A UK recycling company has gone into liquidation, resulting in the loss of more than 600 jobs. The Insolvency Service confirmed that Unimetals Recycling (UK) Ltd was wound up in the High Court on 25 November 2025, with the Official Receiver appointed as liquidator.
Company details and creditor claims
Unimetals Recycling had close to 30 sites across the country and was headquartered in Stratford-upon-Avon. A statement of affairs for Unimetals Group Limited, one of the corporate entities associated with the business, revealed that its creditors totalled £85,130,185.70.
Sims Group Holdings, whose UK base was taken over by Unimetals in 2024, was owed £62,771,539.52, while another related Unimetals company was owed £22,235,746.55. Deloitte was owed £24,915.60, and JP Morgan was owed £769.55.
Job losses and official statement
All Unimetals Recycling (UK) Ltd sites were disclaimed by the Official Receiver on 25 November. As a result of the liquidation, 607 employees were made redundant. All affected employees were given information on how to make statutory claims from the Redundancy Payments Service.
A spokesperson for the company said last year: "We have today filed a petition for the compulsory liquidation of Unimetals Recycling (UK) Ltd. We recognise how distressing this news will be for everyone connected to Unimetals Recycling (UK) Ltd, particularly our employees who have worked tirelessly over the last year since we acquired it from Sims to try to turn this business around."
The spokesperson added: "Our priority now is to work closely with all stakeholders, including employees, suppliers, customers, creditors and our regulators, to ensure that the liquidation process is managed safely, responsibly and transparently. We are working urgently to agree on a clear plan and timeline for what happens next."
The liquidation made headlines again this summer when Oxfordshire County Council called for one of its former sites to be reopened.
