ALUMINIUM DIRECT LIMITED

Company number 05378022 ·

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Executive summary

Aluminium Direct Limited is a sub-scale micro-entity operating in the UK metals wholesale sector, with net assets of £31,865 representing a partial recovery from a five-year decline but still well below 2019 levels. The company's single-employee, family-owned structure provides cost discipline but creates significant key-person risk and limits its ability to compete on purchasing power or service breadth against larger distributors. While the 2025 improvement in the balance sheet is encouraging, the working capital position remains tight and the leverage ratio is elevated for a business exposed to commodity price volatility and cyclical end-markets. The company survives as a niche provider of bespoke aluminium extrusions rather than competing as a mainstream distributor.

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Shareholders' funds

£22,917

Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2005-02-28
Employees
2 (2026 accounts · was 1 in 2025)
Registered office
19 Welland Close, Caldecott, Market Harborough, England, LE16 8RZ
Postcode
LE16 8RZ
Capital
10,000 GBP
Accounts category
Micro

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-03-31
Next due by
2027-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-02-28
Next due by
2027-03-14
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46720 Wholesale of metals and metal ores

Officers 3 current · 3 resigned

Appointed 2023-03-07
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Appointed 2005-03-01
Appointed 2005-02-28

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Contact details

Website
aluminiumdirect.co.uk
Phone
01536205880

Aluminium direct offer bespoke aluminium extruded profiles.Design and technical assistance for cnc and fabricated aluminum extruded profiles also aluminium sheet and aluminium snapframes off the shelf or to bespoke sizes with Stockholding facilities

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
UNIT 1 NAYLAN ROAD, EARLSTREES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CORBY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NN17 4DR2006-03-10
19 WELLAND CLOSE, CALDECOTT, NR MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE LE16 8RZ2005-09-02

Among its peers

3rd oldest

of 11 similar companies in LE, trading since 2005

Competitors Leicester

This company ranks 4 among wholesale of metals and metal ores in Leicester.

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The class of 2005

34%

of the 154,486 companies incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 63% have since been dissolved.

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