SENSITISERS GROUP LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-17
Watchouts
Cash
£279K
-60.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+3.4% vs 2024
Employees
83
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£562K
+59.5% vs 2024
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.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,092,142 | £14,977,886 | |
| Operating profit | £469,000 | £616,714 | |
| Profit before tax | £352,655 | £562,480 | |
| Net profit | £340,220 | £485,784 | |
| Cash | £708,803 | £279,304 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,599,782 | £10,791,684 | |
| Net assets | £10,224,878 | £10,570,618 | |
| Equity | £10,224,878 | £10,570,618 | |
| Average employees | 83 | 83 | |
| Wages | £3,378,743 | £3,786,502 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.4% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.53x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | 3.55x | 9.31x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RRL LLP
- 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 group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SENSITISERS GROUP LTD. · parent
- Kernow Coatings Limited 100%
- Sensitisers (Penryn) Limited 100%
- KC Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Kernow North America Inc 100%
Significant events
- “The group recorded a profit after tax of £485,784 (2024: profit after tax of £340,220). This is a strong result compared to the results of years 2023 and immediately prior. For the second year running the group recorded a profit, with the trading companies in the UK and USA recording improved results.”
- “The strong performance in North America in particular is expected to continue into FY26, and globally with new product launches in the coming year. The board is confident of another positive year upon which it continues to build in line with its 5 year strategy.”
- “Wide format sales are the growth focus for the business as Narrow Format globally settles, supported by new product launches in the WF arena for FY26.”
- “Sustainability data capture and working with experts in the field to identify the opportunities to reduce carbon footprint in. our drive towards net zero.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Philip Mark | Director | 2010-05-27 | Aug 1973 | British |
| CHARD, Andrew James | Director | 2024-04-25 | Jul 1967 | British |
| GULLIFORD, Stephen James | Director | 2024-04-25 | Nov 1973 | British |
| LITWINOWICZ, Leszek Richard | Director | 2026-04-02 | May 1958 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Philip Mark | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2011-05-11 |
| BOYES, Kevin Crawford | Secretary | 2011-05-11 | 2017-05-16 |
| GREENWOOD, James Trevor | Secretary | 1998-12-03 | 2004-06-01 |
| NEWELL, Peter Alan | Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1998-12-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1998-02-19 |
| BLOCKLEY, Clive Allan | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2003-03-31 |
| BLOCKLEY, Grant Allan | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2006-08-23 |
| BOND, Michael Luke | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2010-05-28 |
| BOYES, Kevin Crawford | Director | 2010-10-06 | 2017-05-16 |
| COLAK, Bosiljko | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2025-05-31 |
| GREENWOOD, James Trevor | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2013-12-31 |
| HALE, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-03-31 |
| NEWELL, Peter Alan | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2023-05-09 |
| TAYLOR, Robin | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2003-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensco 1561 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Mr Peter Alan Newell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-02 |
| Mr Philip Mark Bartlett | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+6.3%
£14,092,142 £14,977,886
-
Cash
-60.6%
£708,803 £279,304
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£10,224,878 £10,570,618
-
Employees
0%
83 83
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Operating profit
+31.5%
£469,000 £616,714
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Profit before tax
+59.5%
£352,655 £562,480
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Wages
+12.1%
£3,378,743 £3,786,502
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers