COLGATE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£0
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£26M
Period ending 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
During the period, the company ceased trading and the directors have made the decision to liquidate the company. Accordingly, the going concern basis of preparation is no longer appropriate and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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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
- COLGATE (UK) LIMITED 1995-07-03 → present
- COLGATE HOLDINGS (U.K.) LIMITED 1974-08-27 → 1995-07-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 | |
| Profit before tax | £27,000,000 | £26,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £27,000,000 | £26,000,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £16,475,000 | £0 | |
| Equity | £16,475,000 | £0 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | — |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“During the period, the company ceased trading and the directors have made the decision to liquidate the company. Accordingly, the going concern basis of preparation is no longer appropriate and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- COLGATE (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Colgate-Palmolive (U.K) Limited 100%
- Colgate-Palmolive Support Services Unlimited Company 100%
- Colgate-Palmolive Investments (UK) Limited 100%
- Colgate-Palmolive (Proprietary) Limited 95.28%
- Colgate-Palmolive Mozambique (Limitada) 23.82%
Significant events
- “On 25 April 2025, the company disposed of its entire shareholding in Colgate-Palmolive (U.K.) Limited and Colgate-Palmolive Support Services Unlimited and ceased trading as a result of this.”
- “During the current period, the directors have made the decision to liquidate the company and cease trading.”
- “On 24 April 2025, following a written resolution, the company cancelled 3,224,999 ordinary shares of £1 each and the entirety of its share premium. The corresponding credit for this capital reduction was against the company's retained earnings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERRERA MUNOZ, Fernando | Director | 2024-03-01 | Apr 1974 | Mexican |
| PETERSEN, Simon Hagelskjaer | Director | 2024-01-01 | Oct 1978 | Danish |
| POCHKHANAWALA, Sharmine | Director | 2021-05-05 | May 1981 | Canadian |
| STEWART, Ingrid | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1978 | Australian |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John Montague Arthur | Secretary | — | 1996-02-07 |
| HARPER, Ann Alexandra | Secretary | 1996-02-08 | 2003-07-01 |
| PARSONS, Fiona | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2011-02-22 |
| BARKER, John Montague Arthur | Director | — | 1996-02-07 |
| BERGIN, Brian Francis | Director | — | 1993-01-04 |
| BURNISTON, Christopher Robert | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2020-02-04 |
| BURTON, Nigel Bruce | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2002-07-29 |
| COCKRELL, David | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| DUROCHER, Philip | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2020-02-01 |
| ENFIELD, David Lucas | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| GORDY, James Taylor | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| GRAYLIN, Peter John | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| GUERRA, Karen Jane | Director | 1995-12-04 | 1999-12-31 |
| HARPER, Ann Alexandra | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2003-07-01 |
| HELLICH, Jean Mathieu | Director | 1998-06-22 | 2002-07-29 |
| HERMANN, Astrid | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2016-11-01 |
| JOHNIDIS, John | Director | — | 1993-01-04 |
| KAUFMAN, Jules Perry | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2007-08-01 |
| KLADOS, Charalabos | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| MALCOLM, Gregory O'Brian | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2014-09-05 |
| MARK, Reuben | Director | — | 1998-06-19 |
| MATHIEU, Valerie | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-02-28 |
| MCGINNIS, Marshall Alan | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2021-05-05 |
| PEDERSON, Christopher Ernest | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| POLI, Massimo | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| PRATT, Dean | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2021-06-01 |
| RAMUNDO, Katherine Elizabeth Hargrove | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2009-10-01 |
| REID, John Telfer | Director | 1992-01-06 | 1996-08-31 |
| SHERWOOD, Scott Lewis | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| SWAYZE, Lee Ann | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| THOMAS, Gareth Bryn | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2016-04-01 |
| TRIGWELL, James Simmonds | Director | 1997-04-06 | 2000-08-31 |
| VOSS, Simon Howard | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2024-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate-Palmolive Uk Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-21 | Active |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-04-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | 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
- 2
- 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2023-12-31