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COLART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

#03659130 · Active · Incorporated 1998-10-29 (27y 7m) · Last filing 2026-04-10 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46900 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-18 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-04

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£35M

-17.1% vs 2023

Employees

90

-6.3% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£8M

-3,868.5% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. COLART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2006-12-12 → present
  2. COLART INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1999-08-06 → 2006-12-12
  3. BROOMCO (1693) LIMITED 1998-10-29 → 1999-08-06

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover ——
Operating profit -£5,077,000-£4,847,000
Profit before tax £203,000-£7,650,000
Net profit £361,000-£6,912,000
Cash ——
Total assets less current liabilities £41,838,000£70,154,000
Net assets £42,280,000£35,041,000
Equity £42,280,000£35,041,000
Average employees 9690
Wages £7,223,000£6,461,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Return on capital employed -12.1%-6.9%
Current ratio 0.23x0.46x
Interest cover -0.59x-0.56x

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
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Loss for the year ended 31 December 2024 was £6,912k (2023: profit of £361k). As at 31 December 2024 the Company had net current liabilities of £12,009k (2023: £39,870k). The Company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided to it by AB Wilh.Becker, the Company's ultimate parent, through a Group cash pool arrangement with its principal bankers. AB Wilh.Becker confirms that it is, has been and will be - for a minimum of 12 months from the date of singing the Companies' accounts - committed to ensure that Colart International Holding Limited and its subsidiaries, whose accounts are prepared under the going concern concept, have adequate financial resources to meet their financial obligations as they fall due and in particular will not seek repayment of the amounts currently made available. This should enable the Company to continue in operational existence for at least a 12-month period by meeting its liabilities as they fall due for payment.”

Group structure

  1. COLART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
    1. Colart PFP (GP) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · General Partner
    2. Colart PFP (LP) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Pension Company
    3. Colart Scotland LP Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Pension Company
    4. Colart Pension Trustees Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · Pension Company
    5. WRGP Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Pension Company
    6. Winsor & Newton Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Holding Company
    7. Colart Contract Manufacturing Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
    8. Colart Sweden AB 100% · Sweden · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    9. E Art Limited(formerly Elephant Art Ltd) 100% · United Kingdom · Magazine publisher
    10. Colart Americas Incorporated 100% · U.S.A. · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    11. Colart Le Mans SAS 100% · France · Manufacturing and distribution of art and craft materials
    12. Colart Tianjin Art Materials Co Limited 90% · China · Manufacturing and distribution of art and craft materials
    13. Colart SP. z.o.o 100% · Poland · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    14. Colart Temporary Name Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
    15. Colart Interactive Inc 100% · U.S.A. · Dormant
    16. Colart Italiana SpA 100% · Italy · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    17. Colart Iberica SpA 100% · Spain · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    18. Colart Northern Europe GmbH 100% · Germany · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    19. Colart Benelux B.V. 100% · The Netherlands · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    20. Colart France SAS 100% · France · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    21. Colart UK Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Selling and distribution of art and craft materials
    22. Crown Artist Brush Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Brush manufacture
    23. Snazaroo Holdings Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Face paint manufacture
    24. Colart Europe SAS 100% · France · Storing and distribution of art and craft materials
    25. Colart Camlin Canvas Pvt Limited 81% · India · Dormant
    26. Bonny Colart Co Limited 50% · Japan · Packing, sales and distribution of art and craft materials

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 31 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BRENNAN-IRELAND, Sara Director 2024-08-19 Jul 1984 British
GUINIER, Romain-Thierry Director 2023-05-12 Jun 1964 French
LOSQ, Helen Marie Director 2026-02-10 Jul 1976 British
PASQUIER, Gail Moira Director 2016-04-26 Jun 1965 British
SPIGHT, Jonathan Paul William Director 2016-10-20 Jul 1968 British
Show 31 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOWEN, Anthony David Secretary 1999-06-11 2007-04-17
ROBSON, Neil Secretary 2007-04-24 2014-01-02
THIEME, Christian Secretary 2014-01-02 2015-06-19
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1998-10-29 1999-06-11
BARNES, Mair Director 2007-03-16 2014-09-04
BARRATT, Mark Director 2015-09-07 2019-12-31
BEESTON, Jane Marie Director 2014-09-04 2025-11-30
BRAUTIGAM, Thomas Carl Hanz Director 2008-11-01 2015-10-02
CORBY, Caroline Frances Director 1999-11-01 2000-09-20
DESJOBERT, Xavier Michel Director 2009-11-08 2014-09-04
EDSTROM, Lotta Anna Charlotta Director 2014-09-04 2018-08-01
HAMMOND, Nigel Derek Director 1999-08-13 2002-03-15
HANSSON, Mats Nils Ole Director 2007-03-22 2012-03-07
HENDERSON, Michael William George Director 1999-06-11 2009-09-14
HENNINGSON, Sven-Ake Director 1999-08-13 2000-06-01
JAMIESON, Nicholas Alister Director 2000-11-20 2002-03-15
LINDEN, Ulf Director 1999-08-13 2007-05-16
LINDEN URNES, Janny Ulrika Director 1999-08-13 2003-07-16
LINDEN URNES, Jenny Director 2004-06-30 2009-06-09
LINDSTAM, Magnus Director 2002-03-15 2006-10-02
LINDSTEDT, Sten Ake Director 2002-03-15 2007-04-04
LINDÉN URNES, Jenny Ulrika Ulfsdotter, Mrs. Director 2012-03-07 2014-09-04
MIVER, Hans Director 2000-06-01 2004-06-30
ROPER, Gordon Edward Lawrence Director 2014-09-04 2015-09-04
RUSSELL, Tobias Alexander Ellis Director 2018-08-01 2024-09-20
THIEME, Christian Director 2014-09-04 2015-06-19
URNES, Erik Director 2006-12-18 2014-09-04
VAN SCHIE, Adrianus Hendrikus Maria Director 2016-05-27 2023-06-13
VON HAUSWOLFF, Claes Director 2009-11-08 2014-09-04
DLA NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1998-10-29 1999-06-11
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1998-10-29 1999-06-11

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Colart Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 175 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-12-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-02-24 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-13 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-11-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-08-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-21 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-04-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-05-22 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-05-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-06 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-09-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-30 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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

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

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