NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
+24.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.9m
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
37
-38.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£961k
+238.7% 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 | £23,895,000 | £25,012,000 | £23,024,000 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £138,000 | -£702,000 | £957,000 | +236.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £107,000 | -£693,000 | £961,000 | +238.7% | |
| Net profit | £107,000 | -£693,000 | £961,000 | +238.7% | |
| Cash | £2,593,000 | £2,881,000 | £3,588,000 | +24.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,662,000 | £6,969,000 | £7,930,000 | +13.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,662,000 | £6,969,000 | £7,930,000 | +13.8% | |
| Equity | £7,662,000 | £6,969,000 | £7,930,000 | +13.8% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 60 | 37 | -38.3% | |
| Wages | £2,692,000 | £2,946,000 | £1,686,000 | -42.8% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | -2.8% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | -2.8% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | -10.1% | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.9% | 57.5% | 43.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.38x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | 3.63x | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LIMITED 2021-03-16 → present
- N P AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS (EUROPE) LIMITED 1995-06-08 → 2021-03-16
- NBC (UK) LTD 1991-10-17 → 1995-06-08
- EVENCROWN SERVICES LIMITED 1991-10-04 → 1991-10-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomas & Young Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGANTÜRK, Hasan Safa | Secretary | 2025-03-07 | — | — |
| CHOW, Kwan Cheong | Director | 2021-08-10 | Dec 1952 | Singaporean |
| DOGANTURK, Hasan Safa | Director | 2023-03-10 | Sep 1960 | Turkish |
| TECK, Lim | Director | 2021-01-01 | Dec 1970 | Singaporean |
| TIEW, Ming Heng | Director | 2022-04-12 | Sep 1981 | Singaporean |
| XU, Jie | Director | 2023-03-10 | Aug 1981 | Chinese |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLEATHMAN, Charles Richard | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2015-01-23 |
| JONES, William Alan | Secretary | 1992-08-17 | 2005-01-31 |
| KIMURA, Takeshi | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| KUBO, Rikio | Secretary | 1991-10-17 | 1992-08-17 |
| SANDMAN, Jane | Secretary | 2016-10-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-10-04 | 1991-10-17 |
| AMANO, Shojiro | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-09-18 |
| AMANO, Shojiro | Director | 1997-04-28 | 1999-11-09 |
| DENNESS, Colin John | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| FUJISHIMA, Teruyoshi | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2001-07-12 |
| FUJISHIMA, Teruyoshi | Director | 1995-06-07 | 1998-03-24 |
| FUJITA, Tetsuro | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| GANESHANATHAN, Janardan | Director | 2021-08-10 | 2022-04-30 |
| HAGIHARA, Seiichiro | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2021-01-01 |
| HANAOKA, Hiroshi | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| HIRA, Sakao | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| IBUKI, Michio | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1995-06-07 |
| IWAMURA, Minoru | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2020-01-16 |
| JONES, William Alan | Director | 1992-08-17 | 2005-01-31 |
| KEMA, Kozo | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1995-06-07 |
| KIMURA, Takeshi | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2007-06-30 |
| KUBO, Rikio | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1992-08-17 |
| KUBO, Rikio | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1995-06-07 |
| MATSUURA, Makoto | Director | 1997-04-28 | 2005-06-30 |
| MIYASHITA, Katsuo | Director | 1995-06-07 | 1997-04-28 |
| MURE, Shoichi | Director | 2018-01-09 | 2021-01-01 |
| NAGASAKA, Atsushi | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2021-01-01 |
| NAGASAKA, Atsushi | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-01-26 |
| NISHIKAWA, Shigeo | Director | 2003-09-03 | 2005-06-30 |
| OKUDE, Yoshitaka | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| SAKAGUCHI, Norborv | Director | 1998-03-24 | 1999-11-09 |
| SAKAMOTO, Susumu | Director | 1995-06-07 | 1998-12-31 |
| SASAMURA, Takakazu | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| SAWADA, Takeshi | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2001-07-12 |
| SUENAGA, Hiroyoshi | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1995-06-07 |
| SUMIDA, Masaru | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| TAKASHIMA, Shigemitsu | Director | 1991-10-17 | 1992-08-17 |
| TANINO, Kozo | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2003-09-03 |
| TONGU, Tatsuya | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2019-01-01 |
| UENO, Hiroaki | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| UENO, Kazuo | Director | 1995-06-07 | 1997-04-28 |
| YAMADA, Mitsuo | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-01-01 |
| YAMANE, Yoshiki | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-10-04 | 1991-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Npae Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-06-29 | Active |
| Nippon Paint (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.