Metals and Machinery Manufacturing - UK company benchmark
Across 736 UK filers in this sector, the median company holds £3k in net assets. 9.2% have negative net assets.
Source: Companies House public accounts, Firmwatch extraction and aggregation. Last updated 25/05/2026.
Comparable companies
736
Median net assets
£3k
Median working capital
£7k
Median current ratio
1.4×
Negative net assets
9.2%
Negative working capital
16.3%
Top companies by net assets
HMD SEAL/LESS PUMPS LIMITED00423114£446mlowNOVANTA TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED01041317£151mlowMARCEGAGLIA STAINLESS SHEFFIELD LTD13909552£127mlowBLUEWARP LIMITED13243421£100mlowCOMMODITY TRADING DESK UK LTD15079306£100mlowKAYE ALUMINIUM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED05126436£98mlowROTEX JAPAN LIMITED05214894£89mlowSOUTHCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED04328069£82mlowECON ENGINEERING LIMITED00644062£80mlowSPECIAL STEEL CO.,LIMITED00208641£79melevatedMB AEROSPACE NEWTON ABBOT LIMITED05899633£72mlowROSS-SHIRE ENGINEERING LIMITEDSC177939£67mlow
At-risk companies in this sector
DELTACO 1 LTD08256479−£264kcriticalJP ALLOYS (REMANUFACTURING) LIMITED14499866−£36kcriticalMCMULLEN FACADES LIMITED11073163−£92mhighTEXMO BLANK LIMITED06858166−£55mhighMERIDIAN LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED06614978−£32mhighATLANTIS OPERATIONS (UK) LIMITED06484012−£25mhighCIRCTEC ENGINEERING LTD.10380900−£17mhighHUBBARD PRODUCTS LIMITED06217134−£15mhighKUKA SYSTEMS UK LIMITED01154477−£14mhighSUZUKI GARPHYTTAN LIMITED06921232−£11mhighSWARCO SMART CHARGING LTD14479077−£11mhighHOLROYD PRECISION LTD05844176−£11mhigh
Methodology and provenance
This benchmark is derived from public Companies House accounts extracted by Firmwatch and grouped by mapped SIC sector. It is a public-data benchmark, not a credit score, valuation, or financial advice. Data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.