PJ COLOURS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
Cash
£416K
-15.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+35.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
38
+5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-2.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PJ COLOURS LIMITED 1998-01-15 → present
- MACEICE LIMITED 1997-12-11 → 1998-01-15
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,350,061 | — | — | £20,145,834 | £19,399,426 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,076,451 | — | — | £1,485,283 | £1,461,388 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,024,475 | £1,814,506 | £1,174,688 | £1,433,044 | £1,397,934 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £831,446 | — | £985,052 | £1,090,943 | £1,028,527 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,776,091 | £422,868 | £800,031 | £493,757 | £416,336 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,784,841 | £2,978,027 | £3,430,886 | £3,179,333 | £4,552,686 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,622,374 | £2,860,029 | £3,330,081 | £2,893,799 | £3,922,326 | |
| Equity | £2,172,922 | £2,180,399 | £2,622,374 | £2,860,029 | £3,330,081 | £2,893,799 | £3,922,326 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 37 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | £951,711 | £1,149,588 | £1,268,655 | £1,243,646 | £1,365,083 |
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.1% | — | — | 7.4% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.2% | — | — | 5.4% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 38.7% | — | — | 46.7% | 32.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 20.21x | — | — | 21.36x | 16.79x |
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
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The new site in North Wales is now operational.”
- “The company invested in research and development in the year relating to product development.”
- “After the year end, a legal charge was registered dated 9 May 2025 by HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Limited, having a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCE, Jennifer Ann | Secretary | 1998-01-20 | — | British |
| ELLIS-JONES, Sarah Jane | Director | 2021-04-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| JACKSON, Harvey Ross | Director | 2002-10-08 | Dec 1973 | British |
| JACKSON, Neil David | Director | 2018-01-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
| RICHARDS, Christopher | Director | 2025-07-28 | Apr 1983 | British |
| SPENCE, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2002-10-08 | Mar 1956 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REES-JONES, Richard | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1998-01-20 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-12-11 | 1997-12-31 |
| HAMILTON, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2021-06-30 |
| MCGREGOR, Douglas William | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2011-07-21 |
| MCGREGOR, Penelope Gillian Frances | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2011-07-21 |
| REES-JONES, Richard | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2011-12-22 |
| WALLACE, Peter | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-07-28 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-12-11 | 1997-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picasso Vale Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-29 | Ceased 2025-09-29 |
| Chalfont Vale Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-29 | Active |
| Procter Johnson Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-14 | Ceased 2025-09-29 |
| Pj Colours (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- 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
-3.7%
£20,145,834 £19,399,426
-
Cash
-15.7%
£493,757 £416,336
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+35.5%
£2,893,799 £3,922,326
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+5.6%
36 38
-
Operating profit
-1.6%
£1,485,283 £1,461,388
-
Profit before tax
-2.5%
£1,433,044 £1,397,934
-
Wages
+9.8%
£1,243,646 £1,365,083
highest in 5 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