LONDON METALS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01494995Private limited companyIncorporated 1980

Key figures

£8,061,362+2.8%
Net assets 2025
+4.2%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
02.5 m5 m7.5 m10 m202020212022202320242025

† LONDON METALS 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 46770

Where the company stands among the 1,111 active companies whose first SIC code is 46770 (Wholesale of waste and scrap).

Turnover£24,693,304
Higher than 55% · median £18,184,035 among 34 that publish turnover
Net assets£8,061,362
Higher than 96% · median £42,603
Total assets£13,682,177
Higher than 97% · median £187,220
Cash£81,191
Higher than 50% · median £80,952
Company age46.5 years
Older than 93% · median 4.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE REMET GROUP LIMITED£50.2m
  2. MCKENZIES (NI).LIMITED£21.3m
  3. FLEXDART LIMITED£20.2m
  4. ELLGIA LIMITED£18m
  5. NEWBERY METALS LIMITED£16m
  6. ASHVIN METALS LTD£15.3m
  7. J DENHAM METALS LTD£15m
  8. ROBERT GIBBS (CONTRACTING) COMPANY LIMITED£13.4m
  9. REDCORN LIMITED£11.2m
  10. R M PETTETT LIMITED£9.8m

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 1,111. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: LONDON METALS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

LONDON METALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01494995. It was incorporated on 2 May 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (N1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of waste and scrap (46770).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £24,693,304. Loss for the year was £127,743. Net assets were £8,061,362, up 2.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £81,191. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,111 active companies whose first SIC code is 46770: By turnover it ranks higher than 55% of the 34 that publish turnover (median £18,184,035). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £42,603). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £187,220). By cash it ranks higher than 50% of them (median £80,952). It is older than 93% of them (median age 4.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly copper. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly copper.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 13 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 12 Jun 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2023

Dividends paid in the financial year: £100,000.

History
2023£100,000
2022£250,000
2021£60,000
Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025 †
Turnover18,257,88623,886,06322,552,21226,505,92124,693,304
Profit for the year229,246706,307-21,395237,508-127,743
Cash at bank and in hand1,618,2541,461,1191,268,093301,91381,191
Total assets8,336,9658,731,1459,218,4299,960,93613,682,177
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity6,733,6727,253,8047,606,2947,843,8028,061,362
Average number of employees11111010—
Average pay (per year)65,96286,15088,615109,214—
Dividends paid60,000250,000100,000——

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company during the year has been that of international commodity traders in non-ferrous scrap, residues, ferro-alloys, minor metals and chemicals.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: copper.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: copper.

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

33 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £24.7m, net assets £8.1m
  2. David Philip DE HAAS resignedDirector
  3. Ivette DE HAAS appointedDirector
  4. Daniel Morris FURRER appointedDirector
  5. Joshua Zak OLSBURGH appointedDirector
  6. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £26.5m, net assets £7.8m, 10 employees
  7. Mr. David Philip De Haas ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £22.6m, net assets £7.6m, 10 employees
Earlier events (25)
  1. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: turnover £23.9m, net assets £7.3m, 11 employees
  2. Philip John WALSH resignedDirector
  3. Philip John WALSH resignedSecretary
  4. Daniel Morris FURRER appointedSecretary
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: turnover £18.3m, net assets £6.7m, 11 employees
  6. Alison Josefa BEDDOE ROSENDO resignedDirector
  7. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: turnover £12.9m, net assets £6.6m, 11 employees
  8. Alison Josefa BEDDOE ROSENDO appointedDirector
  9. London Metals Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  10. Mr. David Philip De Haas registered as a person with significant control
  11. Mr Philip Daniel De Haas registered as a person with significant control
  12. Mr Philip Daniel De Haas ceased to be a person with significant control
  13. Janet HURFORD resignedDirector
  14. Thomas Jose Ernesto HIRSCH resignedDirector
  15. Ralph BENDHEIM resignedDirector
  16. Philip Daniel DE HAAS appointedDirector
  17. Richard James BARTHOLOMEW resignedDirector
  18. Richard James BARTHOLOMEW appointedDirector
  19. Derek Morris HODD resignedDirector
  20. Thomas Jose Ernesto HIRSCH appointedDirector
  21. Philip John WALSH appointedDirector
  22. Kenneth Charles HILL resignedDirector
  23. Jane Penelope BENDHEIM resignedDirector
  24. Janet HURFORD appointedDirector
  25. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.