COLOUR SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£115k
-79.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.8m
-14.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
52
-5.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£707k
-4.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,037,609 | £6,078,538 | £5,693,712 | £5,684,531 | £5,490,191 | £4,808,911 | -12.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £135,429 | -£409,978 | -£435,591 | -£655,914 | -£630,091 | +3.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £355,445 | £135,429 | -£416,209 | -£457,348 | -£675,770 | -£707,365 | -4.7% | |
| Net profit | £272,200 | £104,116 | -£257,652 | -£457,348 | -£675,770 | -£629,411 | +6.9% | |
| Cash | £1,799,552 | £1,523,107 | £1,225,761 | £1,052,869 | £563,492 | £114,642 | -79.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,085,155 | £6,518,594 | £6,033,895 | £5,507,763 | £4,716,575 | £3,893,832 | -17.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,835,302 | £5,935,418 | £5,673,766 | £5,214,418 | £4,506,648 | £3,845,237 | -14.7% | |
| Equity | £5,835,302 | £5,935,418 | £5,673,766 | £5,214,418 | £4,506,648 | £3,845,237 | -14.7% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £1,129,743 | £1,171,646 | £1,143,109 | £1,134,668 | £1,170,961 | £1,142,772 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £74,131 | £77,295 | £60,840 | £35,840 | £35,840 | £35,840 | 0% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.2% | -7.2% | -7.7% | -11.9% | -13.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 1.7% | -4.5% | -8.0% | -12.3% | -13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.1% | -6.8% | -7.9% | -13.9% | -16.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.22x | 3.92x | 2.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -65.80x | -20.02x | -33.03x | -51.34x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COLOUR SUPPLIES LIMITED 1987-11-20 → present
- WEALTHSCRATCH LIMITED 1987-08-03 → 1987-11-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the factors outlined above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements and therefore adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company sold freehold land and buildings after the 30th September 2025, with the proceeds being £825,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDING, Alan George | Secretary | 2018-10-26 | — | — |
| HARDING, Alan George | Director | 2002-06-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
| PEMBERTON, Denzil | Director | — | Nov 1955 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSLEY, Pauline | Secretary | 1998-09-11 | 2018-10-26 |
| JONES, Pamela | Secretary | — | 1998-09-11 |
| ALLMAN, Jayne | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2018-12-02 |
| ALLMAN, Marion Jane | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
| ELSLEY, Pauline | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2018-10-26 |
| HARDING, Edna Marion | Director | — | 2018-03-23 |
| HARDING, George Henry | Director | — | 2019-05-01 |
| JONES, Pamela | Director | — | 1998-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan George Harding | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-05-01 | Active |
| Mr George Henry Harding | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2019-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.