METRA NON-FERROUS METALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-21 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-07
Watchouts
Cash
£26K
+5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-12.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,939,587 | £16,431,893 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,221,869 | £1,069,970 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,443,797 | £1,162,032 | £1,016,131 | |
| Net profit | £1,114,081 | £858,125 | £751,940 | |
| Cash | £58,827 | £24,934 | £26,251 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,366,264 | £6,931,078 | £6,432,688 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,931,078 | £6,432,688 | |
| Equity | £7,366,264 | £6,931,078 | £6,432,688 | |
| Average employees | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
| Wages | £711,252 | £777,141 | £778,006 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.7% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.4% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 17.6% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.06x | 3.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.42x | 19.18x |
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
- HB Accountants
- 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.”
Significant events
- “A new exclusive UK distribution agreement was added to the portfolio of products offered contributing to the increased sales over prior year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Darren Michael | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MARSHALL, Oliver James | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| SCHMEHL, Christian, Dr | Director | 2026-04-27 | Jun 1978 | German |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, John Colin | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| MCDONNELL, Neil Ian | Secretary | 1993-02-01 | 2004-06-01 |
| OSMOTHERLY, Victor Edwin | Secretary | — | 1993-02-01 |
| GOODEY, Trevor | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| JANTZE, Raphael | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2026-04-27 |
| JOHNSON, John Colin | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2018-04-30 |
| MCDONNELL, Neil Ian | Director | — | 2005-03-01 |
| MELZER, Armin Wilhelm Emil, Dr | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| SCHUNKE, Willi | Director | — | 1996-12-19 |
| SPRIESTERSBACH, Jochen Kurt Julius, Dr | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2013-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zintra Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-27 | Active |
| Grillo Zinc Metals Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-07-01 | Ceased 2026-04-27 |
| Grillo-Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-11-01 | Ceased 2026-04-27 |
| Mr Trevor Goodey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2020-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-20 | 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
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+3.1%
£15,939,587 £16,431,893
-
Cash
+5.3%
£24,934 £26,251
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Net assets
-7.2%
£6,931,078 £6,432,688
-
Employees
0%
15 15
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Operating profit
-12.4%
£1,221,869 £1,069,970
-
Profit before tax
-12.6%
£1,162,032 £1,016,131
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+0.1%
£777,141 £778,006
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers