ROBERT NICHOLAS STEELS (BURNLEY) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, ROBERT NICHOLAS STEELS (BURNLEY) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025/26Sector comparison
SIC 46720Where the company stands among the 1,472 active companies whose first SIC code is 46720 (Wholesale of metals and metal ores).
- AALCO METALS LIMITED£230.4m
- STRATTON METAL RESOURCES LIMITED£187.4m
- BARRETT STEEL LIMITED£121m
- TW METALS LIMITED£96.3m
- RAINHAM STEEL COMPANY LIMITED£86.8m
- HALL & PICKLES 1812 LIMITED£72.5m
- RICHARD AUSTIN ALLOYS HOLDINGS LIMITED£71.9m
- SEBDEN STEEL SERVICE CENTRES LIMITED£51.3m
- COBHAM ALUMINIUM & STAINLESS HOLDINGS LIMITED£51.1m
- EUROPEAN STEEL SHEETS LIMITED£49.8m
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 1,472. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ROBERT NICHOLAS STEELS (BURNLEY) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ROBERT NICHOLAS STEELS (BURNLEY) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01188066. It was incorporated on 22 Oct 1974. Its status is active. The registered office is in Accrington (BB5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of metals and metal ores (46720).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £3,712,654, up 1.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,259,418. The company had an average of 14 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,472 active companies whose first SIC code is 46720: By net assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £169,021). By total assets it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £573,985). By cash it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £147,068). By number of employees it ranks higher than 86% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 9.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | 10,487,399 | 8,105,732 | — |
| Profit for the year | — | — | 170,672 | -6,128 | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 581,501 | 1,975,719 | 2,184,590 | 1,975,979 | 1,259,418 |
| Total assets | 6,119,139 | 6,001,995 | 5,863,368 | 5,454,086 | 5,642,856 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 2,729,121 | 3,487,008 | 3,657,682 | 3,651,554 | 3,712,654 |
| Average number of employees | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Average pay (per year) | — | — | 59,333 | 46,043 | — |
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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently October 2025. Main goods: iron and steel articles.
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
18 events- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £3.7m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £8.1m, net assets £3.7m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £10.5m, net assets £3.7m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £3.5m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £2.7m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £1.6m, 14 employees
- Mr William Geddes Rhind registered as a person with significant control
- Justine Louise KELLEHER appointedDirector
Earlier events (10)
- Matthew HILTON appointedDirector
- Gary Peter MILLS resignedDirector
- William Geddes RHIND resignedSecretary
- Patricia Anne RHIND appointedSecretary
- Patricia Anne RHIND appointedDirector
- Paul Nicholas LEADBEATER resignedDirector
- Richard Michael DAWSON resignedSecretary
- Richard Michael DAWSON resignedDirector
- William Geddes RHIND appointedSecretary
- 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.