AURA METALS LIMITED
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Executive summary
Aura Metals Limited presents a high-risk investment profile characterised by a dramatically reduced revenue base, a wafer-thin equity cushion of £248K, and explicit dependence on Lloyds Bank facilities for ongoing solvency. While the company has returned to profitability with improved margins over the past two periods, the near-zero working capital headroom, commodity price exposure, and acknowledged structural margin pressures from market transparency create significant downside risk if bank support is withdrawn or trading conditions deteriorate.
Shareholders' funds
£247,712
Balance sheet as at 2026-06-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of international metal trading and UK foundry ingot supplies.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-01-25
- Employees
- 7 (2026 accounts · was 8 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Ground Floor Kings House, 174 Hammersmith Road, London, England, W6 7JP
- Postcode
- W6 7JP
- Capital
- 75,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-06-30
- Next due by
- 2028-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-28
- Next due by
- 2027-02-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46720 Wholesale of metals and metal ores
Officers 3 current · 4 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA862447 (Tier 1), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- aura.co.uk
Aura Metals Ltd supplies high-quality Cu-based alloy ingots to the UK foundry market and master alloys to customers worldwide. As trusted ISO-certified stockists and distributors, we offer full traceability, reliable delivery, and technical expertise for all metal supply requirements.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| HOWARD LAMBERT LIMITED | 2005-02-09 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 39A WELBECK STREET, LONDON, W1G 8DH | 2020-06-30 |
| 9 BEAUCHAMP PLACE, LONDON, SW3 1NQ | 2012-07-19 |
| 40 BYRON AVENUE, COULSDON, SURREY CR5 2JR | 2001-08-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 64 similar companies in W, trading since 2001
No.11 of the largest wholesale of metals and metal ores companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 11 among wholesale of metals and metal ores in London.
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,160 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.