K A ANDERSON (METAL RECYCLERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£8.3m
+0.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
-32.4% 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 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,137,655 | £22,499,422 | £18,774,296 | -16.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,139,956 | £2,832,171 | £1,845,488 | -34.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,356,162 | £3,112,210 | £2,105,113 | -32.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,691,441 | £2,296,655 | £1,575,675 | -31.4% | |
| Cash | £6,641,874 | £8,274,339 | £8,291,013 | +0.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,041,993 | £18,841,225 | £19,820,383 | +5.2% | |
| Net assets | £16,118,454 | £17,665,109 | £18,540,784 | +5% | |
| Equity | £16,118,454 | £17,665,109 | £18,540,784 | +5% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 34 | 35 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £1,166,332 | £1,228,757 | £1,206,426 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £25,140 | £25,140 | £25,140 | 0% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 12.6% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 10.2% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 15.0% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.6% | 13.7% | 13.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.05x | 6.22x | 62.49x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied based on budgets and forecasts that the company will remain cash generative for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. After consideration of all the factors, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis...”
Significant events
- “Since the year end, interim dividends of £350,000 have been paid to the directors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Keith Arthur | Secretary | 2002-10-21 | — | British |
| ANDERSON, James Philip | Director | 2002-11-19 | Feb 1977 | British |
| ANDERSON, Joan | Director | 2002-10-21 | Dec 1952 | British |
| ANDERSON, Keith | Director | 2002-11-19 | Dec 1973 | British |
| ANDERSON, Keith Arthur | Director | 2002-10-21 | Oct 1945 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-21 | 2002-10-21 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-21 | 2002-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Arthur Anderson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Joan Anderson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-02-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2018-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2017-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.