How much does Leach Colour Limited make?

Leach Colour Limited reported revenue of £9.7m and a loss of £639k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Leach Colour Limited have?

Leach Colour Limited reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Leach Colour Limited profitable?

No — Leach Colour Limited reported a loss of £639k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03729135 · Incorporated 9 Mar 1999

Leach Colour Limited

Registered name: LEACH COLOUR LIMITED

Part of Chargeurs Museum Studio S.A.S. group

Leach Colour Limited made £9.7m revenue and a £639k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Leach Colour Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £9.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £639k and 87 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Huddersfield; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
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 is A H Leach & Company Limited. The ultimate parent company is Chargeurs Compagnie Invest, a company incorporated in France.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£9.7m

Growth ▼9%

Profit

−£639k

Growth —

Profit margin

−6.6%

Gross 29.9%

Employees

Change ▼2.3%

Profit / employee

−£7.3k

Revenue/employee £112k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.1m	£10.6m	£9.8m	£10.7m	£9.7m
Cost of sales	£5.9m	£8.3m	£7.3m	£7.4m	£6.8m
Gross profit	£1.1m	£2.3m	£2.5m	£3.3m	£2.9m
Operating profit	−£1.1m	−£490k	−£893k	−£13.8k	−£372k
Profit before tax	−£1.2m	−£548k	−£1.1m	−£230k	−£687k
Profit after tax	−£1.2m	−£511k	−£1m	−£213k	−£639k
Profit (best available)	−£1.2m	−£511k	−£1m	−£213k	−£639k
Staff costs	£3.3m	£3.7m	£3.8m	£3.9m	£3.8m
Employees (average)	88	87	89	89	87
Ratios
Profit margin	−17.2%	−4.8%	−10.5%	−2%	−6.6%
Gross margin	16%	22%	25.4%	30.7%	29.9%
Revenue per employee	£80.4k	£122k	£110k	£120k	£112k
Profit per employee	−£13.9k	−£5.9k	−£11.6k	−£2.4k	−£7.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲50.2%	▼7.7%	▲9.1%	▼9%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.1%	▲2.3%	0%	▼2.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£566k	£412k	£1.2m	£1.3m
Net assets	£1.4m	£895k	−£136k	−£349k	−£988k
Fixed assets	£882k	£700k	£519k	£372k	£873k
Current assets	£6m	£5.6m	£4.7m	£4.9m	£4.3m
Debtors	£1.4m	£3.2m	£2.3m	£2.2m	£1.4m
Deferred income	£460k	£470k	£198k	£265k	£131k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £112k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£7.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.3%; 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: —; Now −£988k
Cash at bank: ▲15%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 87
Deferred income: ▼51%; Now £131k
Fixed assets: ▲134%; Now £873k

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

Chargeurs Museum Studio S.A.S. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
A.h. Leach & Company Limited75–100%
Leach Colour Limitedthis company

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

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 −£639k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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