BASF METALS LIMITED
ActiveNo accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.
Sector comparison
SIC 46120Where the company stands among the 1,690 active companies whose first SIC code is 46120 (Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals).
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. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BASF METALS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
BASF METALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01657318. It was incorporated on 9 Aug 1982. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC2N). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals (46120).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,690 active companies whose first SIC code is 46120: It is older than 95% of them (median age 6.6 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly precious metals and jewellery. 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. 1 of 1 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 24 Jun 2027.
Statutory reporting
- 2025
- Statement registered · summary on GOV.UK
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY)
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
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: precious metals and jewellery.
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
4 events- Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
- Basf Catalysts Uk Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to BASF METALS LIMITEDPreviously ENGELHARD METALS LIMITED
- 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.