METROPOLITAN HOMES LIMITED
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Executive summary
Metropolitan Homes Limited presents a concerning liquidity profile despite maintaining positive net assets of £3.4M. The company's current liabilities exceed current assets by nearly £1.9M, with cash having declined 92% over six years to just £20,000. While the 30-year track record and substantial property assets provide some comfort, the heavy reliance on illiquid stock and rising short-term obligations creates material solvency risk if creditor pressure mounts or property sales stall. Thorough investigation of the liability composition, stock realisability, and cash flow generation capacity is strongly recommended before any investment commitment.
Shareholders' funds
£3,414,984
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-08-04
- Employees
- 5 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 25 Stewart Road, Sheffield, England, S11 8XS
- Postcode
- S11 8XS
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 9 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-04
- Next due by
- 2027-08-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41100 Development of building projects
Officers 3 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 PARADISE SQUARE, SHEFFIELD, S1 2DE | 2017-12-18 |
| 38 FURNISS AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S17 3QL | 1995-05-16 |
| SHAIBERN HOUSE, 28 SCRUTTON STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4RQ | 1993-08-30 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 1,043 similar companies in S
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (5 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1993.
Competitors Sheffield
This company ranks 27 among development of building projects in Sheffield.
The class of 1993
50%
of the 624 companies in this sector incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 20 titles
- Freehold
- 15
- Leasehold
- 5
- Most recent registration
- 2023-01-05
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,738,850
- Where
- South Yorkshire (19), Derbyshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYK413623 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2023-01-05 | £395,000 |
| SYK82409 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2021-10-11 | £905,100 |
| SYK146097 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2019-05-14 | — |
| SYK663260 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2019-05-14 | — |
| SYK672080 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2019-05-14 | — |
| SYK662821 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2018-07-13 | — |
| SYK662822 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2018-07-13 | — |
| SYK409638 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2018-05-23 | £180,000 |
| SYK400158 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2017-06-15 | £220,000 |
| SYK526292 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2015-10-01 | — |
| SYK629488 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2015-07-06 | — |
| SYK533178 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2015-06-03 | — |
| SYK537633 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2015-06-03 | — |
| SYK537639 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2015-06-03 | — |
| SYK344407 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2012-10-10 | — |
| SYK539484 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2007-09-21 | — |
| SYK531537 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2007-03-01 | — |
| SYK452045 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2002-08-16 | £19,375 |
| SYK452046 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2002-08-16 | £19,375 |
| DY323058 | Derbyshire | Freehold | 2000-06-09 | — |
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