COLORMATRIX EUROPE LIMITED
Operating as an indirect subsidiary of the NYSE-listed Avient Corporation, the company manufactures specialty polymers, dyes, and pigments used to improve the performance and aesthetics of plastic products.
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Cash
£836k
+21.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£753m
+12.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
120
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37m
+20% 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 | £40,634,000 | £41,605,000 | £37,894,000 | -8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,071,000 | £2,733,000 | £2,094,000 | -23.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£525,000 | £30,995,000 | £37,202,000 | +20% | |
| Net profit | -£499,000 | £30,801,000 | £36,967,000 | +20% | |
| Cash | £1,338,000 | £689,000 | £836,000 | +21.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £680,923,000 | £747,235,000 | £754,507,000 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £638,267,000 | £669,068,000 | £753,301,000 | +12.6% | |
| Equity | £638,267,000 | £669,068,000 | £753,301,000 | +12.6% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 128 | 120 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £6,803,000 | £6,850,000 | £6,689,000 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £302,000 | £488,000 | £139,000 | -71.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £39,000 | £8,000 | -79.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £187,000 | £366,000 | — | — |
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 | 5.1% | 6.6% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 74.0% | 97.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.0% | 12.3% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.97x | 2.79x | |
| Interest cover | 0.57x | 0.70x | 0.56x |
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
- COLORMATRIX EUROPE LIMITED 1995-06-16 → present
- COLORMATRIX (UK) LIMITED 1993-01-15 → 1995-06-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and reviewing the forecasts for the company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- COLORMATRIX EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Seola Aps 100%
- ColorMatrix Europe BV 100%
- Magna Colours Holdings Limited 100%
- Avient Colorants Netherlands B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 14 July 2026, the directors declared an interim dividend of £10.5 million payable to the Company's immediate parent undertaking, ColorMatrix UK Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAAL, Amanda Jayne | Secretary | 2016-01-14 | — | — |
| JAMES, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2017-10-31 | Aug 1979 | American |
| NORDLOH, William Cooney | Director | 2025-10-31 | Sep 1981 | American |
| SAAL, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2021-01-27 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Caroline | Secretary | 2011-03-23 | 2015-06-30 |
| NUTTALL, David Alan | Secretary | 1993-01-15 | 2011-03-23 |
| PATRICK, Carolyn Clare | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2017-09-15 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-01-15 | 1993-01-15 |
| CRAWFORD, Zach David | Director | 2019-05-14 | 2024-07-31 |
| EWALD, Oliver C | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2010-06-30 |
| FIELDING, Gary James | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2020-12-02 |
| FROST, Mark David Wilson | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2013-06-30 |
| FROST, Mark David Wilson | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2006-05-19 |
| HAUGH, John | Director | 2006-05-19 | 2011-12-21 |
| HOSTY FREEMAN, Faye Marie | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2019-05-03 |
| KLAAS, Bjoern | Director | 2012-03-19 | 2017-10-31 |
| KRONIMUS, Holger | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| LOOSE, Steven | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2010-06-30 |
| MACK, Timothy Stephen | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2010-06-30 |
| MERKLEIN, Norbert | Director | 2025-05-02 | 2025-10-31 |
| NUTTALL, David Alan | Director | 1993-01-15 | 2011-12-21 |
| PALUMBO, Keith R | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2010-06-30 |
| RAVENNA, William Harold | Director | 1993-01-15 | 2013-03-31 |
| REHNERT, Geoffrey S | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2007-11-21 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Michael | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2006-05-19 |
| SUSLAK, Jason | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2018-07-20 |
| TATTUM, Steven Burgess, Dr | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-09-14 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-01-15 | 1993-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colormatrix Group Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-27 |
| Colormatrix Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.