How many employees does Colorfoto Limited have?

Colorfoto Limited reported an average of 29 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Colorfoto Limited profitable?

Yes — Colorfoto Limited reported a profit of £576k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03135828 · Incorporated 8 Dec 1995

Colorfoto Limited

Registered name: COLORFOTO LIMITED

Colorfoto Limited made £576k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Colorfoto Limited reported £576k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 7% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 29 employees. The company is classified under “portrait photographic activities” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74201Portrait photographic activities

Status: Active
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Age: 30 yrs · since 1995
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “As at the year end and up to 2 April 2026 the ultimate controlling party was Mr R Tinkler by virtue of his shareholding.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£576k

Growth ▲7%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼21.6%

Profit / employee

£19.9k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	—	£539k	£576k
Profit (best available)	—	—	£539k	£576k
Employees (average)	31	33	37	29
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	—	£14.6k	£19.9k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲7%
Headcount growth	—	▲6.5%	▲12.1%	▼21.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.4m	£2m	£2.6m
Net assets	£256k	£1.2m	£1.7m	£2.3m
Fixed assets	£101k	£187k	£148k	£107k
Current assets	£1.2m	£1.5m	£2.1m	£2.7m
Debtors	£49.6k	£63.6k	£84.3k	£86k
Source	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £19.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲33%; Now £2.3m
Cash at bank: ▲31%; Now £2.6m
Headcount: ▼22%; Now 29
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼27%; Now £107k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Epg UK Holdco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Colorfoto Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (6)

Davies Colour LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gillman and Soame UK LtdRev. — · Profit £783k
Sherwood Laboratories LimitedRev. — · Profit £249k
Van Cols LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wrates Bagley LimitedRev. — · Profit £25.5k
Wrates Scholastic Photographs LimitedRev. — · Profit £118k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £576k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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