How much does Transition Metals Limited make?

Transition Metals Limited reported revenue of £16.2m and a loss of £2.8m in the year to 29 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Transition Metals Limited have?

Transition Metals Limited reported an average of 7 employees in the year to 29 May 2025.

Is Transition Metals Limited profitable?

No — Transition Metals Limited reported a loss of £2.8m in the year to 29 May 2025.

Company No. 07179244 · Incorporated 5 Mar 2010

Transition Metals Limited

Registered name: TRANSITION METALS LIMITED

Part of Transition Participations Limited group

Transition Metals Limited made £16.2m revenue and a £2.8m loss in the year to 29 May 2025. read from filing text

Transition Metals Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £16.2m in the year to 29 May 2025, with a loss of £2.8m and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 16 yrs · since 2010
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. From the filing: “T”

Latest accounts · year to 29 May 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£16.2m

Growth ▲9.9%

Profit

−£2.8m

Growth —

Profit margin

−17.2%

Gross −12.8%

Employees

Change ▲16.7%

Profit / employee

−£398k

Revenue/employee £2.3m

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	29 May 2023	30 May 2024	29 May 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£25.1m	£14.7m	£16.2m
Cost of sales	£22.3m	£14.6m	£18.3m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£152k	−£2.1m
Operating profit	£2.2m	−£388k	−£2.7m
Profit before tax	£2.2m	−£395k	−£2.8m
Profit after tax	£1.7m	−£316k	−£2.8m
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	−£316k	−£2.8m
Staff costs	£290k	£255k	£266k
Employees (average)	6	6	7
Ratios
Profit margin	6.9%	−2.1%	−17.2%
Gross margin	11.3%	1%	−12.8%
Revenue per employee	£4.2m	£2.5m	£2.3m
Profit per employee	£290k	−£52.6k	−£398k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼41.3%	▲9.9%
Profit growth	—	▼118.2%	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲16.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£33k	£32.2k
Net assets	£4.3m	£3.6m	£496k
Current assets	£7.8m	£7.6m	£5.6m
Debtors	£2.3m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −17.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −12.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £2.3m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£398k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.8%; 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: ▼86%; Now £496k
Cash at bank: ▼2%; Now £32.2k
Headcount: ▲17%; Now 7
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Transition Participations Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Transition Metals Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Pure Melt LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (3)

Alloy Analysis LimitedFigures not disclosed
Transition International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Transition Sheffield LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 29 May 2025 (profit −£2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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