HARSCO METALS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£9k
+12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£74m
-10.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
212
-44.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.7m
-47% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £123,157,000 | £112,744,000 | £78,479,000 | -30.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,700,000 | -£3,751,000 | -£3,702,000 | +1.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,714,000 | -£4,564,000 | -£6,711,000 | -47% | |
| Net profit | -£2,731,000 | -£8,893,000 | -£8,654,000 | +2.7% | |
| Cash | £43,000 | £8,000 | £9,000 | +12.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £104,952,000 | £84,520,000 | £75,412,000 | -10.8% | |
| Net assets | £89,313,000 | £82,745,000 | £74,091,000 | -10.5% | |
| Equity | £89,313,000 | £82,745,000 | £74,091,000 | -10.5% | |
| Average employees | 487 | 385 | 212 | -44.9% | |
| Wages | £27,780,000 | £24,075,000 | £16,330,000 | -32.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,645,000 | £2,238,000 | £2,032,000 | -9.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,198,000 | £72,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,694,000 | £1,195,000 | £1,039,000 | -13.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | -3.3% | -4.7% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | -7.9% | -11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | -4.4% | -4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.9% | 38.8% | 30.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 1.45x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | 1.19x | -1.68x | -1.98x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HARSCO METALS GROUP LIMITED 2010-02-01 → present
- MULTISERV GROUP LIMITED 2006-07-12 → 2010-02-01
- HECKETT INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 1961-09-08 → 2006-07-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate despite the loss of £8,654,000 (2024: £8,893,000) due to there being sufficient resources available to the company from various loan agreement facilities from other group companies.”
Group structure
- HARSCO METALS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Altek Melting Solutions Limited 100%
- Faber Prest Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During June 2026 there was a legal entity reorganisation of Enviri Corporation, Enviri Corporation was merged into Enviri L.L.C. Enviri L.L.C. distributed all of its equity interest in Enviri II Corporation to CLEH Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Christopher | Director | 2025-11-11 | Oct 1974 | British |
| LIMA SOLLERO, Alberto | Director | 2025-11-11 | Sep 1981 | Brazilian |
| ROOSENSCHOON, Emile | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1984 | British |
| SIDDIQI, Saad Naved | Director | 2025-11-11 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE TURRIS, Atillia Gabriella | Secretary | 1996-03-20 | 1998-02-06 |
| DONALD, Keith Malcolm Hamilton | Secretary | 1995-03-10 | 1995-11-30 |
| GOULDING, Graham Thomas | Secretary | 1998-06-12 | 2003-04-25 |
| MCMILLAN, Kenneth Hutchison | Secretary | — | 1995-03-10 |
| OAKES, Paul Harry | Secretary | 2003-06-06 | 2018-06-30 |
| PRICHARD, Teresa Joan | Secretary | 1998-02-06 | 1998-06-12 |
| BARRETT, John William | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2010-05-31 |
| BOUGHTON, Roger Francis | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2006-12-31 |
| BUTLER, Geoffrey Doy Hopson | Director | 1995-03-10 | 2010-12-31 |
| CLARO, Galdino Jose | Director | 2009-10-24 | 2014-06-05 |
| COOPER, Stephen Richard | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2025-10-01 |
| CUBITT, Michael Harry | Director | 1996-03-20 | 2010-12-31 |
| CURI, Mauro | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2024-09-22 |
| HOAD, Martin Roger Gregory | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2011-11-01 |
| JACOBY, Paul Theodore | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
| JANSEN, Johannes Gregorius Alphons Marie | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2014-06-05 |
| JARVIS, Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| KIMMEL, Mark Edward | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| KIRKWOOD, Clyde | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2010-12-10 |
| LECLERCQ, Herve Michal | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2014-06-05 |
| MCGALPINE, Christopher | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2014-06-05 |
| MELLODEY, Martin John | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1997-04-11 |
| MITCHELL, Albert Russell | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2023-09-01 |
| MULLEN, William Ian | Director | 2018-04-20 | 2020-04-29 |
| NAVARRA, Stephane | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2011-09-30 |
| PESCI, Donald Charles | Director | — | 1995-03-30 |
| RAISBECK, Geoffrey | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2018-04-12 |
| REITEMEIER, Christophe Nicolas | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2025-12-02 |
| STUBBS, Graham Martin | Director | 2009-10-24 | 2018-03-30 |
| SWEENEY, John Joseph | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2022-03-31 |
| UNDERWOOD, Eric | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2009-08-24 |
| WECKX, Rudi Alfons Maria | Director | 2018-04-12 | 2018-09-20 |
| WHISTLER, Christopher Claude Lashmer | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2020-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Joseph Hockley | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-03-01 |
| ZAMAN, Shaima | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2025-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harsco (Uk) Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.