POINTING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-27 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£909K
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£804,677 | — | -£839,731 | -£908,670 | |
| Net profit | — | -£651,788 | — | -£642,222 | -£681,503 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £52,048,666 | — | £51,406,444 | £50,724,941 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,048,666 | — | £11,406,444 | £10,724,941 | |
| Equity | £12,700,454 | £12,048,666 | £12,048,666 | £11,406,444 | £10,724,941 | |
| Average employees | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.15x | 0.17x |
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
- Kinnair Associates Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is supported by its ultimate parent company, Sensient Technologies Corporation. The company has received a parental support letter from that company which enables the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- POINTING LIMITED · parent
- Sensient Holdings UK 100%
- Sensient Technologies Ltd 100%
- Sensient Colors UK Ltd 100%
- Pointing Holdings Ltd 100%
- Sensient Flavors Limited 100%
- Sensient Flavors Belgium NV 100%
- Pointing International Ltd 100%
- Pointing Color Inc. 100%
- Sensient Technologies South Africa Pty Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBLE, Roger Michael | Director | 2025-06-10 | Aug 1977 | British |
| SMITS, Jeffrey Kenneth | Director | 2024-07-10 | Apr 1970 | American |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Gillian Anne | Secretary | 1997-10-14 | 1999-04-19 |
| HALL, Deborah Alison | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1997-10-14 |
| TOWARD, Robert Laurence | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-04-19 | 2014-04-24 |
| AGALLAR, Amy Michell | Director | 2020-12-09 | 2025-06-10 |
| ASHURST, Philip Roy, Dr | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2000-09-29 |
| BABICH, Colleen Gail | Director | 2020-03-09 | 2024-07-10 |
| BREESE, Henry Strother Colquhoun | Director | 1998-11-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| CHARLTON, David Hugh | Director | — | 1995-11-03 |
| CONNERS, Bradley Michael | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2020-03-09 |
| CRACKNELL, Neil Graham | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2002-12-04 |
| FOELL, Darrell William | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2001-08-28 |
| LAWLOR, Christopher L | Director | 2001-08-28 | 2005-04-08 |
| MACKLIN, John | Director | — | 1999-04-23 |
| MAKAL, Jeffrey Thomas | Director | 2005-04-08 | 2019-09-16 |
| POINTING CHARLTON, Judy Marian, 4183921 | Director | — | 1999-04-19 |
| RASMUSSEN, Noah John | Director | 2019-09-16 | 2020-12-09 |
| ROLFS, Stephen John | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2011-10-01 |
| SANDERSON, Arthur Hall | Director | 1995-11-03 | 1999-04-19 |
| TIRRELL, Anthony Roger | Director | 1995-11-03 | 1999-04-29 |
| WILLOUGHBY, Gordon Howard | Director | 1995-10-06 | 2004-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-17 | Active |
| Pointing Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-6%
£11,406,444 £10,724,941
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
2 2
-
Profit before tax
-8.2%
-£839,731 -£908,670
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers