JOHN LAWRIE METALS LIMITED
Company number SC036725 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
John Lawrie Metals Limited presents as a financially stable, well-governed business benefiting from the substantial institutional backing of Arcelormittal, its ultimate parent. The company's 63-year trading history, full accounts filing, and compliance record indicate sound operational health, though the modest share capital relative to operational scale warrants attention to the broader funding structure. The prognosis is positive, supported by growing demand for recycled metals in steel production and the North Sea decommissioning market, provided the company manages commodity price volatility and geographic concentration risks.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1961-08-11
- Registered office
- Jlm Greenbank Road, East Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB12 3BQ
- Postcode
- AB12 3BQ
- Capital
- 10,408 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-31
- Next due by
- 2027-08-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 38320 Recovery of sorted materials
- 46630 Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery
- 46720 Wholesale of metals and metal ores
- 46770 Wholesale of waste and scrap
Officers 7 current · 26 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Arcelormittal S.A. (B82.454) — since 2024-09-30
Controlled by JOHN LAWRIE GROUP LIMITED — since 2017-11-17
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA412721 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- johnlawrie.com
As the largest scrap metal recycler in the North-East of Scotland, we handle around 300,000te of scrap metal annually. We have scrap metal yards and metal recycling locations in Aberdeen, Shetland and Evanton, near Inverness.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JOHN LAWRIE (ABERDEEN) LTD. | 2019-01-04 |
| JOHN LAWRIE & CO. (ABERDEEN) LIMITED | 1990-01-01 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HARENESS ROAD, ALTENS, INDUSTRIAL EST, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB12 3LE | 2010-12-06 |
| GREENBANK ROAD, EAST TULLOS, ABERDEEN, AB12 3BQ | 1999-06-15 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 30 similar companies in AB — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1961
Businesses that transport or deal in waste must register with the Environment Agency. You can check this company on the official register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers.