URM (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 04084246Private limited companyIncorporated 2000

Key figures

£54,627,567+6.1%
Net assets 2024/25
+6.1%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† URM (UK) 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 23910

Where the company stands among the 52 active companies whose first SIC code is 23910 (Production of abrasive products).

Net assets£54,627,567
Higher than 97% · median £384,505
Total assets£84,273,177
Higher than 97% · median £1,370,044
Employees212
Higher than 97% · median 7
Company age26.1 years
Younger than 58% · median 31.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. URM (UK) LIMITED£54.6m
  2. WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS LIMITED£15.2m
  3. MARCRIST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£7.3m
  4. KEMET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£7m
  5. ASTROFLAME (FIRESEALS) LIMITED£3.6m
  6. CERATEX ENGINEERING LIMITED£2.7m
  7. OSBORN-UNIPOL (UK) LIMITED£2.4m
  8. THORNBURY MANUFACTURING LIMITED£2.3m
  9. ANGUS MACIVER LIMITED£1.9m
  10. SANDMASTER (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.9m

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 52. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: URM (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

URM (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04084246. It was incorporated on 5 Oct 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in Pontefract (WF9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is production of abrasive products (23910), manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. (23990), collection of non-hazardous waste (38110), treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste (38210).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £85,905,720. Profit for the year was £3,140,127. Net assets were £54,627,567, up 6.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,386,524. Total assets were £84,273,177 and total liabilities £24,805,610. The company had an average of 212 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 52 active companies whose first SIC code is 23910: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £384,505). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £1,370,044). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 7). It is younger than 58% of them (median age 31.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £495k. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, glass, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly glass, machinery. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 16 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover84,180,71185,905,720
Profit for the year-703,1063,140,127
Cash at bank and in hand—1,386,524
Total assets83,332,63684,273,177
Total liabilities27,195,19624,805,610
Net assets / total equity51,487,44054,627,567
Average number of employees206212

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.

Public contracts

6 contracts

URM (UK) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. The 3 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £495k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract · £206k
Nottingham City Council on behalf of Mansfield District Council
1 contract · £160k
Braintree District Council
1 contract · £129k
Bath & North East Somerset Council
1 contract
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Collection & Purchase of Kerbside Recycling Material, Mixed Cardboard and CartonsBath & North East Somerset Council · runs until Jul 2028
  2. Concession Contract For the Sale of Kerbside Collected Recyclates Lot1-4‡Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · £205,952
  3. GB-Braintree: SPS0008 Collection, treatment and disposal of mixed glass‡Braintree District Council · £129,000
  4. CPU5046 Glass Container Collection Mansfield District Council‡Nottingham City Council on behalf of Mansfield District Council · £160,000
  5. Dry Waste Recycling - AWARD‡Cherwell District & South Northamptonshire Council · shared by 3 suppliers
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  1. Purchase of Mixed Glass‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements1
2026
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: machinery, glass, electrical equipment, plastics and rubber.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: glass 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

7 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £85.9m, net assets £54.6m, 212 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £84.2m, net assets £51.5m, 206 employees
  3. Mr Anthony Charles Johnston ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Reuse Glass Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Anthony Charles Johnston registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to URM (UK) LIMITEDPreviously REUSE COLLECTIONS LIMITED
  7. 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.