How much does Colour Supplies Limited make?

Colour Supplies Limited reported revenue of £4.8m and a loss of £629k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Colour Supplies Limited have?

Colour Supplies Limited reported an average of 52 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Colour Supplies Limited profitable?

No — Colour Supplies Limited reported a loss of £629k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 02152345 · Incorporated 3 Aug 1987

Colour Supplies Limited

Registered name: COLOUR SUPPLIES LIMITED

Colour Supplies Limited made £4.8m revenue and a £629k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Colour Supplies Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £4.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £629k and 52 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores” and is based in Wrexham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Age: 39 yrs · since 1987
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

£4.8m

Growth ▼12.4%

Profit

−£629k

Growth —

Profit margin

−13.1%

Gross 5.2%

Employees

Change ▼5.5%

Profit / employee

−£12.1k

Revenue/employee £92.5k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£5.7m	£5.7m	£5.5m	£4.8m
Cost of sales	£5m	£5.1m	£5.2m	£4.6m
Gross profit	£653k	£559k	£302k	£250k
Operating profit	−£410k	−£436k	−£656k	−£630k
Profit before tax	−£416k	−£457k	−£676k	−£707k
Profit after tax	−£258k	−£457k	−£676k	−£629k
Profit (best available)	−£258k	−£457k	−£676k	−£629k
Staff costs	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	58	57	55	52
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.5%	−8.1%	−12.3%	−13.1%
Gross margin	11.5%	9.8%	5.5%	5.2%
Revenue per employee	£98.2k	£99.7k	£99.8k	£92.5k
Profit per employee	−£4.4k	−£8k	−£12.3k	−£12.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.2%	▼3.4%	▼12.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.7%	▼3.5%	▼5.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.1m	£563k	£115k
Net assets	£5.7m	£5.2m	£4.5m	£3.8m
Fixed assets	£2.9m	£2.8m	£2.8m	£2.9m
Current assets	£3.9m	£3.3m	£2.6m	£1.6m
Debtors	£94.1k	£89.8k	£87.1k	£75.7k
Deferred income	£27.1k	£27.1k	£26.8k	£28.1k
Cash from operations	£99.5k	£15.3k	£311k	−£17.2k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −13.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 5.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £92.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£12.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 61.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼15%; Now £3.8m
Cash at bank: ▼80%; Now £115k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 52
Deferred income: ▲5%; Now £28.1k
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £2.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£629k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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