METALLIFORM HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£58K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
101
Average over period
Profit before tax
£163K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- METALLIFORM HOLDINGS LIMITED 2000-10-25 → present
- BROOMCO (2235) LIMITED 2000-06-21 → 2000-10-25
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 | £9,292,882 | £13,360,357 | |
| Operating profit | £329,694 | £271,124 | |
| Profit before tax | £175,859 | £163,368 | |
| Net profit | £210,716 | £205,868 | |
| Cash | £150,728 | £57,683 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,976,740 | £5,018,423 | |
| Net assets | £6,398,759 | £4,604,627 | |
| Equity | £6,398,759 | £4,604,627 | |
| Average employees | 107 | 101 | |
| Wages | £1,891,282 | £3,360,249 |
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 | 3.5% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 5.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 2.14x | 2.52x |
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
- Hawsons Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration of all relevant factors, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “As a manufacturer in the education sector, market demand fluctuations pose a risk to revenue streams, which is naturally affected by public sector budgets.”
- “Changes in industry standards will necessitate slight adjustments to some of our products in 2025.”
- “We continue to be members of many large framework agreements which helps to secure a large element of our revenue stream.”
- “The company plays a key part in an exceptional group of British manufacturing businesses spread across Yorkshire, with a good track record and strong customer base.”
- “Our R&D investment in the year was £412k, being 3.1% of turnover, our highest level of investment ever.”
- “In 2024, Metalliform Holdings Limited proudly marked a significant milestone our 80th anniversary. Since our inception in 1944, we have been at the forefront of innovation and excellence in the design and manufacture of educational furniture.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK, Recardo | Director | 2022-11-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| SMITH, Carl Derek John | Director | 2025-03-17 | Aug 1966 | British |
| TIPPING-SMITH, Emma | Director | 2022-11-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTEY, Kelly Marie | Secretary | 2017-08-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| BRIER, Peter Robert | Secretary | 2004-12-03 | 2005-01-01 |
| BRIER, Peter Robert | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2004-09-10 |
| FISHER, Linda | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2014-01-30 |
| FISHER, Linda | Secretary | 2004-09-10 | 2004-12-03 |
| HALL, William George Valentine | Secretary | 2001-01-22 | 2004-01-01 |
| MURRAY, David Brian | Secretary | 2016-07-21 | 2017-08-14 |
| RACE, Samantha Claire | Secretary | 2014-09-22 | 2016-06-29 |
| YOUNG, David Vincent Wilfrid | Secretary | 2000-08-24 | 2001-01-16 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-21 | 2000-08-25 |
| AUTEY, Kelly Marie | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-01-27 |
| BRIER, Peter Robert | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2022-11-01 |
| BROWN, David Eric | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2011-02-18 |
| HALL, Andrew Edward Valentine | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| HALL, William George Valentine | Director | 2000-08-24 | 2019-04-25 |
| HINKS, George William Cyril | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-09-24 |
| HOWITT, Adam Ross | Director | 2023-02-13 | 2024-07-31 |
| IRVINE, Brian | Director | 2012-01-19 | 2022-11-01 |
| LATTIMER, Alexander Walter | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2003-06-22 |
| MARTIN, Jeremy Nicholas | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2018-05-25 |
| RACE, Samantha Claire | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2016-06-29 |
| SMITH, Carl Derek John | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2024-02-16 |
| YOUNG, David Vincent Wilfrid | Director | 2000-08-24 | 2001-01-16 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-21 | 2000-08-25 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-21 | 2000-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalliform Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-09-21 | Active |
| Mr Peter Robert Brier | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2020-09-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31