MTALX LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
+1,614.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£41m
+4.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
33
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.7m
-66.8% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of MTALX LIMITED's latest filing
Mtalx sees turnover fall and profits halve amidst global shipping disruption, but dividends and directors' pay climb. 🚢📉
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,193,051 | £122,222,695 | £406,640,017 | £531,272,258 | £367,492,577 | £296,812,031 | -19.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,965,929 | £11,385,212 | £20,857,944 | £11,025,163 | £17,265,631 | £8,796,352 | -49.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,627,459 | £10,916,840 | £19,778,021 | £5,186,569 | £11,094,569 | £3,684,682 | -66.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,296,944 | £8,779,627 | £15,953,089 | £4,200,569 | £8,320,833 | £2,744,272 | -67% | |
| Cash | £4,068,341 | £2,335,306 | £66,246 | £1,423,108 | £124,468 | £2,134,217 | +1,614.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,898,914 | £17,690,923 | £33,372,579 | £32,071,990 | £40,226,713 | £41,954,875 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £8,336,087 | £17,115,714 | £32,668,803 | £31,323,620 | £39,494,453 | £41,238,725 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £8,336,087 | £17,115,714 | £32,668,803 | £31,323,620 | £39,494,453 | £41,238,725 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 0% | |
| Wages | £302,763 | £449,287 | £2,070,186 | £2,010,864 | £2,167,132 | £2,123,949 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £120,833 | £123,333 | £244,167 | £309,167 | £407,083 | £485,000 | +19.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £2,642 | £2,788 | £2,422 | -13.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £167,500 | £180,000 | £185,000 | +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 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 9.3% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.1% | 64.4% | 62.5% | 34.4% | 42.9% | 21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.1% | 69.5% | 61.4% | 75.3% | 69.5% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.33x | 1.44x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 5.56x | 24.31x | 19.31x | 1.89x | 2.80x | 1.72x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MTALX LIMITED 2017-09-28 → present
- PROSPERO METALS LIMITED 2017-06-06 → 2017-09-28
- DERBY METALS & MINERALS LIMITED 2010-02-23 → 2017-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MTALX LIMITED · parent
- D & D Far East Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company also supports charitable causes and made donations to UK-registered charities totalling £1,580 during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDBERG, Daniel Harvey | Director | 2010-02-23 | Aug 1960 | British |
| GOLDBERG, Yitzchak | Director | 2017-04-06 | Sep 1991 | British |
| WULWICK, Daniel | Director | 2024-06-28 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMANUEL, Eli | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2017-04-06 |
| LAST, Bernard Howard | Director | 2021-08-02 | 2022-08-05 |
| WITTENBERG, Amos Jessurun | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2020-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtalx Global Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-19 | Active |
| Mr Eli Emanuel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-19 |
| Mr Daniel Harvey Goldberg | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.