CONSTRUCTION METAL FORMING LIMITED
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Cash
-£1.4m
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7.3m
Equity attributable
Employees
78
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,675,482 | £28,731,617 | £40,062,882 | £31,460,646 | £33,509,365 | £21,244,514 | — | |
| Operating profit | £654,158 | £1,585,239 | £1,325,113 | £608,628 | £435,588 | -£1,408,211 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £592,082 | £1,549,873 | £1,026,240 | £31,272 | -£238,724 | -£1,975,500 | — | |
| Net profit | £479,587 | £1,267,815 | £643,384 | £23,917 | -£69,092 | -£1,114,281 | — | |
| Cash | £1,172,266 | £368 | — | — | -£208,785 | -£1,442,484 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,391,675 | £8,373,527 | £9,799,202 | £12,948,407 | £10,843,644 | £8,122,677 | — | |
| Net assets | £6,531,194 | £7,799,009 | £8,442,393 | £8,466,310 | £8,397,218 | £7,282,937 | — | |
| Equity | £6,531,194 | £7,799,009 | £8,442,393 | £8,466,310 | £8,397,218 | £7,282,937 | — | |
| Average employees | 53 | 52 | 75 | 88 | 91 | 78 | — | |
| Wages | £1,872,700 | £2,050,193 | £3,107,142 | £3,522,708 | £4,728,455 | £3,459,153 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £95,000 | £84,125 | £95,960 | — | £4,166 | £302,366 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1.3% | -6.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 18.9% | 13.5% | 4.7% | 4.0% | -17.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.91x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 10.46x | 44.70x | 4.42x | 1.03x | 0.63x | -2.48x |
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
- CONSTRUCTION METAL FORMING LIMITED 2018-12-13 → present
- COMPOSITE METAL FLOORING LTD 2005-09-30 → 2018-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and are satisfied that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company expanded its operations into the renewable sector, commencing the manufacture of steel frames for ground-mounted solar installations and car port systems.”
- “Following the investment in a second factory in Magor, the company has continued to attract and retain new customers.”
- “During the year, the company experienced delays and cancellations of prospective projects, reflecting challenging conditions in the wider construction market, as customers adopted a more cauticus approach to investment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREVARTHEN, Oliver George | Secretary | 2025-10-31 | — | — |
| MAGOWAN, Jennifer Gillian | Director | 2025-10-31 | Mar 1984 | British |
| PERRY, Michael David | Director | 2025-06-17 | Dec 1985 | British |
| SMITH, Matthew William | Director | 2005-09-30 | Jan 1969 | British |
| TREVARTHEN, Oliver George | Director | 2025-03-12 | Jun 1991 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAINES, Stephen John | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2008-08-28 |
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, Gail Marie | Secretary | 2008-08-28 | 2013-06-20 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2005-09-30 |
| BEATSON, Neil Robert | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2025-10-31 |
| BUCHANAN, Graeme | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2025-10-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Kevin Martin | Director | 2020-05-29 | 2021-11-15 |
| COCHRANE, Ian Robert Samuel | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2023-11-25 |
| DAVIS, Ryan | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2020-05-29 |
| HAINES, Stephen John | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2015-10-26 |
| KEYS, Brian Robert | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2020-05-29 |
| LAWRENCE, Michael Richard | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2021-11-15 |
| MORTIMER, Gemma Elaine | Director | 2020-05-29 | 2021-09-06 |
| MULLETT, Derek | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2015-10-27 |
| SEMPLE, Adam Thomas | Director | 2023-11-25 | 2025-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-21 | Active |
| Mr Matthew William Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-17 |
| Severfield Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.