NEWS (FITTINGS, FLANGES AND FASTENERS) LTD

Active
Company number 05423544Private limited companyIncorporated 2005

Key figures

£32,648+1.3%
Net assets 2024/25
-19.4%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
025 k50 k75 k100 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, NEWS (FITTINGS, FLANGES AND FASTENERS) LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 24200

Where the company stands among the 615 active companies whose first SIC code is 24200 (Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel).

Net assets£32,648
Lower than 56% · median £51,124
Total assets£107,679
Lower than 57% · median £191,472
Employees4
Higher than 67% · median 2
Company age21.6 years
Older than 83% · median 5.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MARCEGAGLIA (UK) LIMITED£41.6m
  2. TOP TUBES LIMITED£26.5m
  3. HOWCO GROUP PLC£25.8m
  4. PADLEY & VENABLES LIMITED£24.4m
  5. FINE TUBES LIMITED£22.2m
  6. LINDAB LIMITED£15.8m
  7. ERYNGIUM LIMITED£15.6m
  8. GAME HOLDINGS LIMITED£11.4m
  9. VALLOUREC OIL & GAS UK LTD.£9.6m
  10. PIPE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LTD£9.4m

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 615. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: NEWS (FITTINGS, FLANGES AND FASTENERS) LTD

What kind of company is it?

NEWS (FITTINGS, FLANGES AND FASTENERS) LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05423544. It was incorporated on 13 Apr 2005. Its status is active. The registered office is in Brierley hill (DY5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel (24200), manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25110), manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products (25940), manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £32,648, up 1.3% on the previous year. The company had an average of 4 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 615 active companies whose first SIC code is 24200: By net assets it ranks lower than 56% of them (median £51,124). By total assets it ranks lower than 57% of them (median £191,472). By number of employees it ranks higher than 67% of them (median 2). It is older than 83% of them (median age 5.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, iron and steel, other base metals. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. 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 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 27 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets184,726211,380140,023110,389107,679
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity85,80482,86947,25232,23832,648
Average number of employees77744

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.

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 articles, iron and steel and other base metals.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles.

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

18 events
  1. Martin Clive CAREY resignedDirector
  2. Martin Clive CAREY appointedDirector
  3. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £32.6k, 4 employees
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £32.2k, 4 employees
  5. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £47.3k, 7 employees
  6. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £82.9k, 7 employees
  7. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £85.8k, 7 employees
  8. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £96.2k, 5 employees
Earlier events (10)
  1. John Edouard Duncan RANKINE resignedSecretary
  2. Martin Clive CAREY appointedSecretary
  3. Carey Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  5. L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  6. John Edouard Duncan RANKINE appointedSecretary
  7. L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  8. Martin Clive CAREY appointedDirector
  9. L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  10. 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.