BRITISH COLLOIDS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20m
+37.3% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.9m
+5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,614,000 | £5,929,000 | +5.6% | |
| Operating profit | £5,614,000 | £5,929,000 | +5.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,614,000 | £5,929,000 | +5.6% | |
| Net profit | £5,053,000 | £5,336,000 | +5.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £14,315,000 | £19,651,000 | +37.3% | |
| Equity | £14,315,000 | £19,651,000 | +37.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Net margin | 90.0% | 90.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Audit Firm
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company generated a net profit of £5,336,000 (2024: net profit of £5,053,000), has net assets of £19,651,000 (2024: net assets of £14,315,000) and current assets of the Company exceeded its current liabilities by £19,497,000 (2024: £14,161,000). Profits are related to income from shares in group undertakings and are expected to continue in the foreseeable future. Therefore, after making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRITISH COLLOIDS LIMITED · parent
- Abbott India Limited 6.92%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOGAY, Kevan | Secretary | 2015-02-13 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Ross Iain | Director | 2025-04-25 | Apr 1976 | British |
| CLAYTON, Michael Robert Kendall | Director | 2020-03-23 | Apr 1974 | British |
| WENNER, James Russell | Director | 2025-12-10 | Sep 1967 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTE, Michael George Ernest | Secretary | — | 1996-09-30 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael James | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| DAWES, Melvin John | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2010-02-15 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-02-15 | 2015-02-13 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Richard Alan | Director | 1996-09-03 | 1999-09-30 |
| BOOTE, Michael George Ernest | Director | — | 1996-09-03 |
| DAVIES, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2023-10-15 | 2025-12-10 |
| DE LAVENNE DE LA MONTOISE, Bertrand | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-02-13 |
| DEE, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2013-09-30 |
| FREYMAN, Thomas Craig | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2016-01-29 |
| HALL, Gary James | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2018-09-27 |
| HANSTEDE, Hendrikus Joannes Maria | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2010-08-26 |
| HARRIS, Neil | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2025-04-25 |
| HUDSON, Susan Michelle | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2018-08-31 |
| KOOPMANS, Egidius Aloysius Alphonsus Maria | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2004-10-01 |
| KOZMINA, Natalia Sergeyevna | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2013-05-31 |
| LOMAN, Eduard | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| MCCOY, John Arthur | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2023-10-15 |
| MOUNTRICHAS, Georgios | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2020-03-23 |
| PETERSON, Karen Marie | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2021-03-08 |
| SMITH, Michael James | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2016-04-19 |
| WEIDAUER, Thomas Jurgen, Dr | Director | 2009-08-11 | 2011-03-15 |
| WEITEKAMPER, Frank | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2017-03-03 |
| WITTELAAR, Joseph | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2001-02-21 |
| YOOR, Brian | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2020-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.