Sun Chemical Limited
Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants · Bath
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1991Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£82,709,000
Cash
—
Turnover
£162,139,000
Profit / loss
£3,040,000
Current assets
£40,615,000
Creditors < 1 year
£28,826,000
Equity
£82,709,000
Average employees
568
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £82,709,000 | £80,802,000 |
| Equity | £82,709,000 | £80,802,000 |
| Share capital | £11,500,000 | £11,500,000 |
| Retained earnings | −£317,941,000 | −£319,848,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £129,579,000 | £129,370,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £35,912,000 | £38,013,000 |
| Investments | £14,815,000 | £14,815,000 |
| Current assets | £40,615,000 | £39,377,000 |
| Debtors | £20,293,000 | £20,171,000 |
| Stock | £19,601,000 | £19,206,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £28,826,000 | £32,312,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £52,774,000 | £52,774,000 |
| Provisions | £74,000 | £74,000 |
| Pension scheme surplus / deficit | £78,425,000 | £76,542,000 |
| Capital commitments | £253,000 | £200,000 |
| Net current assets | £10,986,000 | £6,991,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £140,565,000 | £136,361,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £162,139,000 | £165,940,000 |
| Cost of sales | £134,550,000 | £135,951,000 |
| Gross profit | £27,589,000 | £29,989,000 |
| Distribution costs | £12,510,000 | £11,544,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £13,916,000 | £12,402,000 |
| Operating profit | £1,163,000 | £6,043,000 |
| Interest receivable | £2,295,000 | £427,000 |
| Profit before tax | £3,462,000 | £6,220,000 |
| Tax | £422,000 | £71,000 |
| Profit / loss | £3,040,000 | £6,291,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Audit fees | £228,000 | £220,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 568 | 566 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Sun Chemical N.V./S.A.
- Ultimate parent
- DIC Corporation
- Ultimate controlling party
- DIC Corporation
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-08-17, signed by J Dench
Subsidiaries (3)
- ECG Holdings (UK) Limited · 100% · England and Wales; Albion Mills, Albion Road, Greengates, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9TQ · Holding company
- Sun Branding Solutions Limited · 100%* · England and Wales; Albion Mills, Albion Road, Greengates, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9TQ · Graphic reproduction & design
- Sun Branding Solutions (India) Private Limited · 99%* · India; Sathak Centre, 4th Floor, New No. 4, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai- 600034, Tamil Nadu, India · Graphic reproduction & design
Share classes (2)
- 11,500,005 Ordinary of £1 each
- 100,000 8.5% cumulative redeemable preference shares of £1 each
Events after the year end (1)
- There have been no subsequent events post year end.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 3 satisfied / released
Unknown · created 2006-11-01 · satisfied 2014-10-15
All monies
SatisfiedProperty · created 1994-01-27 · satisfied 2007-02-27
All monies
SatisfiedUnknown · created 1991-12-18 · satisfied 1994-12-24
All monies
Satisfied