | |
| Equity | £6,400,963 | £7,363,828 | £7,281,958 | -1.1% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 39 | 38 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £1,464,903 | £1,682,590 | £1,739,945 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £196,775 | £131,384 | £148,844 | +13.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,871 | £7,343 | £8,386 | +14.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £130,000 | £138,727 | £157,230 | +13.3% |
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 | 12.9% | 12.9% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 8.2% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 19.2% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.8% | 22.7% | 27.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.14x | 4.28x | 2.75x | |
| Interest cover | 17.73x | 22.05x | -1.61x |
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 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-02
- STEREON METALS CALNE LTD 2026-01-02 → present
- QSIL METALS U.K. LIMITED 2022-12-19 → 2026-01-02
- H.C. STARCK LIMITED 2001-06-20 → 2022-12-19
- MOLYPRESS LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 2001-06-20
- PROFITAGENT LIMITED 1993-06-23 → 1993-08-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate as no material uncertainties have been identified that would cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In June 2025, a fire occurred at the Company's Porte Marsh, Calne factory resulting in the destruction of certain inventories, production equipment and part of the building. The incident was contained and there were no injuries.”
- “Capital commitments contracted at the year-end totalled £686,500 (2024: £472,238).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-01-27 | — | — |
| DRONHOFER, Andre, Dr | Director | 2022-12-22 | Aug 1969 | German |
| HARTEL, Oliver | Director | 2022-12-22 | Feb 1984 | German |
| OPIE, Gillian Fern | Director | 2023-05-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| SEIDLITZ, Cliff | Director | 2019-06-01 | Dec 1969 | German |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLEWITT, Neil Thomas | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 1998-03-17 |
| COUPLAND, James David | Secretary | 1993-06-30 | 1995-02-24 |
| DICKSON, Trevor James | Secretary | 2004-04-23 | 2005-11-07 |
| HOFFMAN, Joseph Arthur | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 2000-11-20 |
| NEWSON, Martin David | Secretary | 2001-06-05 | 2004-04-23 |
| SMITH, Paul William | Secretary | 2007-02-05 | 2009-12-16 |
| WILKINSON, Mark Alistair | Secretary | 2005-11-07 | 2007-02-05 |
| SIMMLAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-20 | 2001-06-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-23 | 1993-06-30 |
| WAF SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-02-24 | 1998-03-16 |
| BAILEY, Terence | Director | 1993-08-06 | 1998-03-16 |
| BLEWITT, Neil Thomas | Director | 1993-08-06 | 1998-03-16 |
| CONFROY, Mark | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-07-26 |
| COUPLAND, James David | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1993-08-06 |
| COURTH, Lambert | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2006-07-03 |
| DAWKINS, Martin Scott | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2007-01-31 |
| GAFFNEY, John Michael | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| GOODE, Stuart | Director | 2010-09-07 | 2014-01-10 |
| HEUMUELLER, Heinz, Doctor | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2009-08-01 |
| HOFFMAN, Joseph Arthur | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2004-04-23 |
| HOFFMAN, Joseph Arthur | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2000-11-20 |
| HOMILLER, William Jacob | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2022-10-19 |
| JUNG, Ernst Norbert | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2004-04-23 |
| LEBLANC, Paul | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2022-10-19 |
| MADER, Andreas | Director | 2018-07-26 | 2020-04-20 |
| MASTERS, Matthew | Director | 2020-11-10 | 2023-04-30 |
| MCCORRY, Richard Paul | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2010-12-01 |
| MCHUGH, Larry | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2003-12-02 |
| SHASHKOV, Dmitry | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| SMITH, Martin Alan | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2019-06-01 |
| STEINBRINK, William Howard | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2000-11-20 |
| TOWEY, Andrew David | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2004-07-01 |
| WALSH, Bernard | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1993-08-06 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-06-23 | 1993-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Heinrich Behr | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-26 | Active |
| Stereon Materials Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-10-19 | Ceased 2026-03-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2023-01-24 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2023-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.