THE EXPANDED METAL COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-08 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£981K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
87
Average over period
Profit before tax
£448K
Period ending 2024-09-30
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE EXPANDED METAL COMPANY LIMITED 2006-03-31 → present
- EXPAMET INDUSTRIAL LIMITED 2006-03-02 → 2006-03-31
- SHOO 215 LIMITED 2005-11-24 → 2006-03-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,140,000 | £16,530,000 | |
| Operating profit | £145,000 | £433,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £202,000 | £448,000 | |
| Net profit | £145,000 | £379,000 | |
| Cash | £897,000 | £981,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,006,000 | £4,958,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,688,000 | £4,637,000 | |
| Equity | £4,688,000 | £4,637,000 | |
| Average employees | 84 | 87 | |
| Wages | £2,320,000 | £3,303,000 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.13x | 2.10x |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the company's current and future prospects and it's availability of financing, and are satisfied that the company can continue to pay its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements. In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE EXPANDED METAL COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Expamet Fencing Limited
Significant events
- “Following the company's acquisition by Meiser International GmbH in July 2023, activities continued during the year to integrate within the group and leverage opportunities to further develop geographical reach and product diversification.”
- “The year witnessed challenging market conditions, resulting from poor macro-economic factors such as high inflation rates, rising interest rates, and supply chain disruptions, as well as continuing geopolitical shocks and uncertainties, including the war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East.”
- “This was supported by capital investment of £320k, principally aimed at increasing our range of added-value capabilities by bringing in-house previously subcontracted production and adding new metal finishing processes.”
- “The company's operating cash flow remained strong during FY 2024, finishing the year with healthy cash reserves after paying a dividend of £430k to the immediate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTLEY, Philip James | Director | 2016-10-07 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MEISER, Wolfgang Edmund Johannes | Director | 2023-07-31 | Apr 1969 | German |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLTON, John Bland | Secretary | 2006-02-23 | 2025-02-25 |
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-24 | 2006-02-23 |
| CHARLTON, John Bland | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2025-02-25 |
| HEARD, Frank Gilbert | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2016-04-15 |
| KORNBREKKE, Henning Norman | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2013-10-30 |
| LIPKE, Brian | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2015-05-28 |
| MAYNARD, Alan David | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2006-11-01 |
| SHEARS, Stephen | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2016-05-18 |
| WHITE, Alan | Director | 2016-05-18 | 2016-12-22 |
| SHOOSMITHS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-11-24 | 2006-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expanded Metal Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-01-27 | 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
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30