LEACH COLOUR LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
+183.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£349K
-156.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
89
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£230K
+78.4% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,078,392 | £10,631,753 | £9,814,294 | £10,709,539 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,135,289 | -£490,129 | -£892,849 | -£13,773 | +98.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,155,932 | -£547,934 | -£1,063,438 | -£230,133 | +78.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,219,722 | -£510,845 | -£1,031,498 | -£212,879 | +79.4% | |
| Cash | £1,639,310 | £565,868 | £411,603 | £1,165,564 | +183.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,540,900 | £992,966 | -£70,677 | -£301,669 | -326.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,406,333 | £895,488 | -£136,010 | -£348,889 | -156.5% | |
| Equity | £1,406,333 | £895,488 | -£136,010 | -£348,889 | -156.5% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,878,264 | £3,114,683 | £3,182,491 | £3,333,120 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £102,000 | £19,087 | £144,138 | £124,998 | -13.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.0% | -4.6% | -9.1% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | -17.2% | -4.8% | -10.5% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -73.7% | -49.4% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.89x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | -55.00x | -5.48x | -5.23x | -0.06x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“While focusing on performance and financial success as an individual entity, the Company is owned by Chargeurs SA which operates in multiple countries Worldwide, based in France. Chargeurs SA is committed to support the Company through adverse conditions and as such gives confidence for the Company to continue to build and focus the business on its core products, while planning for the future.”
Significant events
- “Business turnover has significantly increased due to strong domestic performance along with focused sales in the USA.”
- “The Company continued to focus on the production of display graphics along with associated installation services, the design and manufacture of graphic display structures along with the design and manufacture of lightboxes.”
- “The overall business momentum for the future is the high tech graphic niche along with the manufacture of bespoke lightboxes. This ensures that UK and global products and projects can bring better value than our competitors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE CANECAUDE, Delphine Christina | Director | 2023-02-15 | Jan 1975 | French |
| WILSON, Russell Luke | Director | 2023-02-15 | Jul 1980 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEACH, Arthur John | Secretary | 2000-05-12 | 2003-06-01 |
| PARKIN, Emma Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 2000-05-12 |
| WADSWORTH, Paul Matthew | Secretary | 2003-06-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 1999-03-09 |
| BONNEFOND, Patrick | Director | 2018-05-04 | 2019-01-15 |
| EVANS, Graham Thomas, Lord | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2007-11-07 |
| FABRE-HOFFMEISTER, Joelle | Director | 2019-01-15 | 2023-02-15 |
| LANFRANCHI, Sampiero | Director | 2018-05-04 | 2021-12-29 |
| LAVIN, James Adam | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-12-29 |
| LEACH, Arthur John | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2018-05-04 |
| LEACH, Richard Arthur | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2018-11-16 |
| NICHOLSON, Joseph Anthony Roger | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2008-12-31 |
| PARKIN, James Michael | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2019-07-31 |
| PORT, David Charles | Director | 2006-08-24 | 2015-03-23 |
| SKINN, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2018-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ah Leach & Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.