HIGHLAND METALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-12.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+7.7% vs 2024
Employees
35
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-34% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £4,483,896 | £4,539,307 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £483,900 | £409,370 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,945,634 | £1,283,695 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,672,751 | £1,106,093 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,602,779 | £3,163,666 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £12,216,269 | £13,272,733 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £12,055,085 | £12,987,606 | |
| Equity | £9,043,691 | £9,039,690 | £9,662,982 | £9,826,400 | £10,605,498 | £12,055,085 | £12,987,606 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,473,804 | £1,526,754 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £464,507 | £407,804 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+1.2%
£4,483,896 £4,539,307
-
Cash
-12.2%
£3,602,779 £3,163,666
-
Net assets
+7.7%
£12,055,085 £12,987,606
-
Employees
+2.9%
34 35
-
Operating profit
-15.4%
£483,900 £409,370
-
Profit before tax
-34%
£1,945,634 £1,283,695
-
Wages
+3.6%
£1,473,804 £1,526,754
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 37.3% | 24.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.66x | 6.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15161.85x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- 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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HIGHLAND METALS LIMITED · parent
- Highland Colour Coaters Limited 100%
- Highland Galvanizers Limited 99%
Significant events
- “The programme regarding asset refurbishment designed to extend the life of the site is well underway and will continue throughout the next 1 - 2 years.”
- “Amounts contracted for but not provided in the financial statements: Acquisition of tangible fixed assets 81,794 (2025)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEEL, Robin Gray | Secretary | 2008-09-10 | — | British |
| ASHMEAD, Allan Cameron | Director | 2015-12-11 | Feb 1958 | United Kingdom |
| ASHMEAD, Jennifer Dawn, Dr | Director | 2015-12-11 | Jul 1965 | United Kingdom |
| BULLOCH, Gordon Campbell | Director | 2011-08-03 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MACINTOSH, John Sheridon | Director | 2024-01-24 | Jan 1983 | British |
| STEEL, Robin Gray | Director | 2003-04-01 | Dec 1955 | Other |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASSEY, William Joseph | Secretary | — | 2008-09-10 |
| SMITH, Alan Boyter | Secretary | — | 1994-04-29 |
| ASHMEAD, Douglas | Director | — | 2015-12-11 |
| CROWLEY, Geoffrey Stewart | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2021-01-31 |
| DAWSON, David Robbins | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2005-12-31 |
| MASSEY, William Joseph | Director | 1988-12-22 | 2008-12-07 |
| PARKINSON, Michael Abner | Director | — | 2003-04-23 |
| PETRIE, William Sinclair Laughton | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1995-06-16 |
| PORTERFIELD, Alan Miller | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-11-06 |
| SMITH, Alan Boyter | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| SMITH, David Cyril | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| WATT, Peter Henry | Director | 1990-09-05 | 1992-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Metal Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.