DURBIN METAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-03 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-42.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+13.4% vs 2023
Employees
29
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£505K
-48.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,046,276 | £16,105,626 | |
| Operating profit | £978,418 | £505,418 | |
| Profit before tax | £978,418 | £505,418 | |
| Net profit | £747,895 | £495,128 | |
| Cash | £2,614,316 | £1,506,341 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,825,210 | £4,346,927 | |
| Net assets | £3,691,748 | £4,186,876 | |
| Equity | £3,691,748 | £4,186,876 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 29 | |
| Wages | £1,067,898 | £1,049,811 |
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 | 4.9% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.6% | 11.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 2.03x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the parent undertaking, Amari Metals Engineering Group Limited, having carefully considered all pertinent matters including the cash reserves of the Group, are satisfied that the Company and Group is a going concern and that sufficient funds are available for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. The Group treasury function is available to the parent and all companies in the Group; the Directors of this Group accordingly continue to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Directors of the Company are not satisfied with the results for the year. Turnover and gross profit have decreased compared to 2023 and operating expenses have been subject to inflationary pressures. To provide a platform for sustainable growth and to negate the impact of the specific risks and uncertainties highlighted below, the Company will continue to implement operational efficiency improvements, thereby enhancing productivity and reducing operating expenses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLLITT, Graham Edward | Director | 2026-04-02 | Mar 1961 | English |
| ROBERTS, Andrew | Director | 2016-02-22 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURBIN, Kimberley | Secretary | — | 1997-03-01 |
| DURBIN, Sandra | Secretary | 1997-03-01 | 2001-06-20 |
| FAIRMAN, Colin Joseph | Secretary | 2007-11-30 | 2010-07-02 |
| HALE, Morag | Secretary | 2010-07-02 | 2026-04-17 |
| LI, Maria Suzanne | Secretary | 2001-06-20 | 2007-11-30 |
| CALDECOAT, Paul | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1997-06-11 |
| DURBIN, Andrew Martin | Director | — | 2006-05-03 |
| DURBIN, Julian Mark | Director | — | 2007-11-30 |
| FORSTER, Philip | Director | 2021-06-25 | 2026-04-02 |
| GREENAWAY, Martin | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2013-01-07 |
| GREENAWAY, Martin | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2007-11-30 |
| JONES, Sally | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1999-02-18 |
| KING, Barry Andrew | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2016-06-30 |
| MURDOCH, Neil | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2021-06-25 |
| ROBINSON, Stuart | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2014-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Metals Engineering Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Amari Metals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-01-13 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-19.7%
£20,046,276 £16,105,626
-
Cash
-42.4%
£2,614,316 £1,506,341
-
Net assets
+13.4%
£3,691,748 £4,186,876
-
Employees
-3.3%
30 29
-
Operating profit
-48.3%
£978,418 £505,418
-
Profit before tax
-48.3%
£978,418 £505,418
-
Wages
-1.7%
£1,067,898 £1,049,811
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