Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit D2, Moss Industrial Estate, Lowton, Leigh, Lancashire WN7 3PT
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of dyes and pigments (20.12 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 05/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-01 with no updates
- 23/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 04/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Keith Fenn as a person with significant control on 2022-07-01
- 04/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Martin David Kirkham as a person with significant control on 2022-07-01
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 01/01/2026Due 15/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 01/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 01/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.34M2025
1.67%vs 20242024: £1.32M
Total Assets
£2.72M2025
-0.16%vs 20242024: £2.73M
Cash in Bank
£250.67K2025
-15.78%vs 20242024: £297.63K
Total Liabilities
£792.67K2025
-6.89%vs 20242024: £851.35K
Employees
262025
+2vs 20242024: 24
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 6.89% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | +2 |
| 2024 | 24 | +2 |
| 2023 | 22 | +1 |
| 2022 | 21 | +1 |
| 2021 | 20 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 20 in 2021 to 26 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 28/06/2002–01/07/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/03/1992–31/07/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/03/2019–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/07/1995–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/01/1993–30/06/1993 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2025–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2022–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 20
- Since 26/02/1992
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 05/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 23/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 05/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-01 with no updates
- 23/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 04/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Keith Fenn as a person with significant control on 2022-07-01
- 04/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Martin David Kirkham as a person with significant control on 2022-07-01
- 04/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2024-01-01
- 04/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2025-01-01
- 12/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul James Fenn as a director on 2025-07-01
- 04/02/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-01 with no updates
- 29/11/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-06-30
- 28/03/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 05/03/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2024-02-28
- 05/03/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
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About RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit D2, Moss Industrial Estate, Lowton, Leigh, Lancashire WN7 3PT. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of dyes and pigments. It has been on the register for 36 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.34M and 26 employees.
RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of dyes and pigments (20.12 - SIC 2007).
RAPID COLOUR SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/12/1989.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.34M, total assets of £2.72M, cash in bank of £250.67K and total liabilities of £792.67K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 05/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-01 with no updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.