CROWN PAINTS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13M
+785.3% vs 2023
Employees
1,104
+3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2.5M
+84.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-03.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £214,131,000 | £239,888,000 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | -£15,326,000 | -£451,000 | +97.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,155,000 | -£2,529,000 | +84.3% | |
| Net profit | -£14,423,000 | £306,000 | +102.1% | |
| Cash | £1,280,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,616,000 | £25,259,000 | +231.7% | |
| Net assets | -£1,949,000 | £13,357,000 | +785.3% | |
| Equity | -£1,949,000 | £13,357,000 | +785.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,069 | 1,104 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £35,105,000 | £40,377,000 | +15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,371,000 | £1,206,000 | -12% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.2% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.7% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -201.2% | -1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | -16.92x | -0.21x |
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
- CROWN PAINTS LIMITED 2008-09-25 → present
- BROOMCO (4155) LIMITED 2008-06-19 → 2008-09-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements. The Company therefore, continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 21 November 2025, following a distribution in specie by FB Ammonite Limited of its 100% direct holding in FB Brassica Limited to Hempel Decorative Paints Limited, Hempel Decorative Paints Limited 'became the sole direct shareholder in FB Brassica Limited.”
- “During December 2025, Hempel Decorative Paints Limited issued 1 new share to Hempel Decorative Paints A/S, at a par value of £1 plus share premium, giving a total subscription price of £143,765,001.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGDEN, Colin | Secretary | 2024-06-28 | — | — |
| BOLD, Amy Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2025-09-04 | Mar 1978 | British |
| CROSSINGHAM, Matthew Kevin James | Director | 2025-09-04 | Oct 1976 | Australian |
| FERNANDES HENRIQUES RASMUSSEN, Ana Carolina | Director | 2023-08-31 | Aug 1983 | Portuguese |
| SENIOR, Darryl Lee | Director | 2009-10-19 | Dec 1968 | English |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLANTYNE, Craig | Secretary | 2022-04-20 | 2022-08-19 |
| BALLANTYNE, Craig Andrew | Secretary | 2019-05-20 | 2021-03-12 |
| BRIGDEN, Colin | Secretary | 2021-03-12 | 2022-04-20 |
| HAWORTH, Graham John | Secretary | 2008-09-30 | 2019-05-20 |
| LIEW, Li Sin | Secretary | 2022-08-19 | 2024-06-28 |
| BALLANTYNE, Craig Andrew | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2022-08-19 |
| CEFAI, Philip Carmelo | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2025-02-10 |
| DAVIDSON, Brian Joseph | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2013-02-28 |
| DEVITT, Joseph | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2023-08-31 |
| FACEY, Kathryn Louise | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2013-01-29 |
| HALLWORTH, Graham | Director | 2008-08-19 | 2008-09-29 |
| HAWORTH, Graham John | Director | 2009-02-18 | 2019-05-20 |
| LEY, Warwick John | Director | 2008-06-19 | 2008-09-29 |
| LUFT, Howard Paul | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2008-10-13 |
| MCDONALD, Philip James | Director | 2013-01-29 | 2022-10-14 |
| MULHOLLAND, Eric Carl | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2009-02-18 |
| POLKINGHORN, Michael William | Director | 2009-03-02 | 2011-08-02 |
| SHEIKH, Akhtar Ali | Director | 2022-08-19 | 2025-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Paints Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.