AKZO NOBEL COATINGS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£76m
+11.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
62
-7.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
-16.8% lowest 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 | £38,616,000 | £41,289,000 | £37,112,000 | -10.1% | |
| Operating profit | £9,285,000 | £9,289,000 | £7,220,000 | -22.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,398,000 | £12,122,000 | £10,087,000 | -16.8% | |
| Net profit | £8,687,000 | £9,102,000 | £7,867,000 | -13.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,240,000 | £68,214,000 | £76,158,000 | +11.6% | |
| Net assets | £58,635,000 | £67,737,000 | £75,604,000 | +11.6% | |
| Equity | £58,635,000 | £67,737,000 | £75,604,000 | +11.6% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 67 | 62 | -7.5% | |
| Wages | £4,522,000 | £4,732,000 | £4,377,000 | -7.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,000 | £89,000 | £90,000 | +1.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £48,000 | £16,000 | £17,000 | +6.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £125,000 | £105,000 | £107,000 | +1.9% |
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 | 24.0% | 22.5% | 19.5% | |
| Net margin | 22.5% | 22.0% | 21.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.7% | 13.6% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.3% | 22.1% | 14.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.60x | 4.61x | 7.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 68.76x |
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
- AKZO NOBEL COATINGS LIMITED 1996-01-02 → present
- AKZO NOBEL COATINGS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1995-12-22 → 1996-01-02
- AKZO NOBEL COATINGS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1995-11-27 → 1995-12-22
- INHOCO 447 LIMITED 1995-11-10 → 1995-11-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of the Company's performance and financial position the directors do not consider there to be any material uncertainty relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “2025 was a challenging year for the business with market decline and uncertainty in the Automotive market resulting in a reduction in revenue compared to 2024.”
- “Underlying administrative expenses were scaled back accordingly and whilst the full reduction in Gross Profit was not covered by these savings, the business still returned profitability levels in line with expectations of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Brian | Director | 2023-07-31 | Aug 1978 | British |
| KLAUBER, Paul Andrew Jonathon | Director | 2011-04-19 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL-DOSSER, Pauline | Secretary | 1995-11-29 | 1997-04-01 |
| CARTER, Lynette Jean Cherryl | Secretary | 2021-06-14 | 2025-02-10 |
| CARTER, Lynette Jean Cherryl | Secretary | 2017-07-04 | 2018-05-31 |
| DIEDEREN, Raoul William Joseph | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| EDWARDS, Martin | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2005-04-12 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-10 | 1995-11-29 |
| O H SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-12 | 2017-07-04 |
| AMOR, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2018-05-18 |
| ARVIDSSON, Bengt Hakan | Director | 2008-10-05 | 2010-04-01 |
| BENTVELZEN, Theodorus Johannes | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2002-05-23 |
| CLEVELAND, Charles William | Director | 2006-12-11 | 2007-08-31 |
| HARRIS, Michael David | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2023-07-31 |
| HILLS, David Malcolm | Director | 1995-11-29 | 1996-05-08 |
| JAMES, Philip Davis | Director | 2000-08-14 | 2005-10-01 |
| KOOIJMANS, Robertus Nicolaas | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2008-10-05 |
| MALSZYCKI, Grzegorz | Director | 2010-08-03 | 2011-03-25 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2011-04-19 | 2015-11-23 |
| O'DELL, Keith Michael | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| PETTERSSON, Carl Anders Wilhelm | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1997-09-01 |
| STOTT, Peter | Director | 1995-11-29 | 2000-09-15 |
| WEZENBEEK, Oscar Christian Maria Jozef | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2009-06-17 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-11-10 | 1995-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akzo Nobel Coatings (Bld) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.