SEBDEN STEEL SERVICE CENTRES LIMITED

Active
Company number 02553464Private limited companyIncorporated 1990

Key figures

£51,345,000+1.4%
Net assets 2024/25
+1.4%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† SEBDEN STEEL SERVICE CENTRES 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46720

Where the company stands among the 1,472 active companies whose first SIC code is 46720 (Wholesale of metals and metal ores).

Turnover£134,424,000
Higher than 85% · median £19,455,019 among 92 that publish turnover
Net assets£51,345,000
Higher than 99% · median £169,021
Total assets£93,239,000
Higher than 98% · median £573,985
Cash£55,000
Lower than 64% · median £147,068
Employees128
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age36.0 years
Older than 88% · median 9.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AALCO METALS LIMITED£230.4m
  2. STRATTON METAL RESOURCES LIMITED£187.4m
  3. BARRETT STEEL LIMITED£121m
  4. TW METALS LIMITED£96.3m
  5. RAINHAM STEEL COMPANY LIMITED£86.8m
  6. HALL & PICKLES 1812 LIMITED£72.5m
  7. RICHARD AUSTIN ALLOYS HOLDINGS LIMITED£71.9m
  8. SEBDEN STEEL SERVICE CENTRES LIMITED£51.3m
  9. COBHAM ALUMINIUM & STAINLESS HOLDINGS LIMITED£51.1m
  10. 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: SEBDEN STEEL SERVICE CENTRES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SEBDEN STEEL SERVICE CENTRES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02553464. It was incorporated on 30 Oct 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Altrincham (WA14). 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 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £134,424,000. Profit for the year was £686,000. Net assets were £51,345,000, up 1.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £55,000. Total assets were £93,239,000 and total liabilities £39,396,000. The company had an average of 128 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,472 active companies whose first SIC code is 46720: By turnover it ranks higher than 85% of the 92 that publish turnover (median £19,455,019). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £169,021). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £573,985). By cash it ranks lower than 64% of them (median £147,068). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 88% of them (median age 9.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel, coated textiles, wadding, felt and rope. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel, tools and cutlery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 67 days to pay suppliers, and 1% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 6 of 14 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover169,320,000134,424,000
Profit for the year3,880,000686,000
Cash at bank and in hand86,00055,000
Total assets95,760,00093,239,000
Total liabilities43,513,00039,396,000
Net assets / total equity50,659,00051,345,000
Average number of employees131128

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

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
67 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
1%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 11%
  • 31 to 60 days 24%
  • After 60 days 65%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
61
14%
1%
30 Sep 2025
63
14%
1%
31 Mar 2025
65
11%
1%
30 Sep 2024
65
11%
1%
31 Mar 2024
67
10%
1%
30 Sep 2023
67
9%
1%
31 Mar 2023
66
8%
1%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements1
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE SEBDEN GROUP LIMITED)

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 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel, coated textiles, wadding, felt and rope and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel and tools and cutlery.

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

8 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £134.4m, net assets £51.3m, 128 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £169.3m, net assets £50.7m, 131 employees
  3. Sebden Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. The Sebden Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. The Sebden Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Sebden Steel Ltd ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Sebden Steel Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  8. 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.