COLORMATRIX UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£646m
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£712k
-55.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £1,197,000 | £1,598,000 | -£4,000 | -100.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,197,000 | £1,598,000 | £712,000 | -55.4% | |
| Net profit | £402,000 | £745,000 | £39,000 | -94.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £711,944,000 | £734,371,000 | £701,279,000 | -4.5% | |
| Net assets | £672,297,000 | £673,042,000 | £645,881,000 | -4% | |
| Equity | £672,297,000 | £673,042,000 | £645,881,000 | -4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.8% | 8.6% | 8.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 3.50x | 3.84x | |
| Interest cover | 0.57x | 0.69x | -0.00x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a strong expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COLORMATRIX UK HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- ColorMatrix Europe Limited 100%
- Rutland International UK Ltd 100%
- POL Laconian de Mexico Holding Co 99.98%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 14 July 2026, the Company received an interim dividend of £10,500,000 from its wholly owned subsidiary, ColorMatrix Europe Limited.”
- “On the same date, the directors declared and paid an ordinary dividend of £8,000,000 and a preference dividend of £1,597,865.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAAL, Amanda Jayne | Secretary | 2016-01-14 | — | — |
| JAMES, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2017-10-30 | Aug 1979 | American |
| NORDLOH, William Cooney | Director | 2025-10-31 | Sep 1981 | American |
| SAAL, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2021-01-27 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Caroline Louise | Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| FROST, Mark David Wilson | Secretary | 2012-03-13 | 2013-06-30 |
| LOOSE, Steven | Secretary | 2006-04-26 | 2011-12-21 |
| PATRICK, Carolyn Clare | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2017-09-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-26 | 2006-04-26 |
| CRAWFORD, Zach David | Director | 2019-05-14 | 2024-07-31 |
| EWALD, Oliver C | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2010-06-30 |
| FIELDING, Gary James | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2020-12-02 |
| FROST, Mark David Wilson | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2013-06-30 |
| GELP, John | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-06-30 |
| HOSTY FREEMAN, Faye Marie | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2019-05-03 |
| KLAAS, Bjoern | Director | 2014-08-28 | 2017-10-30 |
| KRONIMUS, Holger Hans | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| LOOSE, Steven | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2010-06-30 |
| MACK, Timothy Stephen | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2010-06-30 |
| MERKLEIN, Norbert | Director | 2025-05-02 | 2025-10-31 |
| NUTTALL, David Alan | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2011-12-21 |
| PALUMBO, Keith R | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2010-06-30 |
| RAVENNA, William Harold | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2013-03-31 |
| REHNERT, Geoffrey S | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2007-11-21 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Michael R | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2011-12-21 |
| SUSLAK, Jason | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2018-07-20 |
| TATTUM, Steven Burgess, Dr | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avient Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-04-24 | Active |
| Polyone Luxembourg Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-08 | Ceased 2022-04-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.