Metal (K) Trading Ltd
Registered name: METAL (K) TRADING LTD
Metal (K) Trading Ltd made £131m revenue and £62.5k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Metal (K) Trading Ltd’s revenue fell 1% to £131m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £62.5k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of textiles” and is based in Brentford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Brentford, London
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 30 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £132m | £131m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £131m | £130m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.2m | £905k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £404k | £171k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £83.5k | £84k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £54.5k | £62.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £54.5k | £62.5k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £44.2m | £43.6m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £18.2k | £20.8k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 1570% | −389.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼1.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲14.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £6.9m | £6.2m |
| Net assets | £338k | £374k | £530k | £593k |
| Fixed assets | £12k | £9.6k | £9.6k | £7.7k |
| Current assets | £2.3m | £10m | £13.8m | £19.6m |
| Debtors | — | — | £6.9m | £13.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £6.3m | −£667k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.6m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −389.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.3%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲12%
- Now £593k
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £6.2m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £7.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £62.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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