AYRSHIRE METALS LTD
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Cash
£1.5m
+46.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£2m
-12.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
59
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£271k
+8.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £15,437,000 | £13,092,000 | £12,201,000 | -6.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£115,000 | -£317,000 | -£288,000 | +9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£83,000 | -£296,000 | -£271,000 | +8.4% | |
| Net profit | -£55,000 | -£296,000 | -£271,000 | +8.4% | |
| Cash | £1,566,000 | £1,029,000 | £1,508,000 | +46.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,523,000 | £2,227,000 | £1,956,000 | -12.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,523,000 | £2,227,000 | £1,956,000 | -12.2% | |
| Equity | £2,523,000 | £2,227,000 | £1,956,000 | -12.2% | |
| Average employees | 77 | 63 | 59 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £2,807,000 | £2,563,000 | £2,604,000 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £397,000 | £317,000 | £293,000 | -7.6% |
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 | -0.7% | -2.4% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -2.3% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | -14.2% | -14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.9% | 38.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.25x | 2.14x | 1.54x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHETTLE, Nathan | Secretary | 2024-02-29 | — | — |
| CHETTLE, Nathan | Director | 2017-11-06 | Nov 1985 | British |
| JUNG, Stefan | Director | 2017-11-06 | Mar 1973 | German |
| REILLY, Scott Gordon | Director | 2016-03-22 | Dec 1972 | British |
| STAFFORD CHARLES, Fraser Mark | Director | 2016-03-22 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WILSON, Mark Lithgow | Director | 2015-11-02 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICKERILL, David Keith | Secretary | 2015-11-02 | 2024-02-29 |
| BROWN, Martin John | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2020-11-30 |
| GOWLER, Nick | Director | 2021-06-23 | 2025-11-10 |
| PICKERILL, David Keith | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2024-02-29 |
| PICKERILL, David Keith | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2015-11-03 |
| SHORT, Peter John | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2018-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Lithgow Wilson | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.