PPG REFINISH DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† PPG REFINISH DISTRIBUTION LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 20301Where the company stands among the 561 active companies whose first SIC code is 20301 (Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants).
- AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED£3.7bn
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS UK LIMITED£171.9m
- AKZO NOBEL PACKAGING COATINGS LIMITED£109.1m
- PPG ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS UK LIMITED£94.5m
- AKZO NOBEL COATINGS LIMITED£75.6m
- U-POL LIMITED£70.2m
- AXALTA POWDER COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED£52.6m
- AKZO NOBEL POWDER COATINGS LIMITED£45.9m
- BELZONA LIMITED£41.1m
- JOTUN PAINTS (EUROPE) LIMITED£38.4m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 561. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: PPG REFINISH DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
PPG REFINISH DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01438525. It was incorporated on 19 Jul 1979. Its status is active. The registered office is in Suffolk (IP14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants (20301), non-specialised wholesale trade (46900).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £34,488,220. Profit for the year was £562,706. Net assets were £19,203,318, up 3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £452,809. Total assets were £31,294,080 and total liabilities £11,957,771. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 561 active companies whose first SIC code is 20301: By turnover it ranks higher than 58% of the 33 that publish turnover (median £25,943,846). By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £92,986). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £422,610). By cash it ranks higher than 72% of them (median £120,725). It is older than 85% of them (median age 10.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paints, dyes and inks, plastics, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 69 days to pay suppliers, and 7% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 27 Jan 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 35,367,756 | 34,488,220 |
| Profit for the year | 1,054,829 | 562,706 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | — | 452,809 |
| Total assets | 25,768,227 | 31,294,080 |
| Total liabilities | 6,996,561 | 11,957,771 |
| Net assets / total equity | 18,640,612 | 19,203,318 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 69 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 7%
- Standard payment terms
- 1–90 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 23%
- 31 to 60 days 32%
- After 60 days 45%
Earlier periods (6)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Jun 2024
- 45
- 29%
- 8%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 51
- 25%
- 9%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 50
- 21%
- 9%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 51
- 21%
- 14%
- 30 Jun 2022
- 57
- 17%
- 15%
- 31 Dec 2021
- 54
- 15%
- 13%
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: paints, dyes and inks, plastics, machinery, miscellaneous chemicals and rubber.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
6 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £34.5m, net assets £19.2m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £35.4m, net assets £18.6m
- Name changed to PPG REFINISH DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDPreviously BROWN BROTHERS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
- Ppg Industries (Uk) Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to BROWN BROTHERS DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDPreviously MAX MEYER (UK) LIMITED
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.