The Firmwatch take
Custom Cages Limited (04013724) currently shows: Watch signal detected, based on accounts to 30 September 2025; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Negative working capital plus 1 more cautionary signal — extracted from the latest filed accounts.
Companies House source·Accounts to 30 Sept 2025·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Pulse · Net assets, 2024–2025
↗ £41kIncorporated
13 June 2000
25 years on the register
Sector
Fabricated metal products manufacturing
SIC 25620 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£40k
Above sector median
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Elevated insolvency risk
The latest public accounts show financial pressure that should be reviewed before relying on the company as a customer, supplier or counterparty.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£40k
Above sector median · sector median £27k · 20,150 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£209k
Median £30k
Current ratio
0.7×
Median 1.6×
Signals · 3
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
People
Who runs this company
- WM
WILSON, Malcolm Irving, Mr.
director · since 2026
Registered office
Address intelligence
19 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · NN11 4PH
19 other UK companies registered here — all still trading.
Active
19
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
0
Sector benchmark · Metals and Machinery Manufacturing
How this company compares in 20,150 filers in this sector
Above sector median — Custom Cages Limited shows £40k in net assets. Sector median is £27k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
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