DATACOLOR UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£104K
-11.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£329K
+1,378.9% vs 2023
Employees
8
-11.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£341K
+262% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DATACOLOR UK LTD 2022-02-11 → present
- DATACOLOR INTERNATIONAL LTD 1993-10-01 → 2022-02-11
- ICS-TEXICON LIMITED 1987-10-20 → 1993-10-01
- INSTRUMENTAL COLOUR SYSTEMS LIMITED 1969-10-24 → 1987-10-20
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,695,777 | £1,922,096 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£220,647 | £340,709 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£210,353 | £340,709 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£214,347 | £307,174 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £116,787 | £103,812 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £79,255 | £405,978 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £22,277 | £329,451 | |
| Equity | £630,451 | — | — | — | £22,277 | £329,451 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £448,348 | £469,672 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -13.0% | 17.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -12.6% | 16.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -278.4% | 83.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 98.0% | 65.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.06x | 1.72x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSCH, Albert | Director | 2008-10-01 | Mar 1972 | Belgian |
| HEDIGER, Philipp Andre | Director | 2018-12-01 | Jul 1975 | Swiss |
| MAY, Eszter | Director | 2019-12-12 | Jul 1976 | Hungarian |
| VRIJDERS, Winge Sabine Marcella Monique | Director | 2022-09-20 | Aug 1980 | Belgian |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOECHLINGER, Urs Peter, Mr. | Secretary | 2009-07-07 | 2013-10-01 |
| GOODY, George Thomas | Secretary | — | 1992-07-13 |
| HILL, Barry Robert Trevor | Secretary | 1992-07-13 | 1994-02-28 |
| HOLLAND, Sue | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 1995-04-28 |
| HUDSON, David Charles | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | 2009-08-20 |
| HUG, Markus Peter, Lic Rer Pol | Secretary | 2011-08-01 | 2012-05-29 |
| ROBINSON, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 1995-04-28 | 2002-05-01 |
| WAY, John Richard | Secretary | 2013-08-15 | 2015-04-27 |
| ZOHLMAN, Theresa | Secretary | 2015-04-28 | 2020-06-19 |
| ANDERSON, Graham | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| BAMFORTH, John Richard, Dr | Director | 1993-06-28 | 2002-05-01 |
| BATTLE, David | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| BEST, Roger Philip | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| BODENMANN, Andreas | Director | 1992-01-31 | 1994-05-27 |
| BRINSMEAD, Alan | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| BUHLER, Christian | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| CROOKS, Thomas | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2002-11-01 |
| CROZIER, David | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2002-07-09 |
| DOBLER, Stefan | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2009-11-30 |
| DOWNES, Terry L | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2008-09-30 |
| EARNSHAW, Susan | Director | — | 1995-03-08 |
| HILL, Barry Robert Trevor | Director | 1992-01-31 | 1994-02-28 |
| HUWILER, Marco | Director | 2022-09-20 | 2023-12-20 |
| ITA, Hans Rudolf | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2006-08-01 |
| KLEEB, Roland | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| LEUCHTMANN, Mark Oliver, Dr. | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| LIMACHER, Rene | Director | 1998-02-20 | 2000-06-30 |
| PANG, Jonathan C | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2002-05-01 |
| TAVEL, Olivier | Director | 1995-03-23 | 1998-02-23 |
| VAN DER LAAN, Annet | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2019-01-31 |
| VAN DER SLUYS, Gerardus Dingeman | Director | 1993-06-25 | 1994-08-31 |
| WHITTAKER, James Nigel | Director | 1992-01-31 | 1993-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datacolor International Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+13.3%
£1,695,777 £1,922,096
-
Cash
-11.1%
£116,787 £103,812
-
Net assets
+1,378.9%
£22,277 £329,451
-
Employees
-11.1%
9 8
-
Operating profit
+254.4%
-£220,647 £340,709
-
Profit before tax
+262%
-£210,353 £340,709
-
Wages
+4.8%
£448,348 £469,672
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