FIRTH RIXSON METALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-15 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£94M
+11.8% vs 2023
Employees
246
+6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
+42% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- FIRTH RIXSON METALS LIMITED 2008-10-15 → present
- ENPAR SPECIAL ALLOYS LIMITED 2003-09-30 → 2008-10-15
- BARWORTH FLOCKTON LIMITED 1998-09-25 → 2003-09-30
- SMITHFIELD HOUSE (G.O.) LIMITED 1994-12-19 → 1998-09-25
- GEORGE OXLEY AND SONS,LIMITED 1914-12-19 → 1994-12-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £111,709,000 | £117,854,000 | |
| Operating profit | £8,756,000 | £12,097,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,031,000 | £12,820,000 | |
| Net profit | £6,940,000 | £9,972,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £84,413,000 | £94,385,000 | |
| Net assets | £84,413,000 | £94,385,000 | |
| Equity | £84,413,000 | £94,385,000 | |
| Average employees | 232 | 246 | |
| Wages | £11,659,000 | £12,864,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 12.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.79x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed forecasts covering the twelve months from the date of this report, which demonstrate that the Company is expected to generate profits and positive cash flows, and that it possesses adequate cash reserves to meet its obligations as they fall due. Furthermore, the Company's funds are administered through a centralised cash pooling arrangement within the Howmet Aerospace Group and remain readily accessible.”
Significant events
- “During 2024, the production operations at the Ecclesfield site were consolidated into Ickles with a view to improving production flow and efficiency. The Ecclesfield site was subsequently sold during 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPINNIEMI-AINGER, Petra | Secretary | 2016-05-06 | — | — |
| BUGARCIC, Monalito | Director | 2020-08-31 | Jun 1975 | Swiss |
| KAESE, Torben | Director | 2025-03-21 | May 1975 | American |
| READ, Graham Francis | Director | 2018-11-06 | Feb 1984 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBONS, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 1998-09-25 | 2003-09-30 |
| HABERSHON, Terry | Secretary | — | 1994-12-05 |
| HART, James Thomas | Secretary | 2006-09-05 | 2011-02-24 |
| KEIGHLEY, Richard Nicholas | Secretary | 2003-09-30 | 2006-09-05 |
| MACDONALD, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 1994-12-05 | 1998-09-25 |
| SEYMOUR, Christopher David | Secretary | 2011-02-24 | 2016-05-06 |
| ADAMS, David, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-24 | 2018-12-31 |
| AINSWORTH, Sydney | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2000-12-11 |
| BERGIN, John Charles Michael Francis | Director | 1994-03-31 | 2006-09-05 |
| BLAND, Peter Simon | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2014-11-20 |
| BOON, Simon Andrew | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2015-07-08 |
| DOWDALL, Kay Louise, Dr | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2016-01-15 |
| FARGAS MAS, Lluis Maria | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2020-08-31 |
| FIEDLSEND, Peter | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| FOSTER, Michael Franklin | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2010-10-01 |
| FOX, Colin | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1998-09-25 |
| GUEST, Robert Paul, Dr | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2018-07-11 |
| HALL, David John | Director | 1991-03-28 | 2003-02-04 |
| HART, James Thomas | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2011-02-24 |
| HOGG, Arthur | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| KIRKHAM, Philip David | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2006-09-05 |
| MACDONALD, Neil Andrew | Director | 1991-03-28 | 2006-10-31 |
| MCIVOR, Benjamin Steven Timothy | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2019-07-24 |
| MCKENZIE, Brian Wallace | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2015-04-21 |
| MORTIMER, David Curtis | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2014-11-20 |
| MUELLER, Boyd | Director | 2018-04-24 | 2025-04-01 |
| OLDROYD, Elinor Rosalie | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-04-15 |
| QUIGLEY, Martin Timothy | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2011-05-08 |
| SEARS, Thomas Courtney | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2009-10-05 |
| SEYMOUR, Christopher David | Director | 2011-02-23 | 2016-05-09 |
| SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2015-01-06 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2018-03-14 | 2020-12-17 |
| TORN, Andrew Michael | Director | 2018-11-06 | 2021-01-21 |
| WOODS, Stephen Matthew | Director | 2018-11-06 | 2026-03-12 |
| WRAGG, David | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2000-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firth Rixson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 264 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-01-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.5%
£111,709,000 £117,854,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+11.8%
£84,413,000 £94,385,000
-
Employees
+6%
232 246
-
Operating profit
+38.2%
£8,756,000 £12,097,000
-
Profit before tax
+42%
£9,031,000 £12,820,000
-
Wages
+10.3%
£11,659,000 £12,864,000
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