COLORCON LIMITED
Operating under the Colorcon brand, the company is a manufacturer of basic pharmaceutical products and is a subsidiary of Colorcon European Holdings (No 5) Ltd.
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Cash
£19m
-26.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£53m
-17.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
280
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£88m
-11.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £201,778,854 | £190,626,266 | £160,975,926 | -15.6% | |
| Operating profit | £69,061,949 | £59,711,187 | £52,181,217 | -12.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £94,804,398 | £99,652,512 | £87,754,504 | -11.9% | |
| Net profit | £77,472,518 | £83,351,887 | £73,551,235 | -11.8% | |
| Cash | £17,983,081 | £25,600,383 | £18,868,541 | -26.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £61,223,823 | £64,413,710 | £53,301,695 | -17.3% | |
| Equity | £61,223,823 | £64,413,710 | £53,301,695 | -17.3% | |
| Average employees | 297 | 291 | 280 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £15,504,189 | £15,421,583 | £17,144,524 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,415,880 | £827,298 | £700,080 | -15.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.2% | 31.3% | 32.4% | |
| Net margin | 38.4% | 43.7% | 45.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.51x | 2.57x | 1.90x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the current financial projections and available financial resources, the directors believe that the Company has sufficient liquid capital to meet its operational needs for the period through July 2027. The Company has no material commitments or contingencies that are expected to adversely affect its financial condition or ability to meet its obligations when they fall due. In accordance with this, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COLORCON LIMITED · parent
- Colorcon Asia Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, dividends of £15,000,000 have been paid.”
- “At the end of October 2024 the company ceased its distribution of products supplied and manufactured by IFF (International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.).”
- “During 2025, the company commenced a phased transition of certain customer relationships to a distribution model selling Functional Packaging products manufactured by an associated company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATCHELOR, Stephen John | Secretary | 2000-12-15 | — | British |
| BATCHELOR, Stephen John | Director | 2012-04-19 | Jul 1967 | British |
| LAUXMANN, Karen | Director | 2025-01-27 | Feb 1968 | British,German |
| TASKER, Simon | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Peter John | Secretary | — | 2000-12-15 |
| BAIN, David Francis | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2025-01-27 |
| BERWIND, Joanna Ellen | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2005-05-06 |
| BERWIND JUNIOR, Charles Graham | Director | — | 2003-06-06 |
| BLANEY, Terence William Daniel | Director | — | 1998-02-01 |
| BOEHNING, Thomas Dean | Director | — | 1995-01-10 |
| BYRNE, John Joseph | Director | — | 1995-01-10 |
| DENEUVILLE, Jean Claude | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2012-12-13 |
| FACER, Steven William | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2014-03-31 |
| HEDMAN, Martti Tapani | Director | 2007-02-14 | 2021-01-01 |
| HOFERT, Rolf Gunter Heinrich | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2002-06-28 |
| MCLELLAND, Michael B | Director | 1995-01-10 | 2007-07-06 |
| MOTZER, William Raymond | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| ZENUH, Stephen Francis | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2008-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorcon European Holdings (No.5) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-13 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2021-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.