COLLOIDS LIMITED

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  -4.5%

  £86,601,000 → £82,728,000

• Cash

  -29.8%

  £3,349,000 → £2,352,000

• Net assets

  -7.5%

  £29,873,000 → £27,622,000

• Employees

  +5%

  300 → 315

• Operating profit

  -28.9%

  £6,103,000 → £4,342,000

• Profit before tax

  -30.6%

  £5,921,000 → £4,109,000

• Wages

  +4.5%

  £11,137,000 → £11,633,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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.

1. COLLOIDS LIMITED 2004-04-27 → present
2. COLLOIDS (2004) LIMITED 2004-02-27 → 2004-04-27

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on these reviews, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. The directors therefore believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. COLLOIDS LIMITED · parent
   1. Tosaf UK Limited 100% · UK
   2. Colloids Plastic (Suzhou) Co Limited 100% · China
   3. P.W. Hall Limited 100% · UK
   4. Performance Masterbatches Limited 100% · UK
   5. Douglas Baker Holdings Limited 100% · UK
   6. DB Plastics Limited 100% · UK

Significant events

• “In Q4 of 2025 the directors agreed to the purchase of DB Plastics Limited based in Wolverhampton. DB Plastics has a well-established history as the go-to colour chemists for businesses across the world, establishing a legacy based on trust, technical presence and customer service and will complement the existing businesses within the Colloids Group strengthening our existing offering and providing further technical expertise for our customers.”
• “On 25 November 2025 Colloids Limited purchased 100% of the shares of Douglas Baker Plastics Limited, a deal which included the acquisition of DB Holdings Limited and DB Plastics Limited as part of the group of companies.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.