OXERRA PIGMENTS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£135k
-57.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8.7m
-7.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
58
+7.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£672k
-34.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,895,042 | £17,185,517 | £12,699,678 | £9,583,433 | -24.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,471,727 | -£923,021 | -£498,430 | -£672,233 | -34.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,597,674 | -£757,236 | -£499,333 | -£672,233 | -34.6% | |
| Net profit | -£3,597,674 | -£757,236 | -£345,395 | -£672,233 | -94.6% | |
| Cash | £861,281 | £558,830 | £318,030 | £134,944 | -57.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,132,523 | £12,457,715 | £12,105,271 | £11,426,167 | -5.6% | |
| Net assets | £15,685,970 | £9,682,583 | £9,337,188 | £8,664,955 | -7.2% | |
| Equity | £15,685,970 | £9,682,583 | £9,337,188 | £8,664,955 | -7.2% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 54 | 54 | 58 | +7.4% | |
| Wages | £3,388,805 | £2,710,064 | £2,010,304 | £2,428,940 | +20.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.3% | -5.4% | -3.9% | -7.0% | |
| Net margin | -8.6% | -4.4% | -2.7% | -7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -15.0% | -7.4% | -4.1% | -5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 44.3% | 44.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.88x | 3.02x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | -27.56x | -29.26x | — | — |
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 5 times since incorporation
- OXERRA PIGMENTS UK LIMITED 2023-04-13 → present
- VENATOR PIGMENTS UK LIMITED 2018-03-19 → 2023-04-13
- HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS (UK) LIMITED 2014-10-16 → 2018-03-19
- ROCKWOOD PIGMENTS (UK) LIMITED 2000-12-22 → 2014-10-16
- LAPORTE PIGMENTS (UK) LIMITED 2000-01-04 → 2000-12-22
- G.P.V. (U.K.) LIMITED 1989-06-14 → 2000-01-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hamlyns Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have gained assurances from the ultimate parent undertaking, Cathay Pigments Holdings Limited, that continued financial support will be provided. The ultimate parent company has shown its commitment to the directors that it will provide continuous and sufficient financial resources to the company for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- OXERRA PIGMENTS UK LIMITED · parent
- Oxerra Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Excalibur Realty UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the closure of cadmium production at the Kidsgrove site in 2021 a review has been carried out on the necessary steps required to decommission the cadmium plant and as such a dilapidation provision has been entered into the accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHGATE, Timothy Michael John | Secretary | 2023-03-31 | — | — |
| SOUTHGATE, Timothy Michael John | Director | 2023-03-31 | Nov 1973 | British |
| YU, Kwan Yau | Director | 2023-03-31 | Aug 1952 | British |
| YU, Kwan Ping David | Director | 2023-03-31 | Dec 1953 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEPPER, Andrew David | Secretary | — | 1998-05-22 |
| PHILLIPSON, Richard Justin James | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Handran | Secretary | 1998-05-22 | 2000-08-01 |
| WHALLEY, Amanda | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2000-11-17 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-17 | 2009-10-23 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-10-23 | 2014-10-01 |
| ABRUNZO, Donna Marie | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2002-09-24 |
| BRIAN, Patrick Raymond | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2007-10-05 |
| DEFOORT, Bertrand Maurice Andre | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| DIXON, Michael Christopher | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-07-01 |
| HOUGHTON, Richard Charles | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2008-09-12 |
| IBBOTSON, Stephen Duncan Julian, M | Director | 2019-03-15 | 2022-08-31 |
| LETMAN, George Edward | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2002-06-19 |
| MARSH, Alastair Stewart | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2000-02-14 |
| MERTENS, Peter Karl-Heinz | Director | — | 1992-07-22 |
| NIXON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2008-09-12 | 2014-10-01 |
| OGDEN, Kurt David | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2023-03-31 |
| PEHRSON, John Jeffrey | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2023-03-31 |
| PEPPER, Andrew David | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| PEPPER, Sandra | Director | — | 1999-11-01 |
| PHILLIPSON, Richard Justin James | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| RAPAPORT, Ronald Lee | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2001-02-22 |
| RIORDAN, Thomas James | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2014-09-30 |
| ROSS, Andrew Martin | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Handran | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2000-11-17 |
| STOLLE, Russell Robert | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2019-03-15 |
| TONER, Daniel Francis | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2000-11-17 |
| TURNER, Simon | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creambay Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-07-15 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-15 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-15 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.