How much does Esp Colour Limited make?

Esp Colour Limited reported revenue of £19.8m and £516k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Esp Colour Limited have?

Esp Colour Limited reported an average of 141 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Esp Colour Limited profitable?

Yes — Esp Colour Limited reported a profit of £516k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03513763 · Incorporated 19 Feb 1998

Esp Colour Limited

Registered name: ESP COLOUR LIMITED

Part of Handel Group Limited group

Esp Colour Limited made £19.8m revenue and £516k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Esp Colour Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £19.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £516k profit and 141 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Swindon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 18129Printing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Swindon, South West
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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: “The immediate parent company of ESP Colour Limited is ESP Co Holdings Limited and its registered office is The Colour Hub, Millbuck Close, Elgin Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SN2 8XU.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£19.8m

Growth ▼9.8%

Profit

£516k

Growth ▼3.1%

Profit margin

2.6%

Gross 26.7%

Employees

141

Change ▼2.8%

Profit / employee

£3.7k

Revenue/employee £140k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 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)	£20.5m	£20.1m	£22m	£19.8m
Cost of sales	£16.9m	£15.6m	£16.4m	£14.5m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£4.5m	£5.6m	£5.3m
Operating profit	£443k	£747k	£1m	£686k
Profit before tax	£214k	£444k	£623k	£716k
Profit after tax	£214k	£237k	£533k	£516k
Profit (best available)	£214k	£237k	£533k	£516k
Staff costs	£5.2m	£4.9m	£6m	£5.9m
Employees (average)	140	133	145	141
Ratios
Profit margin	1%	1.2%	2.4%	2.6%
Gross margin	17.4%	22.4%	25.4%	26.7%
Revenue per employee	£146k	£151k	£151k	£140k
Profit per employee	£1.5k	£1.8k	£3.7k	£3.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.7%	▲9.1%	▼9.8%
Profit growth	—	▲10.9%	▲124.6%	▼3.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼5%	▲9%	▼2.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£838k	£178k	£203k	£1.2m
Net assets	£857k	£1.1m	£1.3m	£1.8m
Fixed assets	£3.1m	£3.4m	£3m	£2.8m
Current assets	£7m	£6.4m	£7.2m	£6.6m
Debtors	£3.3m	£3.2m	£3.9m	£2.7m
Deferred income	£1.2m	£993k	£953k	£795k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 26.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £140k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 14.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.8%; 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: ▲41%; Now £1.8m
Cash at bank: ▲478%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 141
Deferred income: ▼17%; Now £795k
Fixed assets: ▼5%; Now £2.8m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Handel Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Esp Co Holdings Limited75–100%
Esp Colour Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Kingfisher Print and Design LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (2)

Esp Smile LimitedFigures not disclosed
Printmx LtdFigures not disclosed

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 £516k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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