COPPER ALLOYS LIMITED
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Cash
£594K
+88.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.5M
+2.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
56
+9.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£668K
-53.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,320,899 | £13,896,756 | +12.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,481,435 | £798,251 | -46.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,491,347 | £1,443,291 | £667,513 | -53.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,439,347 | £1,495,291 | £667,513 | -55.4% | |
| Cash | £865,433 | £2,946,468 | £362,694 | £314,865 | £593,960 | +88.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,959,395 | £5,455,298 | £3,974,834 | £4,955,907 | £4,763,976 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,959,395 | £4,030,298 | £3,059,828 | £4,411,119 | £4,534,632 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £2,959,395 | £4,030,298 | £3,059,828 | £4,411,119 | £4,534,632 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 56 | +9.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,296,651 | £1,830,104 | £2,185,018 | +19.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £55,850 | £115,028 | £111,799 | -2.8% |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.0% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 12.1% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 29.9% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 51.7% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.05x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 38.84x | 6.04x |
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
- COPPER ALLOYS LIMITED 2004-04-19 → present
- CONCAST LIMITED 2000-04-19 → 2004-04-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- COPPER ALLOYS LIMITED · parent
- Copper Alloys Australia Pty Ltd 75%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, we have commenced significant investment in melting capacity which will come on-line in 2027.”
- “On the 12th May 2025 the company entered into a derivative contract to buy $2,330,900 on or before 14th May 2026. The contract is legally binding and cannot be exited.”
- “On the 9th May 2025 the company entered into a derivative contract to buy $750,000 on or before 13th May 2026. The contract is legally binding and cannot be exited.”
- “Since the balance sheet date, but before approval of the financial statements the company changed funding provider in order to better support growth plans. The arrangement included repayment of a £525k CBILS bank loan in full and replacement of previous facilities with a new bank overdraft facility, invoicing discounting facility, £2m of trade loan facilities and term loans of £1.5m.”
- “The company has also committed, since the balance sheet date, to invest £2.67m on fixed assets to strengthen its manufacturing facility. The company has entered an arrangement through which £2.2m of this investment will be funded in full, with only the remaining £467k, relating to preliminary building improvements, being funded by the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARCE, Martin Trevor | Director | 2023-01-03 | Mar 1979 | British |
| PEARS, Scott | Director | 2021-03-01 | Nov 1985 | British |
| TURNER, Ben Graham | Director | 2015-02-05 | May 1983 | British |
| TURNER, Ruth | Director | 2017-11-24 | Apr 1983 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-19 | 2000-04-19 |
| DUDLEY, Carol | Secretary | 2000-04-19 | 2002-05-23 |
| DUDLEY, John | Secretary | 2016-01-20 | 2021-07-01 |
| HEMUS, Mark John | Secretary | 2002-05-23 | 2016-01-20 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 2000-04-19 | 2000-04-19 |
| DUDLEY, Carol | Director | 2008-09-12 | 2021-07-01 |
| DUDLEY, John | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2021-07-01 |
| GREGORY, Samantha Jayne | Director | 2008-09-12 | 2021-07-01 |
| GREGORY, Simon James | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2021-07-01 |
| HEMUS, Lynda | Director | 2008-09-12 | 2021-07-01 |
| HEMUS, Mark John | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2021-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Systems Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-10 | Active |
| Mr Ben Turner | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-03-21 | Ceased 2024-10-10 |
| Mr Scott Pears | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-07-01 | Ceased 2024-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.