MERIDIAN LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£157k
-26.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£31m
+3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
5
+25% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
-518.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
the directors do not consider the company to be carrying on business as a going concern, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than the going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £437,692 | £1,675,425 | £584,818 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,970,734 | -£1,250,425 | -£139,109 | -£1,147,962 | -725.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,389,690 | -£1,806,329 | -£189,504 | -£1,171,318 | -518.1% | |
| Net profit | -£4,389,690 | -£1,806,329 | -£189,504 | -£1,171,318 | -518.1% | |
| Cash | £167,758 | £156,893 | £213,492 | £157,188 | -26.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£25,524,490 | -£28,281,983 | -£29,607,457 | -£29,409,371 | +0.7% | |
| Net assets | -£31,500,364 | -£31,590,007 | -£32,187,514 | -£31,214,125 | +3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +25% | |
| Wages | — | £224,299 | £197,638 | £179,935 | -9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -74.6% | -23.8% | — | |
| Net margin | — | -107.8% | -32.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2962.8% | 2985.1% | 4310.2% | 5540.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.03x | 0.02x | 0.02x | |
| Interest cover | -9.48x | -2.25x | -2.76x | -49.15x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MERIDIAN LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED 2008-06-20 → present
- MERIDIAN MAGNESIUM TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED 2008-06-09 → 2008-06-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“the directors do not consider the company to be carrying on business as a going concern, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, Rong | Secretary | 2016-06-06 | — | — |
| CHEN, Bin | Director | 2014-04-28 | May 1979 | Chinese |
| LI, Yu, Mr. | Director | 2025-06-23 | Jan 1972 | Chinese |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHOU, Candy | Secretary | 2014-04-28 | 2016-06-06 |
| BROWN, Stephen | Director | 2008-06-16 | 2010-10-31 |
| CARUSO, Robert Marion | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2008-09-15 |
| LUO, Jian | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2023-06-30 |
| LYU, Yuan, Director | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2025-06-23 |
| MILLER, Alan James | Director | 2012-06-05 | 2014-06-06 |
| SHOWALTER, Eric Richard | Director | 2008-09-15 | 2014-04-28 |
| STORR, Geoffrey Malcom | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| TURNER, David | Director | 2013-05-07 | 2014-12-19 |
| 7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-06-09 | 2008-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co., Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.