EMBRACE STEEL GROUP LTD
The company acts as an acquisition vehicle and holding group for structural steel design and manufacturing specialists, operating subsidiaries including Hambleton Steel.
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Cash
£3.2m
-23.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
-66% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
130
+28.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.1m
-251.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-21.
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 | £26,238,894 | £41,430,060 | £37,935,631 | -8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,283,709 | £3,044,890 | -£2,324,810 | -176.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,013,017 | £2,069,267 | -£3,134,672 | -251.5% | |
| Net profit | £744,935 | £1,714,216 | -£2,681,688 | -256.4% | |
| Cash | £3,725,219 | £4,207,051 | £3,203,812 | -23.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,689,359 | £18,624,713 | £16,592,110 | -10.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,112,159 | £3,826,375 | £1,302,337 | -66% | |
| Equity | £2,112,159 | £3,826,375 | £1,302,337 | -66% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 101 | 130 | +28.7% | |
| Wages | £1,207,511 | £3,289,148 | £6,587,805 | +100.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £158,726 | — |
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 | 4.9% | 7.3% | -6.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 4.1% | -7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.2% | 16.3% | -14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.0% | 87.6% | 94.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.16x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 4.29x | 2.79x | -2.13x |
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
- EMBRACE STEEL GROUP LTD 2021-09-17 → present
- SPECIAL STRUCTURAL VENTURES LTD 2020-10-08 → 2021-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Clayton & Brewill
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonable potential changes in trading performance, show that the group should be able to operate within its current facilities for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- EMBRACE STEEL GROUP LTD · parent
- Hambleton Steel (South) Limited 100%
- Hambleton Structures Limited 100%
- Sublet Fabrications Limited 100%
- Hambleton Steel Limited 100%
- Hambleton Steel Group Limited 100%
- ESG Bidco01 Limited 100%
- ESG Bidco2 100%
- WAA (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Shufflebottom Limited 100%
- Celtic Cladding Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2024, ESG Bidco 2 acquired 100% of the Ordinary share capital of W A A (Holdings) Ltd and its subsidiaries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTHOLOMEW, Charles | Director | 2020-10-08 | Sep 1949 | British |
| CURNOCK, Dominic | Director | 2020-10-08 | Mar 1983 | British |
| KELLY, Martin Thomas | Director | 2025-10-23 | Sep 1967 | British |
| LONGFIELD, Simon John | Director | 2025-10-23 | Apr 1966 | British |
| MCADAM, Ross Andrew | Director | 2025-10-23 | Jul 1992 | British |
| SAPAK, Joe Thomas | Director | 2020-10-08 | May 1980 | British |
| WHITING, Richard Antony | Director | 2024-11-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Ventures Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2022-06-23 | Active |
| Charles Bartholomew | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-10-08 | Ceased 2022-06-23 |
| Dominic Curnock | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-10-08 | Ceased 2022-06-23 |
| Joe Thomas Sapak | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-10-08 | Ceased 2022-06-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.