BASF METALS RECYCLING LIMITED

Active
Company number 00933890Private limited companyIncorporated 1968

Key figures

£6,620,000
Net assets 2024

† BASF METALS RECYCLING LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 24410

Where the company stands among the 265 active companies whose first SIC code is 24410 (Precious metals production).

Net assets£6,620,000
Higher than 93% · median £12,000
Cash£2,455,000
Higher than 91% · median £35,999
Company age58.4 years
Older than 97% · median 3.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MASTERMELT LIMITED£30.5m
  2. WASTECARE LIMITED£19.3m
  3. PETER HARTNELL (PRECIOUS METALS) LIMITED£18.9m
  4. BAIRD & CO. LIMITED£17.9m
  5. SELECT ALLOYS & MATERIALS LIMITED£12.9m
  6. HENN OF LONDON LIMITED£7.4m
  7. BASF METALS RECYCLING LIMITED£6.6m
  8. GRANT MACDONALD (SILVERSMITHS) LIMITED£5.8m
  9. AGATE PRODUCTS LIMITED£3.1m
  10. SWATKINS GROUP LIMITED£3.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 265. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BASF METALS RECYCLING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BASF METALS RECYCLING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00933890. It was incorporated on 17 Jun 1968. Its status is active. The registered office is in Gloucestershire (GL14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is precious metals production (24410).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £219,479,000. Loss for the year was £1,138,000. Net assets were £6,620,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,455,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 265 active companies whose first SIC code is 24410: By net assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £12,000). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £35,999). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly precious metals and jewellery, machinery, vehicles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly precious metals and jewellery, iron and steel articles, machinery. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Turnover219,479,000
Profit for the year-1,138,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,455,000
Total assets—
Total liabilities27,581,000
Net assets / total equity6,620,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements2
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: precious metals and jewellery, machinery and vehicles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: precious metals and jewellery, iron and steel articles and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £219.5m, net assets £6.6m
  3. Basf Catalysts Uk Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to BASF METALS RECYCLING LIMITEDPreviously ENGELHARD SALES LIMITED
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.