How much does A.p.m. Metals Limited make?

A.p.m. Metals Limited reported revenue of £30.9m and a loss of £37.4k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.p.m. Metals Limited have?

A.p.m. Metals Limited reported an average of 20 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is A.p.m. Metals Limited profitable?

No — A.p.m. Metals Limited reported a loss of £37.4k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00844605 · Incorporated 5 Apr 1965

A.p.m. Metals Limited

Registered name: A.P.M. METALS LIMITED

Part of A.p.m. Holdings Limited group

A.p.m. Metals Limited made £30.9m revenue and a £37.4k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

A.p.m. Metals Limited’s revenue was £30.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £37.4k and 20 employees. The company is classified under “recovery of sorted materials” and is based in Sittingbourne; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full profit & loss filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38320Recovery of sorted materials

Status: Active
Location: Sittingbourne, South East
Age: 61 yrs · since 1965
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessBoring industry

Revenue

£30.9m

Growth ▲0.5%

Profit

−£37.4k

Growth ▼122.9%

Profit margin

−0.1%

Gross 3%

Employees

Change ▼4.8%

Profit / employee

−£1.9k

Revenue/employee £1.5m

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Profit & loss	Profit & loss	Profit & loss
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.7m	£30.8m	£30.9m
Cost of sales	£29.4m	£29.8m	£30m
Gross profit	£1.4m	£942k	£915k
Operating profit	£782k	£229k	−£40.1k
Profit before tax	£763k	£205k	−£9.2k
Profit after tax	£582k	£164k	−£37.4k
Profit (best available)	£582k	£164k	−£37.4k
Staff costs	£741k	£690k	£854k
Employees (average)	19	21	20
Ratios
Profit margin	1.9%	0.5%	−0.1%
Gross margin	4.4%	3.1%	3%
Revenue per employee	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Profit per employee	£30.6k	£7.8k	−£1.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.2%	▲0.5%
Profit growth	—	▼71.9%	▼122.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲10.5%	▼4.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£415k	£1.3m	£82.9k
Net assets	£4.2m	£4.4m	£4.3m
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Current assets	£5m	£4.7m	£4.5m
Debtors	£2m	£1.9m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£246k	£141k	£197k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.5m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼1%; Now £4.3m
Cash at bank: ▼93%; Now £82.9k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 20
Deferred income: ▲39%; Now £197k
Fixed assets: ▲3%; Now £1.3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

A.p.m. Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A.p.m. Metals Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

A.p.m. Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Concorde Metals LimitedRev. — · Profit −£1m

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£37.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.