EXPRESS METAL SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† EXPRESS METAL SERVICES 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.
Like most small UK companies, EXPRESS METAL SERVICES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector 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: EXPRESS METAL SERVICES LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
EXPRESS METAL SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04474433. It was incorporated on 1 Jul 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Wednesbury (WS10). 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 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £3,498,574, down 10% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,077,106. Total assets were £4,901,534 and total liabilities £1,229,847. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
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 83% of them (median £169,021). By total assets it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £573,985). By cash it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £147,068). It is older than 74% of them (median age 9.7 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from City & County of Swansea. 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 copper.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Nov 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,953,280 | 3,077,106 |
| Total assets | 5,187,346 | 4,901,534 |
| Total liabilities | 1,142,926 | 1,229,847 |
| Net assets / total equity | 3,887,907 | 3,498,574 |
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
1 contractEXPRESS METAL SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from City & County of Swansea. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.
- Framework Agreement for the supply of Steel materials‡City & County of Swansea · shared by 2 suppliers
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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 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
8 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £3.5m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £3.9m
- Cobham Aluminium & Stainless Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Anthony David Blount ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mrs Donna Elizabeth Blount ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Anthony David Blount registered as a person with significant control
- Mrs Donna Elizabeth Blount registered as a person with significant control
- 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.