METALWASH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-10
Watchouts
Cash
£267K
+10,114.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£909K
+33% vs 2023
Employees
22
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£33K
+111.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- METALWASH LIMITED 1995-05-17 → present
- AYRESBLAID LIMITED 1995-02-16 → 1995-05-17
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,561,687 | £6,440,370 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£207,728 | £229,763 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£284,410 | £33,207 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£284,410 | £448,672 | |
| Cash | £925 | £1,656 | £35,085 | £2,013 | £2,612 | £266,801 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £71,916 | £100,313 | -£144,357 | -£823,757 | -£1,176,004 | -£330,986 | |
| Net assets | £45,613 | £82,223 | -£363,432 | -£1,073,484 | -£1,357,893 | -£909,221 | |
| Equity | £45,613 | £82,223 | -£363,432 | -£1,073,484 | -£1,357,893 | -£909,221 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £983,575 | £1,681,758 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -11.1% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 17.7% | -69.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 164.4% | 125.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.29x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -2.71x | 1.17x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has received a Letter of Support from its ultimate parent undertaking, Shilton Midco 2 Limited, confirming support to enable the company to meet its liabilities when they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of financial statements. With the current liquidity position of the Group, the robust performance of the business in 2024, and the strength of the business model, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a Going Concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Group has started to undertake a corporate simplification process aimed at streamlining its legal entity structure to improve operational efficiency and reduce administrative costs. As part of this process, Krystal Kleen Heritage Limited is planned to be dissolved. As of 1st August 2025, Safety-Kleen U.K. Limited, has become the immediate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITH, Andrew Patrick | Director | 2024-04-30 | Mar 1968 | British |
| KUNC, Oliver | Director | 2024-04-30 | Oct 1978 | British |
| WIEFFERING, Erwin Sander | Director | 2024-04-30 | Oct 1972 | Dutch |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNISH, Garry | Secretary | 2012-12-06 | 2013-08-30 |
| ELLIOTT, Valerie Marion | Secretary | 1999-11-26 | 2000-07-28 |
| HAYLLAR, Stuart David | Secretary | 1995-04-20 | 1999-04-28 |
| PINKNEY, Paula Ann | Secretary | 2000-11-23 | 2003-05-09 |
| SMART, Catherine Elizabeth | Secretary | 2003-05-27 | 2009-01-31 |
| VAISEY, Glynis Jean | Secretary | 1999-04-28 | 1999-11-25 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-02-16 | 1995-04-20 |
| ABEL SMITH, David Francis | Director | 1999-04-28 | 2003-12-31 |
| BIRTWISTLE, David Ian | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2023-02-28 |
| BROWN, Alec Charles | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2020-07-21 |
| HAYLLAR, Stuart David | Director | 1995-04-20 | 1999-04-28 |
| KELLY, Andrew | Director | 2023-02-12 | 2024-12-06 |
| MARSHALL, James Thomas Hurley | Director | 1995-04-20 | 2019-04-30 |
| ROSKAM, Geert | Director | 1998-02-14 | 2004-03-26 |
| SMITH, Alexander Michael | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| WAIDHOFER, Andrew Daniel | Director | 2024-03-12 | 2024-12-06 |
| YOUNG, Andrew Stanley | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2024-04-30 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-02-16 | 1995-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety-Kleen U.K. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| Krystal Kleen Heritage Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-21 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
| Mr Alec Charles Brown | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-30 | Ceased 2020-07-21 |
| Mr James Thomas Hurley Marshall | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
+151.4%
£2,561,687 £6,440,370
-
Cash
+10,114.4%
£2,612 £266,801
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+33%
-£1,357,893 -£909,221
-
Employees
+4.8%
21 22
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Operating profit
+210.6%
-£207,728 £229,763
-
Profit before tax
+111.7%
-£284,410 £33,207
-
Wages
+71%
£983,575 £1,681,758
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