SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED

Active
Company number 04864216Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£382,784,000+71.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+71.3%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m400 m2023/242024/25

† SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING 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 24100

Where the company stands among the 692 active companies whose first SIC code is 24100 (Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys).

Turnover£114,420,000
Higher than 88% · median £24,583,000 among 35 that publish turnover
Net assets£382,784,000
Higher than 99% · median £85,812
Total assets£493,824,000
Higher than 99% · median £268,335
Cash£93,735,000
Higher than 99% · median £95,479
Company age23.2 years
Older than 74% · median 10.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED£382.8m
  2. MARCEGAGLIA STAINLESS SHEFFIELD LTD£158m
  3. OUTOKUMPU STAINLESS LIMITED£115.6m
  4. HY-TEN LIMITED£64.3m
  5. STEEL & ALLOY PROCESSING LIMITED£62.8m
  6. F. BRAZIL REINFORCEMENTS LIMITED£38.4m
  7. ABBEY FORGED PRODUCTS LIMITED£26.9m
  8. AVON METALS LIMITED£25.6m
  9. UNITED CAST BAR (UK) LIMITED£23m
  10. MORGANS OF USK LIMITED£21m

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 692. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04864216. It was incorporated on 12 Aug 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sheffield (S9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (24100).

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 £114,420,000. Profit for the year was £299,000. Net assets were £382,784,000, up 71.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £93,735,000. Total assets were £493,824,000 and total liabilities £106,543,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 692 active companies whose first SIC code is 24100: By turnover it ranks higher than 88% of the 35 that publish turnover (median £24,583,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £85,812). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £268,335). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £95,479). It is older than 74% of them (median age 10.9 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £34.3k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel, miscellaneous chemicals. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, ores, iron and steel articles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 44 days to pay suppliers, and 10% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 7% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 10 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 23 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover94,939,000114,420,000
Profit for the year-5,370,000299,000
Cash at bank and in hand69,157,00093,735,000
Total assets344,577,000493,824,000
Total liabilities117,950,000106,543,000
Net assets / total equity223,485,000382,784,000

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.

Government grants

2 grants

SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2021, together worth £34.3k.

Grants
  1. Decarbonising the Production of Large Scale Forgings and CastingsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £13,827 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. Decarbonising the Production of Large Scale Forgings and CastingsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £20,516 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
44 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
10%
  • Within 30 days 34%
  • 31 to 60 days 36%
  • After 60 days 30%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
43
35%
15%
30 Sep 2025
40
39%
12%
31 Mar 2025
45
30%
8%
30 Sep 2024
50
27%
8%
31 Mar 2024
48
34%
9%
31 Dec 2023
52
25%
18%
30 Jun 2023
50
26%
18%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 1.1% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter15.8% womenLower middle7.4% womenUpper middle5.7% womenUpper pay quarter11.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8.4% lower
women 2.2% higher
2023/24
women 4.9% lower
women 7.1% higher
2022/23
women 4.1% lower
women 16.8% higher
2021/22
women 10.9% lower
women 1.9% lower
2020/21
women 3.7% higher
women 3.8% higher
2019/20
women 6.6% lower
women 2.5% higher
2018/19
women 1.7% lower
women 1% higher
2017/18
women 4.4% lower
women 12.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

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, iron and steel, miscellaneous chemicals, iron and steel articles and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, ores, iron and steel articles, iron and steel and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £114.4m, net assets £382.8m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £94.9m, net assets £223.5m
  3. Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.