TRIMITE TOP CO LIMITED
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Cash
£639K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£11M
Equity attributable
Employees
69
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.8M
Period ending 2025-12-31
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.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,520,323 | £13,275,823 | £9,066,661 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£773,659 | -£609,373 | -£263,611 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£3,064,606 | £2,096,777 | -£1,840,410 | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£42,440 | — | -£3,064,606 | £2,075,396 | -£1,840,410 | — | |
| Cash | £1,179 | £941 | £1,970 | £699,644 | £95,925 | £638,541 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,553,840 | £3,155,346 | £2,882,251 | -£11,818,142 | -£9,026,776 | -£10,928,536 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,202,142 | £2,159,702 | — | -£11,818,142 | -£9,241,042 | -£11,081,452 | — | |
| Equity | £3,368,594 | £3,155,346 | £2,882,251 | -£11,818,142 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 110 | 102 | 88 | 81 | 82 | 69 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,306,512 | £3,042,384 | £2,213,844 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £346,009 | £194,650 | £134,860 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -5.3% | -4.6% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -21.1% | 15.6% | -20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 211.8% | 232.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.32x | 0.33x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.34x | -0.73x | -0.17x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed cashflow forecasts which extend beyond the period ending 31 December 2026. On this basis the directors consider that the group has sufficient resources to continue operating as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis,”
Group structure
- TRIMITE TOP CO LIMITED · parent
- Trimite Bid Co Limited 100%
- Trimite Global Coatings Group Limited 100%
- Glixtone Limited 100%
- Carrs Coatings Limited 100%
- Trimite Limited 100%
- Trimite Global Coatings Limited 100%
- Firwood Paints Limited 100%
Significant events
- “at the end of the period to 31 December 2025 Carrs Coatings Limited ceased to trade as an independent entity within the group, with its customer and supplier contracts instead being transferred to Trimite Global Coatings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-11-06 | — | — |
| EARLES, Steve | Director | 2026-04-24 | May 1970 | British |
| JOHNSON, Neil Allan | Director | 2019-11-26 | Dec 1969 | Canadian |
| SMITH, Nigel Ernest | Director | 2020-11-20 | Jun 1962 | British |
| THORNHILL, Stephen Paul | Director | 2019-11-26 | Oct 1964 | British |
| WESTWOOD, Thomas Philip | Director | 2023-04-20 | Aug 1993 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTOCK, Karl Robert | Director | 2018-08-30 | 2018-12-20 |
| COBB, Martin | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2024-01-29 |
| GAREA, Raymond | Director | 2019-08-13 | 2020-11-04 |
| HARRISON, Sharon | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2022-11-30 |
| KEMBERY, Edward Francis | Director | 2019-08-13 | 2019-10-11 |
| ROBERTS, David Gareth | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2020-11-04 |
| SHIVDASANI, Ajay | Director | 2019-08-13 | 2020-11-20 |
| WESTWOOD, Philip John | Director | 2019-02-12 | 2020-07-09 |
| WHITTLE, Neil Thomas | Director | 2025-01-24 | 2025-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trimite Ebt Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-12-01 | Ceased 2024-12-02 |
| Duke Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-18 | Active |
| Duke Royalty Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-11-04 | Ceased 2020-11-18 |
| Mrs Jayne Mary Roberts | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-03-02 | Ceased 2020-11-04 |
| Mr David Gareth Roberts | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-11-10 | Ceased 2020-11-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-02-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-12-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.