MACDERMID CANNING LIMITED
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Cash
£2k
-95.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£85m
+20.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
28
+47.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15m
+12.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £23,110,000 | £28,951,000 | £29,437,000 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,699,000 | £12,211,000 | £14,240,000 | +16.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,799,000 | £12,929,000 | £14,502,000 | +12.2% | |
| Net profit | £7,616,000 | £10,925,000 | £13,896,000 | +27.2% | |
| Cash | £46,000 | £49,000 | £2,000 | -95.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,534,000 | £70,413,000 | £84,969,000 | +20.7% | |
| Net assets | £59,514,000 | £70,263,000 | £84,550,000 | +20.3% | |
| Equity | £59,514,000 | £70,263,000 | £84,550,000 | +20.3% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 19 | 28 | +47.4% | |
| Wages | £1,156,000 | £1,276,000 | £1,669,000 | +30.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £205,000 | £163,000 | £149,000 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 33.3% | 42.2% | 48.4% | |
| Net margin | 33.0% | 37.7% | 47.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.9% | 17.3% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.8% | 6.8% | 6.2% | |
| Current ratio | 11.93x | 14.93x | 16.28x |
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
- MACDERMID CANNING LIMITED 2002-02-25 → present
- ISAAC BENTLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED 1955-10-28 → 2002-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have considered forecasts of trading and cash flows for the company, which are subject to a group cash pooling process which are available on call to the company, and have determined that the company has, or can expect to have, sufficient working capital for its needs for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. This was supported by a letter of support from the ultimate parent company, Element Solutions Inc. ... The directors consider this to have no impact on the going concern assessment and therefore consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MACDERMID CANNING LIMITED · parent
- Macdermid Europe SAS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCONNOR, Stephen Martin | Director | 2003-11-07 | Feb 1968 | British |
| TORKINGTON, Nathan Lee | Director | 2025-11-01 | Feb 1995 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPPS, John Edward | Secretary | 2017-04-07 | 2017-10-17 |
| DARBY, Kim | Secretary | 1998-06-30 | 2002-02-22 |
| LEWIS, Roger Andrew | Secretary | 1995-06-20 | 1998-06-30 |
| MORRIS, Graham | Secretary | 1993-10-31 | 1995-06-20 |
| RICHARDS, Roger Edward | Secretary | 2002-02-22 | 2017-04-07 |
| WOOD, John James | Secretary | — | 1993-10-31 |
| BROWN, David Macdonald | Director | 1992-08-28 | 1995-07-17 |
| BROWN, Ronald Geoffrey | Director | 1995-06-20 | 1997-02-15 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2023-02-15 | 2025-11-01 |
| CHRONISTER, Phyllis | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2016-07-15 |
| CONNOLLY, John Patrick | Director | 2017-04-07 | 2017-10-17 |
| CORDANI, John Louis | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2016-09-14 |
| DARBY, Kim | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2001-06-11 |
| DUDLEY, Alan | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1998-06-30 |
| ECCLES, Peter Terence | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2002-06-18 |
| JOHANSEN, Peter John Sverre | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2000-09-06 |
| LANGLEY, Edward Noel | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Roger Andrew | Director | 1995-06-20 | 1999-02-12 |
| MCMANUS, Simon Paul | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2019-07-15 |
| MERCALLI, Filippo | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2023-02-15 |
| MONTEIRO, Frank Joseph | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2017-04-07 |
| PHASEY, Lance John Passant | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2003-06-18 |
| PICKENS, Ray | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2004-12-31 |
| ROSE, Michael Leigh | Director | 2000-09-06 | 2002-11-04 |
| SHARD, George Edward | Director | 1993-12-31 | 1995-07-17 |
| WHELDON, Edward Henry | Director | — | 1992-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macdermid Continental Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-28 | Active |
| Macdermid (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-23 | Ceased 2020-07-28 |
| Macdermid Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | 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.