N.W. METAL SECTIONS LTD
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Cash
£1m
-71.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.6m
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
134
+9.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.1m
-25.6% 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 | £23,777,830 | £24,336,611 | £24,940,253 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,584,917 | £5,399,772 | £4,066,547 | -24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,647,771 | £5,522,937 | £4,110,316 | -25.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,321,395 | £4,123,592 | £3,068,197 | -25.6% | |
| Cash | £2,720,918 | £3,581,577 | £1,027,370 | -71.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,112,273 | £7,256,276 | £8,265,995 | +13.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,261,978 | £6,085,570 | £6,553,767 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £6,261,978 | £6,085,570 | £6,553,767 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 122 | 134 | +9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,988,407 | £4,049,657 | £5,013,987 | +23.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £378,997 | £407,475 | £382,999 | -6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,909 | £29,042 | £23,011 | -20.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £124,083 | £232,240 | £242,794 | +4.5% |
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 | 23.5% | 22.2% | 16.3% | |
| Net margin | 18.2% | 16.9% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 78.5% | 74.4% | 49.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.7% | 60.2% | 57.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.29x | 1.12x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Adversely impacted by steel tariff changes in the year driving up purchase prices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLIDBERG, Sofia Elisabeth Marie | Director | 2025-10-29 | Feb 1988 | Swedish |
| COBURN, David Patrick | Director | 2023-02-23 | Sep 1983 | British |
| GITTINS, Derren Gilbert | Director | 2024-10-03 | Dec 1971 | British |
| KILGANNON, John Francis | Director | 2021-12-10 | Sep 1973 | British |
| KUJALA, Juha Tapani | Director | 2025-10-29 | Jan 1967 | Finnish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLEHURST, Anne | Secretary | 2005-01-17 | 2007-09-23 |
| MIDDLEHURST, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2007-09-23 | 2024-04-29 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-01-17 | 2005-01-19 |
| DICKINSON, Adam Nathanial | Director | 2024-04-29 | 2025-10-28 |
| ELEMENT, Adrian Wayne | Director | 2023-11-24 | 2024-04-29 |
| GARDNER, Keith Robert | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2024-04-29 |
| HAYWARD, David Stuart | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2024-04-29 |
| JOYNSON, Richard Anthony Paul | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2024-04-29 |
| MAWBY, Scott Andrew | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2024-04-29 |
| MIDDLEHURST, Andrew John | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2023-02-23 |
| MIDDLEHURST, Paul | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2007-09-23 |
| MIDDLEHURST, Stephen Paul | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2023-11-24 |
| MIDDLEHURST, Stuart John | Director | 2007-09-23 | 2023-02-23 |
| ROWLANDS, Peter Ian | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2024-10-03 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-01-17 | 2005-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indutrade Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-10 | Active |
| Mr Stuart John Middlehurst | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-14 |
| Mr John Francis Kilgannon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.