AXALTA POWDER COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+1.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£53m
-5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
77
+8.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£941k
+1% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,496,000 | £25,048,000 | £26,313,000 | £26,909,000 | £31,613,000 | +17.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,400,000 | £171,000 | £895,000 | £853,000 | £944,000 | +10.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,643,000 | £240,000 | £890,000 | £932,000 | £941,000 | +1% | |
| Net profit | £2,585,000 | £190,000 | £827,000 | £720,000 | £1,121,000 | +55.7% | |
| Cash | £3,686,000 | £2,490,000 | £3,305,000 | £1,912,000 | £1,936,000 | +1.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,937,000 | £54,177,000 | £55,042,000 | £55,974,000 | £53,067,000 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £53,680,000 | £53,870,000 | £54,678,000 | £55,398,000 | £52,609,000 | -5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £54,678,000 | £55,398,000 | £52,609,000 | -5% | |
| Average employees | 57 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 77 | +8.5% | |
| Wages | £2,437,000 | £2,738,000 | £2,749,000 | £3,297,000 | £4,258,000 | +29.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £117,000 | £102,000 | £98,000 | £128,000 | £134,000 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £10,000 | £10,000 | £8,000 | -20% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 0.7% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.4% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -62.7% | -37.7% | 16.8% | 21.7% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.51x | 1.38x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 10.91x | 0.39x | 0.69x | 2.62x | 2.16x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- AXALTA POWDER COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 2013-05-31 → present
- DUPONT POWDER COATINGS UK LIMITED 1999-11-18 → 2013-05-31
- HERBERTS POWDER COATINGS LIMITED 1993-01-04 → 1999-11-18
- BECKER POWDERS LIMITED 1989-07-05 → 1993-01-04
- BECKER VANGUARD LIMITED 1986-06-30 → 1989-07-05
- DUFAY VANGUARD LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1986-06-30
- VANGUARD POWDER COATINGS LIMITED 1972-09-28 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, no material adverse impact on the company's ability to continue as a going concern has been identified.”
Group structure
- AXALTA POWDER COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED · parent
- Axalta Coating Systems USA Holdings, Inc. 100%
- Dura Coat Products Inc 100%
- Dura Coat Products of Alabama, Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “Akzo Nobel N.V. ("Akzo Nobel") and Axalta Coating Systems Limited have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, expected to complete in late 2026 or 2027, subject to approval.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JORDENS, Marc | Director | 2026-04-14 | Mar 1969 | Dutch |
| YOUENS, Laura Michele | Director | 2025-03-28 | Feb 1983 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Andrew | Secretary | 2005-10-06 | 2013-01-24 |
| BLENKINSOPP, James Ian | Secretary | 2013-03-20 | 2025-03-28 |
| CLEMENTS, Sarah Frances | Secretary | 2002-02-15 | 2005-10-06 |
| DAGLISH, Robin | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | 2002-02-11 |
| RISING, William Stanley | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1999-02-12 |
| ROBERTS, Aled | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| ANDON, John George | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| BACK, Martin Howard | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1997-02-28 |
| BAKER, Andrew | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2013-01-24 |
| BIESMAN, John | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2000-03-31 |
| BLENKINSOPP, James Ian | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2025-03-28 |
| BURN, Ian | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-09-28 |
| DUPRE, Werner | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| GOUGH, Adrian Paul | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2013-01-24 |
| KILLINGSTAD, Jon | Director | 1999-10-22 | 2005-11-09 |
| LEWIS, John R | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2003-03-31 |
| LONGSTAFF, Geoffrey George | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| MOLLBERG, Kerstin | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| PETZINGER, Gerd | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1999-11-01 |
| RIDGEWAY, John | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2025-04-30 |
| RISING, William Stanley | Director | 1989-09-04 | 2000-02-12 |
| RISING, William Stanley | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| RIVA, Michel | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2004-11-01 |
| ROBERTS, Aled | Director | 1986-04-11 | 2001-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Aled | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| SCHULTE, Klaus | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1993-07-01 |
| SEITZ, Ulrich | Director | 1993-12-09 | 1997-07-15 |
| SIMPSON, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2025-05-01 | 2026-04-14 |
| TAYLOR, Michael John | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2008-01-31 |
| THOMPSON, Sidney Hume | Director | — | 1992-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axalta Coating Systems Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2020-12-10 | Active |
| Axalta Coating Systems Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2020-12-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge 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.