WINTER & CO. UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-09 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-26
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+1.4% vs 2024
Employees
36
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£519K
-26.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WINTER & CO. UK LIMITED 1994-01-20 → present
- WINTER & CO LONDON LIMITED 1971-01-01 → 1994-01-20
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,334,059 | £13,954,640 | |
| Operating profit | — | £680,000 | £495,366 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £709,054 | £518,533 | |
| Net profit | — | £523,664 | £374,903 | |
| Cash | — | £1,969,278 | £1,139,067 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,175,420 | £9,407,906 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,050,758 | £9,175,661 | |
| Equity | — | £9,050,758 | £9,175,661 | |
| Average employees | — | 37 | 36 | |
| Wages | — | £1,393,748 | £1,345,299 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.7% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.7% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.4% | 5.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 6.98x | 7.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | 88.00x | 201.78x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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”
Group structure
- WINTER & CO. UK LIMITED · parent
- Watson Grange Limited 100%
- Winter & Co (Scotland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 saw a reduction in turnover, primarily in Q1, with the decline expected to be rectified in 2026.”
- “The company relaunched its premier brand Wibalin® and introduced a new range under the Coloursource® brand, with positive results expected in 2026.”
- “A new warehouse and distribution hub was opened as part of the Coloursource® launch.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Timothy James Stewart | Secretary | 1998-07-20 | — | British |
| DAVINSON, Paul | Director | 2017-01-01 | Oct 1972 | English |
| EDWARDS, Timothy James Stewart | Director | 1999-04-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| KOTTENAUER, Sandra Theresia | Director | 2025-10-24 | Oct 1972 | Swiss |
| STURZENEGGER, Severin Oscar | Director | 2022-10-01 | Mar 1990 | Swiss |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Muriel | Secretary | — | 1992-08-01 |
| HIGGINS, Richard Franklin Scott | Secretary | 1998-04-01 | 1998-07-20 |
| MULLAN, Keith Francis | Secretary | 1992-08-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| ALBRECHT, Peter | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| ARMSTRONG, Kenneth David Thomas | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| BORER, Christoph Peter | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| BORRINI, Jean-Pierre Charles | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2017-07-01 |
| BURDETT, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2021-04-09 |
| DOPPLER, Niklaus Markus | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| GÄTH, Peter | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| HIGGINS, Richard Franklin Scott | Director | 1991-09-16 | 2005-12-31 |
| MULLAN, Keith Francis | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1998-03-31 |
| SCHREIBER, Beat Paul | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2021-03-01 |
| WAEFFLER, Jurg, Dr | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1994-11-01 |
| WINTER, Phillipe Emanuel | Director | — | 2009-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alexej Lionel Winter | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2019-01-01 | Ceased 2024-08-08 |
| Mr Nikolai Alexander Winter | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Philippe Winter | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
-2.6%
£14,334,059 £13,954,640
-
Cash
-42.2%
£1,969,278 £1,139,067
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£9,050,758 £9,175,661
-
Employees
-2.7%
37 36
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Operating profit
-27.2%
£680,000 £495,366
-
Profit before tax
-26.9%
£709,054 £518,533
-
Wages
-3.5%
£1,393,748 £1,345,299
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