HIGHLAND COLOUR COATERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-24 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+12.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+4.6% vs 2024
Employees
79
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-13% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,188,479 | £8,975,049 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,190,748 | £1,004,524 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,154,624 | £1,004,524 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £841,831 | £716,899 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,623,850 | £1,820,647 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,004,525 | £5,357,916 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,666,372 | £4,883,271 | |
| Equity | £3,475,913 | £3,778,757 | £4,297,123 | £5,062,259 | £4,824,541 | £4,666,372 | £4,883,271 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,795,642 | £2,947,325 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £212,278 | £234,214 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.3%
£9,188,479 £8,975,049
-
Cash
+12.1%
£1,623,850 £1,820,647
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£4,666,372 £4,883,271
-
Employees
+2.6%
77 79
-
Operating profit
-15.6%
£1,190,748 £1,004,524
-
Profit before tax
-13%
£1,154,624 £1,004,524
-
Wages
+5.4%
£2,795,642 £2,947,325
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 23.8% | 18.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 29.3% | 32.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.57x | 2.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 32.96x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HIGHLAND COLOUR COATERS LIMITED 2001-08-29 → present
- HIGHLAND COLOUR COATINGS LIMITED 2000-12-04 → 2001-08-29
- CASTLECROSS LIMITED 2000-11-10 → 2000-12-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HIGHLAND COLOUR COATERS LIMITED · parent
- Highland Galvanizers Limited 99%
Significant events
- “Substantial capital investment has commenced in both the company's buildings and plant & machinery and this together with increased commitment to measures to improve the development and wellbeing of people will enable strategic and operational objectives to be achieved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEEL, Robin Gray | Secretary | 2008-09-09 | — | British |
| BOYLE, Iain | Director | 2014-04-01 | May 1976 | United Kingdom |
| BROWN, Barry | Director | 2023-05-01 | Oct 1986 | British |
| BULLOCH, Gordon Campbell | Director | 2010-02-11 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MACINTOSH, John Sheridon | Director | 2014-04-01 | Jan 1983 | United Kingdom |
| REED, Linda | Director | 2006-04-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| SHEILS, Robert James | Director | 2002-05-14 | Apr 1964 | British |
| STEEL, Robin Gray | Director | 2006-05-11 | Dec 1955 | Other |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASSEY, William Joseph | Secretary | 2001-04-03 | 2008-09-09 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-11-10 | 2001-04-03 |
| ASHMEAD, Douglas | Director | 2001-04-03 | 2015-12-11 |
| CALLAHAN, David | Director | 2004-03-09 | 2004-12-31 |
| CROWLEY, Geoffrey Stewart | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2021-01-31 |
| GOULD, Brent Mervyn | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2004-02-27 |
| HAMILTON, Gavin William | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2010-02-26 |
| HARTY, Michael | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2004-02-27 |
| MASSEY, William Joseph | Director | 2001-04-03 | 2008-12-07 |
| MCCAFFERTY, Paul | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2012-06-25 |
| MCGILVRAY, Steven Colin | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2015-01-30 |
| PARKINSON, Michael Abner | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2003-04-23 |
| PATTLE, Derek Graham | Director | 2010-04-13 | 2011-04-01 |
| TAIT, Robert Geoffrey James | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2011-11-30 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-11-10 | 2001-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Metals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-15 | 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.