Metazn Limited
Registered name: METAZN LIMITED
Part of Meta Equity Holdings Limited groupMetazn Limited made £13.5m revenue and £163k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Metazn Limited’s revenue grew 102% to £13.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £163k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of metals and metal ores” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Borehamwood, East of England
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £6.7m | £13.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | £6.3m | £12.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £401k | £685k |
| Operating profit | — | £110k | £222k |
| Profit before tax | — | £107k | £216k |
| Profit after tax | — | £83.2k | £163k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £83.2k | £163k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 6% | 5.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲101.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲95.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £932 | £945k | £541k |
| Net assets | £374k | £458k | £620k |
| Current assets | £2.2m | £2.6m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £2m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- 11.5%
- 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
- ▲36%
- Now £620k
- Cash at bank
- ▼43%
- Now £541k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Meta Equity Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Metazn Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Metaenterprices LtdRev. £89.4m · Profit £308k
- Realmeta LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£38.7k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £163k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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