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COLART UK LIMITED

#00016193 · Active · Incorporated 1881-12-16 (144y 8m) · Last filing 2026-07-13 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46900 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-04-18 (in 8 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.6m

+13.7% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£7.3m

-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

55

0% vs 2024

Profit before tax

-£400k

-189.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £15,773,000£15,520,000£14,871,000 -4.2%
Operating profit £566,000£389,000£516,000 +32.6%
Profit before tax £189,000-£138,000-£400,000 -189.9%
Net profit £701,000-£136,000-£288,000 -111.8%
Cash £1,429,000£1,383,000£1,573,000 +13.7%
Total assets less current liabilities —£13,693,000£12,458,000 -9%
Net assets £8,897,000£7,641,000£7,323,000 -4.2%
Equity £8,897,000£7,641,000£7,323,000 -4.2%
Average employees 515555 0%
Wages £1,984,000£2,348,000£2,448,000 +4.3%
Directors' remuneration £415,000£548,000£541,000 -1.3%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 3.6%2.5%3.5%
Net margin 4.4%-0.9%-1.9%
Return on capital employed —2.8%4.1%
Current ratio 1.21x5.23x4.69x
Interest cover 0.74x0.42x0.52x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 4 times since incorporation

  1. COLART UK LIMITED 2021-07-16 → present
  2. COLART FINE ART & GRAPHICS LIMITED 1990-08-29 → 2021-07-16
  3. RECKITT & COLMAN FINE ART & GRAPHICS LIMITED 1986-06-02 → 1990-08-29
  4. RECKITT & COLMAN LEISURE LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1986-06-02
  5. WINSOR & NEWTON LIMITED 1881-12-16 → 1979-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting, which the directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons: AB Wilh. Becker has indicated that for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, it will continue to make available such funds as are needed by the Company and in particular will not seek repayment of the amounts currently made available. This will enable the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of signing financial statements by meeting its liabilities as they fall due for payment.”

Group structure

  1. COLART UK LIMITED · parent
    1. Colart Camlin Canvas Private Limited 81% · India · Dormant
    2. Bonny Colart Company Limited 50% · Japan · Packing, sale and distribution of artists materials

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 29 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PASQUIER, Gail Moira Director 2016-04-26 Jun 1965 British
TAYLOR, Anthony Charles Director 2020-01-09 Jun 1971 British
Show 29 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CHARLES, Michael Secretary 2011-06-21 2013-05-31
DOMINGO, Theriza Secretary 2014-04-01 2015-08-07
EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn Secretary 2013-05-31 2014-04-01
KEIGHTLEY, Janet Rosalyn Secretary 2006-07-06 2011-06-21
WALKER, Michael Frederick Secretary — 2006-07-06
ASTON, Paul Director 2008-02-25 2010-04-23
BARRATT, Mark Director 2017-07-10 2019-12-31
BIRDI, Sarabjit Singh Director 2014-04-01 2015-01-22
BOWEN, Anthony David Director 2006-07-10 2007-04-25
CHAMBERLAIN, Steven Paul Director 2010-03-09 2014-04-01
EVANS, Richard Jean Llewellyn Director 2014-04-01 2015-05-13
GOODBAN, Richard Director 2006-12-22 2010-03-09
HELLBERG, Mikael Director — 1997-01-01
HENDERSON, Michael William George Director 1993-08-01 2006-12-22
KEIGHTLEY, Janet Rosalyn Director 1994-04-14 2011-06-21
LEE, Doreen Ching Mei Director 2015-01-22 2016-02-25
MADATH, James Trevelyan Director 2014-04-28 2017-09-08
MOLLBERG, Kerstin Margareta Director — 1993-06-17
MURRAY, Donald Frederick, Sir Director — 1995-12-31
PEPALL, Lewis John Director 2011-06-21 2014-01-31
PLEUNE, Steven Christiaan Director — 2003-12-31
ROBSON, Neil Director 2009-03-02 2013-12-31
ROUVRE, Herve Philippe Pierre Director — 1994-04-13
SCHAJER, Alexandre Director — 1993-06-21
THIEME, Christian Director 2014-04-01 2015-06-19
URNES, Erik Director 2006-12-22 2008-11-05
WOODWARD, Paul Director 2012-03-31 2017-07-10
WOOLARD, Richard Charles Director 2010-03-09 2012-03-31
WRAIGHT, Christopher Edward Director — 2008-02-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Colart International Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2020-03-31 Active
Colart Contract Manufacturing Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2020-03-31

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 239 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2021-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
  • 2020-12-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2020-12-17 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-07-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-04-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-02-25 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-24 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-13 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-08-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-30 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2021-07-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-16 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution PDF
2021-04-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-17 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2020-12-17 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2020-07-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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