BROADWAY COLOURS LTD
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Cash
£501k
-20.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4.8m
-4.2% vs 2024
Employees
61
+7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£372k
-544.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,592,969 | £9,555,420 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £79,283 | -£373,959 | -571.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £83,735 | -£371,993 | -544.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £96,413 | -£214,735 | -322.7% | |
| Cash | £1,012,275 | £1,286,071 | £628,951 | £500,635 | -20.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,977,265 | £4,804,893 | £5,293,134 | £4,924,421 | -7% | |
| Net assets | £3,814,281 | £4,504,080 | £4,978,874 | £4,767,419 | -4.2% | |
| Equity | £3,814,281 | £4,504,080 | £4,978,874 | £4,767,419 | -4.2% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 56 | 57 | 61 | +7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,966,637 | £2,192,640 | +11.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £195,084 | £332,001 | +70.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.9% | -3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.1% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1.5% | -7.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.87x | 2.97x |
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
- BROADWAY COLOURS LTD 2011-10-05 → present
- SPECTRA MASTERBATCH LIMITED 1997-02-25 → 2011-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Lovewell Blake LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BROADWAY COLOURS LTD · parent
- Broadway Colours GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, Broadway Colours GmbH ceased to trade and began the liquidation process. April 2025 was the final month of trade, with closure effective from 1 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYNARD, Joseph John Edward | Secretary | 1997-02-27 | — | British |
| BOGGIS, Laura | Director | 2023-11-19 | Jan 1986 | British |
| HARVEY, Alexander | Director | 2025-04-14 | Mar 1984 | British |
| MAYNARD, Claire Jane | Director | 2000-06-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MAYNARD, Joseph John Edward | Director | 1997-02-27 | Nov 1971 | British |
| RAYNER, Stephen, Dr | Director | 2025-04-14 | Feb 1983 | British |
| RUTKINS, David | Director | 2020-01-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-25 | 1997-02-27 |
| BARBER, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| GIBLIN, Mark Joseph | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Trevor Frank | Director | 1997-02-27 | 2004-07-15 |
| JOHNSON, John Charles | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Sarah Margaret | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| MAYNARD, John Edward | Director | 1997-03-05 | 2026-02-01 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-25 | 1997-02-27 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-25 | 1997-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Edward Maynard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
| Mr Joseph John Edward Maynard | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-03-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.