METCALFE PLANT HIRE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
+336.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+12.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
102
+5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+456.1% highest in 3 filed years
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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 | £18,475,920 | £21,411,488 | £23,970,440 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | £985,721 | £761,472 | £2,041,874 | +168.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £636,713 | £276,759 | £1,538,962 | +456.1% | |
| Net profit | £476,538 | £218,012 | £1,141,300 | +423.5% | |
| Cash | £224,403 | £419,112 | £1,830,278 | +336.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,217,056 | £10,087,813 | £11,053,020 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,189,961 | £9,007,973 | £10,149,273 | +12.7% | |
| Equity | £9,189,961 | £9,007,973 | £10,149,273 | +12.7% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 97 | 102 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £4,013,425 | £4,892,901 | £5,083,637 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £451,925 | £458,774 | £480,852 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,909 | £12,563 | £13,070 | +4% | |
| Highest paid director | £164,077 | £172,064 | £182,150 | +5.9% |
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 | 5.3% | 3.6% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.6% | 7.5% | 18.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.3% | 64.3% | 63.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.92x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 2.79x | 1.55x | 3.95x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- METCALFE PLANT HIRE LIMITED 1998-08-14 → present
- METCALFE (PLANT & TOOL HIRE) LIMITED 1996-05-30 → 1998-08-14
- A. METCALFE (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED 1987-04-06 → 1996-05-30
- OTHERMANUAL LIMITED 1987-01-26 → 1987-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEGG, Nigel John | Director | 2007-09-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| HEALEY, Matthew Raymond | Director | 2016-07-18 | Mar 1980 | British |
| KEENAN, Giles | Director | 2016-07-18 | Aug 1965 | British |
| LANCASTER, Stephen John | Director | 2020-07-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| LUSHER, David Andrew | Director | 2026-02-02 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Gary Lee | Secretary | 2007-06-05 | 2012-06-18 |
| METCALFE, Irene | Secretary | — | 1998-02-21 |
| METCALFE, Kathryn Sarah, M/S | Secretary | 1998-03-05 | 2007-06-05 |
| BALMER, Leslie John | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-02-11 |
| BLACK, Gary Lee | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2007-11-28 |
| CANNON, Gary Richard | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2012-09-28 |
| DORSETT, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2007-11-27 |
| DUNN, Elizabeth Fiona | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| DUNN, Elizabeth Fiona | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2015-12-17 |
| DUNN, Elizabeth Fiona | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2013-01-16 |
| HANCOCK, Benjamin David | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2026-02-02 |
| KERR, Brian Powrie | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2008-04-21 |
| METCALFE, Anthony | Director | — | 2007-06-05 |
| METCALFE, Irene | Director | — | 1998-02-21 |
| NORRIS, Robert William | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-06-18 |
| ORANGE, Simon Sebastian | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2007-11-27 |
| PILKINGTON, Graham | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2007-10-08 |
| ROBINSON, Geoffrey | Director | 2008-05-06 | 2013-03-28 |
| SCOTT, Stephen James | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2019-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Sebastian Orange | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2019-02-01 |
| Metcalfe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.