Metal Drum Company Limited(The)
Active00703681ManufacturingIncorporated 20 Sept 1961 · Co Durham
The company's principal activity during the year continued to be the manufacture and retail of metal drums.
Revenue
£16.2m
▲ +13.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.9m
Margin 14.4%
Employees
71
– 0.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£11.4m
Total assets £17.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
May 2019Not available
May 2020
£11.0m
May 2021
£11.4m▲ +4.3%
May 2022
£17.4m▲ +52.5%
May 2023
£15.7m▼ -9.6%
May 2024
£14.3m▼ -9.0%
May 2025
£16.2m▲ +13.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £16.2m | ▲ +13.3% | £2.6m | 71 | £11.4m |
| 31 May 2024 | £14.3m | ▼ -9.0% | £1.6m | 71 | £9.8m |
| 31 May 2023 | £15.7m | ▼ -9.6% | £2.1m | 69 | £8.8m |
| 31 May 2022 | £17.4m | ▲ +52.5% | £2.0m | 69 | £7.1m |
| 31 May 2021 | £11.4m | ▲ +4.3% | £1.7m | 69 | £5.5m |
| 31 May 2020 | £11.0m | — | £749k | 72 | £4.1m |
| 31 May 2019 | — | — | — | — | £3.6m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 May 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £16.2m
- Gross profit
- £4.6m
- Operating profit
- £2.3m
- Profit before tax
- £2.6m
- Profit after tax
- £1.9m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £17.3m
- Cash
- £4.0m
- Total liabilities
- £5.8m
- Net assets
- £11.4m
- Revenue per employee
- £229k
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