MAGNA COLOURS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
-22.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.1m
-28.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
38
-5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-6.2% vs 2024
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,996,235 | £9,773,932 | £14,042,498 | £12,393,797 | £12,460,999 | £11,875,326 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,459,366 | £947,744 | £1,366,878 | £1,088,344 | £1,522,431 | £1,431,869 | -5.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,459,366 | £948,666 | £1,368,478 | £1,162,993 | £1,547,525 | £1,451,526 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,036,234 | £819,254 | £1,086,588 | £1,157,362 | £1,160,140 | £1,290,339 | +11.2% | |
| Cash | £4,071,083 | £1,311,208 | £3,070,754 | £4,104,697 | £2,651,669 | £2,056,326 | -22.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,612,300 | £8,456,522 | £9,650,722 | £10,760,660 | £4,496,059 | £3,282,102 | -27% | |
| Net assets | £7,561,957 | £8,381,211 | £9,467,799 | £10,625,161 | £4,335,557 | £3,119,202 | -28.1% | |
| Equity | £7,561,957 | £8,381,211 | £9,467,799 | £10,625,161 | £4,335,557 | £3,119,202 | -28.1% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 38 | -5% | |
| Wages | £1,332,065 | £1,472,915 | £2,097,151 | £1,901,934 | £1,855,329 | £1,743,324 | -6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £119,750 | £233,441 | £384,201 | £151,663 | £182,812 | £184,053 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £9,380 | £9,637 | £10,000 | +3.8% |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 8.8% | 12.2% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.3% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 10.1% | 33.9% | 43.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.1% | 24.0% | 25.6% | 23.5% | 39.3% | 46.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.23x | 2.41x | 1.98x |
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
- MAGNA COLOURS LIMITED 1989-06-26 → present
- MAGNA DYESTUFFS & CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED 1978-07-13 → 1989-06-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shorts
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months...”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 14th July 2026, the Company paid a dividend of £1,000,000 to Magna Colours Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODWARD, Alison Kay | Secretary | 2012-08-20 | — | — |
| BOX, Peter Andrew | Director | 2022-11-09 | Jul 1983 | British |
| JAMES, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2021-07-01 | Aug 1979 | American |
| SAAL, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2021-07-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY, Judith Margaret | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2012-08-20 |
| HASELGROVE, Richard Anthony | Secretary | — | 1994-01-17 |
| OLDMEADOW, Colin Leslie | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2005-08-01 |
| SCHOFIELD, Jane Lesley | Secretary | 1994-01-17 | 2004-05-31 |
| ABBEY, James Sidney | Director | — | 2012-08-20 |
| ABBEY, Judith Margaret | Director | 1993-05-04 | 2012-08-20 |
| ABBEY, Thomas James | Director | 1993-12-15 | 2021-07-01 |
| BELL, Steven Derek | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2004-06-30 |
| COLE, Robert Charles | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2018-05-18 |
| CRAWFORD, Zach David | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| HARDY, Jeanette Wallace | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2016-08-26 |
| HASELGROVE, Richard Anthony | Director | 1993-12-15 | 1994-01-17 |
| HASELGROVE, Richard Anthony | Director | 1993-12-15 | 1995-06-30 |
| HIGGINSON, Keith | Director | 1993-12-15 | 1995-07-31 |
| JOWETT, Desmond Graham | Director | 1993-12-15 | 1994-01-31 |
| KAELIN, Hermann Fredrick | Director | — | 2012-04-01 |
| KEATON, James, Professor | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| PARRY, Helen Mary | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2022-09-01 |
| RILEY, Jack | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| SCHOFIELD, Jane Lesley | Director | — | 2004-05-31 |
| WALKER, Stephen | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas James Abbey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-01 |
| Magna Colours Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.