Kirby Bros.(Metal Merchants)Limited
iSource and licenceOfficial record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 15 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle dataOverview
Kirby Bros.(Metal Merchants)Limited's network
4 people1 organisationExplore in 3Di4 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this company.The large node is Kirby Bros.(Metal Merchants)Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
4 listediDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Kirby Junior | Director | 1997 | 29y 6m |
| Michael Raymond Kirby | Director | 1997 | 29y 6m |
| Patricia Maureen White | Director | 1996 | 29y 10m |
| Maureen Grace Kirby | Director |
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 31 January 2026Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 31 December 2025Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Board
Current officers
4iOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.| Name | Role | Appointed | Other boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Grace Kirby | Director | Not recorded | 1 other current board |
| Patricia Maureen White | Director | 18 December 1996 | No other current boards on our record |
| Douglas Kirby Junior | Director | 20 April 1997 | 1 other current board |
| Michael Raymond Kirby | Director | 20 April 1997 | 1 other current board |
Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former officers
5 listed, latest first| Name | Role | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marylin Higgs | Company secretary | 20 August 2001 | 31 January 2015 |
| Maisie Kirby | Director | Not recorded | 31 January 2015 |
| Susan Lyn Manley | Company secretary | 18 December 1996 | 20 August 2001 |
| Douglas Kirby | Director | Not recorded | 20 April 1997 |
| Clarence Walter John Kirby | Company secretary | Not recorded | 18 December 1996 |
When board seats may change
iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Who is on the board
iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.4 directors on the board
- Patricia Maureen White Director · appointed 1996
- Maureen Grace Kirby Director
- Douglas Kirby Junior Director · appointed 1997
- Michael Raymond Kirby Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Patricia Maureen White Director · appointed 1996
- Douglas Kirby Junior Director · appointed 1997
- Michael Raymond Kirby Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Patricia Maureen White Director · appointed 1996
Portfolio (3)
- Maureen Grace Kirby Director
- Douglas Kirby Junior Director · appointed 1997
- Michael Raymond Kirby Director · appointed 1997
Where else this board sits
The charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Network
Network
iThe large node is Kirby Bros.(Metal Merchants)Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
Financial history
10 years heldiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Scroll sideways to see every column.
| Year ending | Accounts | Turnover | Profit or loss | Net assets | Total assets less current liabilities | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | -£2.68k | -£2.12k | Not reported | 0.04 |
| 31 January 2025 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | -£1.79k | -£1.24k | Not reported | 0.04 |
| 31 January 2024 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | -£954 | £4 * | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 January 2023 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £23.71k | £23.71k | Not reported | 0 |
| 31 January 2022 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £24.46k | £24.46k | Not reported | 0 |
| 31 January 2021 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £25.15k | £25.15k | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 January 2020 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £25.78k | £25.78k | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 January 2019 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £26.58k | £26.58k | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 January 2018 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £27.16k | £27.16k | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 January 2017 | FRS102 | Not reported | Not reported | £27.72k | £27.72k | Not reported | Not reported |
- Absent is not zero. A figure shown as Not reported was not given in the accounts we hold. Small and micro companies do not have to file a profit and loss account, so turnover and profit are usually absent for them.
- Accounts for years ending in 2025 and 2026 are still being filed, so the newest years may be missing.
- * This filing does not give total assets less current liabilities, so the figure shown is fixed assets.
- Employees, cash and net assets are shown as Not shown when the filed figure is not possible (for example a negative headcount or negative cash).
Definitions
- Total assets less current liabilities
- Fixed assets plus current assets, minus what the company owes within a year. It is not total assets: cash can be larger than this figure when the company owes a lot in the short term. Where a filing does not give it, the table marks the fixed-assets figure used instead.
- Net assets
- What the company owns minus everything it owes. Also called shareholders' funds.
- Turnover
- Sales for the year. Only larger companies report it.
- Accounts
- The accounting framework named in the filing (for example FRS 102). Not stated means the filing does not say.
Source: Companies House accounts (iXBRL and XBRL), ten most recent years held, read by Governance Register from the monthly bulk accounts files. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Micro-entityThe smallest category of accounts, with a very short balance sheet.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 January 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 October 2027 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 14 January 2027 Due in 60 days
- Charges (secured loans)
- None registered
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
About this company
Companies House (opens in a new tab)- Company number
- 00833495
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Status
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Incorporated
- 7 January 1965
- Registered office
- 7 - 8 Britannia Business Park, Comet Way, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 6GE
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- Latest accounts
- 31 January 2026 (micro-entity)
Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Micro-entityThe smallest category of accounts, with a very short balance sheet.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 January 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 October 2027 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 14 January 2027 Due in 60 days
- Charges (secured loans)
- None registered
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Same registered address
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Same sector and place
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Recent news and events
From the public record
- 31 January 2026Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 31 December 2025Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Ownership
Group structure
This company is not part of a larger ownership group in our records: no holder of a majority of it is on the active Companies House record, and it holds no majority of another UK company.
People with significant control
2| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Patricia Maureen WhitePerson · British |
| 6 April 2016 | Current |
| Mrs Maureen Grace KirbyPerson · British |
| 6 April 2016 | Current |
2 current controllers and 0 former. Addresses and birth details are not shown.
Source: Companies House people with significant control data, snapshot of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Companies are linked to their page where the name matches an owner company in our ownership graph.
Companies it holds shares or votes in
0| Company | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Kirby (Metal Merchants) Limited (dissolved 2024)Dissolved | 25-50% shares, 25-50% votes | 6 April 2016 | Current |
| D. Kirby (Metal Merchants) Limited | 25-50% shares, 25-50% votes | 6 April 2016 | Current |
0 companies where it holds a majority now (more than 50% of shares or votes, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors); holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control. The whole group is in the structure above.