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Company No. 03782325 · Incorporated 3 Jun 1999

Perfect Colours Limited

Registered name: PERFECT COLOURS LIMITED

Perfect Colours Limited made £17.5m revenue and £276k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Perfect Colours Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £17.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £276k profit and 45 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Bromley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Bromley, London
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£17.5m
Growth ▲8.2%
Profit
£276k
Growth ▲21714%
Profit margin
1.6%
Gross 22.4%
Employees
45
Change ▲21.6%
Profit / employee
£6.1k
Revenue/employee £388k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.4m£15.6m£16.1m£17.5m
Cost of sales£12.2m£12.3m£12.7m£13.6m
Gross profit£3.2m£3.3m£3.4m£3.9m
Operating profit£69.3k−£350k£78.3k£347k
Profit before tax£58.5k−£387k£1.3k£276k
Profit after tax£58.5k−£264k£1.3k£276k
Profit (best available)£58.5k−£264k£1.3k£276k
Staff costs£2.2m£2.5m£2.2m£2.4m
Employees (average)50493745
Ratios
Profit margin0.4%−1.7%0%1.6%
Gross margin20.9%21.4%21.1%22.4%
Revenue per employee£308k£319k£436k£388k
Profit per employee£1.2k−£5.4k£34£6.1k
Cash conversion−627.1%—552.4%−95.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.6%▲3.3%▲8.2%
Profit growth—▼550.4%—▲21714%
Headcount growth—▼2%▼24.5%▲21.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£31.6k£22.2k£47.4k£72.3k
Net assets£1.1m£876k£877k£1.2m
Fixed assets£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m£1.1m
Current assets£4.8m£5.6m£5.6m£6.3m
Debtors£2.3m£2.4m£2.7m£3.8m
Deferred income£83.6k£64.7k£38k£105k
Cash from operations−£434k−£429k£433k−£333k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£388k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£6.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−95.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6.2%
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
21.7%
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
▲31%
Now £1.2m
Cash at bank
▲53%
Now £72.3k
Headcount
▲22%
Now 45
Deferred income
▲176%
Now £105k
Fixed assets
▼6%
Now £1.1m

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

Minority corporate shareholders

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £276k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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