EMR GROUP LIMITED
Formerly known as European Metal Recycling, the company operates as a multinational metal recycler processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap waste into sustainable raw materials.
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Cash
£12
-62.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£250
-2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,803
+1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8
-300% 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 | £1,574,000,000 | £1,674 | £1,702 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £15,000,000 | £3 | -£3 | -200% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,000,000 | -£2 | -£8 | -300% | |
| Net profit | -£8,000,000 | £2 | -£6 | -400% | |
| Cash | £21,000,000 | £32 | £12 | -62.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £972,000,000 | £387 | £362 | -6.5% | |
| Net assets | £888,000,000 | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £888,000,000 | £255 | £250 | -2% | |
| Average employees | 1,811 | 1,782 | 1,803 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £81,000,000 | £86 | £91 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,856,000 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £55 | £7 | -87.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £2,113,000 | £981 | £928 | -5.4% |
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 | 1.0% | 0.2% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.5% | 0.1% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 0.8% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.2% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.74x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 2.50x | 0.33x | -0.38x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2026-02-23
- EMR GROUP LIMITED 2026-02-23 → present
- EUROPEAN METAL RECYCLING LIMITED 1994-12-21 → 2026-02-23
- NOBLEDRIFT LIMITED 1994-08-02 → 1994-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors' assessment of the Company as a going concern is disclosed within the principal accounting policies.”
Group structure
- EMR GROUP LIMITED · parent
- EMR GmbH 100%
- European Metal Recycling Marketing India Private Limited 100%
- EMR (Jersey) Limited 100%
- EMR Maritime GmbH 100%
- European Metal Recycling (Dormant) Ltd 100%
- European Metal Recycling (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- European Metal Recycling (International) Ltd 100%
- Henderson Kerr Limited 100%
- Mountstar Metal Corporation Limited 100%
- EMR IT Services India Private Limited 99%
Significant events
- “On 23 February 2026, the company changed its name from European Metal Recycling Limited to EMR Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TINSLEY, Christopher John | Secretary | 2010-05-20 | — | — |
| LEIJNSE, Edwin | Director | 2016-11-22 | Sep 1967 | Dutch |
| SHEPPARD, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2007-11-20 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Robin | Director | 1994-09-26 | Aug 1954 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMER, Peter Thomas | Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2005-05-01 |
| CALLAGHAN, Peter John | Secretary | 2000-05-03 | 2001-12-18 |
| HUGHES, Michael Blake | Secretary | 2005-10-24 | 2010-05-20 |
| ILES, Colin David | Secretary | 1994-09-19 | 1996-12-01 |
| INGALL, David James | Secretary | 1996-12-01 | 2000-03-29 |
| MAHER, Michael John | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2005-10-24 |
| WARREN, Nicholas | Secretary | 2001-12-18 | 2003-07-17 |
| WARREN, Nick | Secretary | 2000-03-29 | 2000-05-03 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-02 | 1994-09-19 |
| CROWE, Alan Michael | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2000-05-31 |
| CUMMINS, Michael John | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2000-05-03 |
| EDDOLLS, Charles Raueleigh Cooper | Director | 1994-12-08 | 1999-02-11 |
| ILES, Colin David | Director | 1994-11-29 | 2017-10-12 |
| LANDLESS, David Farrington | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2021-09-23 |
| PYSDEN, Edward Scott | Director | 2010-10-27 | 2021-09-23 |
| ROBERTS, John Brian | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2002-08-16 |
| SHEPPARD, Phillip Robert | Director | 1994-09-26 | 2011-08-22 |
| WALLACE, Malcolm Ian Cameron | Director | 1994-11-29 | 1998-01-05 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-08-02 | 1994-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augens Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-02-06 | Active |
| Ausurus Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-23 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-02-23 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-23 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-02-23 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2022-08-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.