AALCO METALS LIMITED
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Cash
£34m
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£230m
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
704
+0.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17m
-26.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £502,232,248 | £455,094,939 | £443,697,458 | -2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £26,680,205 | £23,132,061 | £16,912,589 | -26.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,570,205 | £23,129,061 | £16,986,866 | -26.6% | |
| Net profit | £22,117,974 | £16,120,951 | £10,377,677 | -35.6% | |
| Cash | £34,584,548 | £34,858,150 | £33,850,809 | -2.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £318,733,974 | £272,803,439 | £233,352,889 | -14.5% | |
| Net assets | £311,548,181 | £270,009,882 | £230,387,559 | -14.7% | |
| Equity | £311,548,181 | £270,009,882 | £230,387,559 | -14.7% | |
| Average employees | 680 | 703 | 704 | +0.1% | |
| Wages | £28,916,678 | £30,494,700 | £28,343,932 | -7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £673,303 | £681,668 | £508,865 | -25.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,915 | £13,260 | £12,972 | -2.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £529,176 | £539,265 | £397,228 | -26.3% |
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 | 5.3% | 5.1% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 8.5% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.1% | 30.3% | 34.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.62x | 3.36x | 2.93x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- AALCO METALS LIMITED 2006-04-20 → present
- AMARI METALS LIMITED 2001-01-04 → 2006-04-20
- KINGSTON METALS LIMITED 1998-05-15 → 2001-01-04
- UNIPLOT LIMITED 1998-04-23 → 1998-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the parent undertaking, Amari Metals Limited, having carefully considered all pertinent matters including the cash reserves of the Group, are satisfied that the Company and Group is a going concern and that sufficient funds are available for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. The Group treasury function is available to the parent and all companies in the Group; the Directors of this Group accordingly continue to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHALK, James Charles | Director | 2026-04-02 | Feb 1982 | British |
| COLBURN, Richard Whiting | Director | 2004-03-22 | Jan 1943 | American |
| HOWITT, Andrew James | Director | 2019-07-12 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HUSSEY, Shaun Anthony | Director | 2004-09-13 | Sep 1962 | British |
| MEREDITH, Christopher Roger | Director | 2017-03-06 | Mar 1966 | British |
| ROBERTS, Andrew | Director | 2016-02-22 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRMAN, Colin Joseph | Secretary | 1998-06-18 | 2010-07-02 |
| HALE, Morag | Secretary | 2010-07-02 | 2026-04-17 |
| WOOF, William Sones | Secretary | 1998-05-14 | 1998-06-18 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-23 | 1998-05-13 |
| BURKE, Peter | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2004-03-20 |
| COLBURN, Richard Whiting | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2002-07-31 |
| KING, Barry Andrew | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2016-06-30 |
| KING, Barry Andrew | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2000-06-23 |
| LAHRE, Robert P | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2002-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, David Noel | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2000-06-23 |
| WOOF, William Sones | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2002-07-31 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-04-23 | 1998-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Metals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.