Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
W.P. METALS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Westgate, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands WS9 8DJ
- Classification (SIC)
- Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 28/01/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-04-30
- 21/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-14 with no updates
- 13/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Barry Burns as a secretary on 2025-02-13
- 13/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Alexander William Weeds as a secretary on 2025-02-13
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
28/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 14/12/2025Due 28/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 14/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 14/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures W.P. METALS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.66M2025
-73.03%vs 20242024: £6.15M
Total Assets
£5.39M2025
-33.94%vs 20242024: £8.16M
Cash in Bank
£44.84K2025
-96.98%vs 20242024: £1.48M
Total Liabilities
£3.73M2025
85.43%vs 20242024: £2.01M
Employees
212025
-3vs 20242024: 24
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 73.03% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for W.P. METALS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through W.P. METALS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -46.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | -3 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | +1 |
| 2022 | 23 | -7 |
| 2021 | 30 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 30 in 2021 to 21 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
17Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/05/1999–24/02/2003 | 5 | |
| Director | 02/02/1998–30/04/2007 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/05/2003–31/07/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/06/2020–30/04/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/05/2012–Present | 7 | |
| Secretary | 01/07/1992–14/02/2013 | 4 | |
| Secretary | 01/12/2013–13/02/2025 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 13/02/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 03/06/2024–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 01/05/2003–11/06/2024 | 10 | |
| Director | 01/05/1998–01/10/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/06/2024–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 01/05/2003–11/06/2024 | 9 | |
| Director | 01/10/2023–Present | 13 | |
| Director | 01/10/1994–31/12/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 10/04/2013–30/11/2013 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 14/02/2013–10/04/2013 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 164
- Since 03/04/1967
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 28/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 28/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 28/01/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-04-30
- 21/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-14 with no updates
- 13/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Barry Burns as a secretary on 2025-02-13
- 13/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Alexander William Weeds as a secretary on 2025-02-13
- 31/01/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-04-30
- 20/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-14 with no updates
- 21/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Second filing for the appointment of Mr Richard Andrew Davies as a director
- 21/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Second filing for the appointment of Mr Gordon Paul Mclean as a director
- 14/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Alexander William Weeds on 2024-06-11
- 13/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Appointment of Mr Richard Andrew Davies as a director on 2024-06-11
- 13/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Appointment of Mr Gordon Paul Mclean as a director on 2024-06-11
- 13/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Suzanne Mary Ursell as a director on 2024-06-11
Showing 12 of 164 filings
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About W.P. METALS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W.P. METALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Westgate, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands WS9 8DJ. Companies House classifies its business as Non-specialised wholesale trade. It has been on the register for 59 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.66M and 21 employees.
W.P. METALS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W.P. METALS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007).
W.P. METALS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 03/04/1967.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.66M, total assets of £5.39M, cash in bank of £44.84K and total liabilities of £3.73M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 28/01/2026: Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-04-30, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 28/12/2026.
Companies House lists 17 officers (5 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.