COLART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£33m
-5.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
82
-8.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3m
+60.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£5,077,000 | -£4,847,000 | -£4,723,000 | +2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £203,000 | -£7,650,000 | -£2,988,000 | +60.9% | |
| Net profit | £361,000 | -£6,912,000 | -£1,784,000 | +74.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,838,000 | £70,154,000 | £67,994,000 | -3.1% | |
| Net assets | £42,280,000 | £35,041,000 | £33,208,000 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £42,280,000 | £35,041,000 | £33,208,000 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 96 | 90 | 82 | -8.9% | |
| Wages | £7,223,000 | £6,461,000 | £6,245,000 | -3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,163,000 | £2,212,000 | £2,288,000 | +3.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -12.1% | -6.9% | -6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.23x | 0.46x | 0.30x | |
| Interest cover | -0.59x | -0.56x | -0.54x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- COLART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2006-12-12 → present
- COLART INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1999-08-06 → 2006-12-12
- BROOMCO (1693) LIMITED 1998-10-29 → 1999-08-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties casting significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.”
Group structure
- COLART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Colart PFP (GP) Limited 100%
- Colart PFP (LP) Limited 100%
- Colart Scotland LP Limited 100%
- Colart Pension Trustees Ltd 100%
- WRGP Limited 100%
- Winsor & Newton Limited 100%
- Colart Sweden AB 100%
- Colart Americas Incorporated 100%
- Colart Le Mans SAS 100%
- Colart Tianjin Art Materials Co Limited 90%
- Colart Italiana SpA 100%
- Colart Iberica SpA 100%
- Colart Northern Europe GmbH 100%
- Colart Benelux B.V. 100%
- Colart France SAS 100%
- Colart UK Limited 100%
- Crown Artist Brush Limited 100%
- Snazaroo Holdings Limited 100%
- Colart Europe SAS 100%
- Colart Camlin Canvas Pvt Limited 81%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN-IRELAND, Sara | Director | 2024-08-19 | Jul 1984 | British |
| GUINIER, Romain-Thierry | Director | 2023-05-12 | Jun 1964 | French |
| LOSQ, Helen Marie | Director | 2026-02-10 | Jul 1976 | British |
| PASQUIER, Gail Moira | Director | 2016-04-26 | Jun 1965 | British |
| SPIGHT, Jonathan Paul William | Director | 2016-10-20 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Anthony David | Secretary | 1999-06-11 | 2007-04-17 |
| ROBSON, Neil | Secretary | 2007-04-24 | 2014-01-02 |
| THIEME, Christian | Secretary | 2014-01-02 | 2015-06-19 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-29 | 1999-06-11 |
| BARNES, Mair | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2014-09-04 |
| BARRATT, Mark | Director | 2015-09-07 | 2019-12-31 |
| BEESTON, Jane Marie | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2025-11-30 |
| BRAUTIGAM, Thomas Carl Hanz | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2015-10-02 |
| CORBY, Caroline Frances | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2000-09-20 |
| DESJOBERT, Xavier Michel | Director | 2009-11-08 | 2014-09-04 |
| EDSTROM, Lotta Anna Charlotta | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2018-08-01 |
| HAMMOND, Nigel Derek | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2002-03-15 |
| HANSSON, Mats Nils Ole | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2012-03-07 |
| HENDERSON, Michael William George | Director | 1999-06-11 | 2009-09-14 |
| HENNINGSON, Sven-Ake | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2000-06-01 |
| JAMIESON, Nicholas Alister | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2002-03-15 |
| LINDEN, Ulf | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2007-05-16 |
| LINDEN URNES, Janny Ulrika | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2003-07-16 |
| LINDEN URNES, Jenny | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2009-06-09 |
| LINDSTAM, Magnus | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2006-10-02 |
| LINDSTEDT, Sten Ake | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2007-04-04 |
| LINDÉN URNES, Jenny Ulrika Ulfsdotter, Mrs. | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2014-09-04 |
| MIVER, Hans | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| ROPER, Gordon Edward Lawrence | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-09-04 |
| RUSSELL, Tobias Alexander Ellis | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-09-20 |
| THIEME, Christian | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-06-19 |
| URNES, Erik | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2014-09-04 |
| VAN SCHIE, Adrianus Hendrikus Maria | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2023-06-13 |
| VON HAUSWOLFF, Claes | Director | 2009-11-08 | 2014-09-04 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-29 | 1999-06-11 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-29 | 1999-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colart Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.