MICHAEL HARDING ART FORMULAS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, MICHAEL HARDING ART FORMULAS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
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: MICHAEL HARDING ART FORMULAS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
MICHAEL HARDING ART FORMULAS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05183522. It was incorporated on 19 Jul 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cwmbran (NP44). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants (20301).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £3,301,935, up 4.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,835,948. Total assets were £3,668,721 and total liabilities £366,786. The company had an average of 14 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2021–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 561 active companies whose first SIC code is 20301: By net assets it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £92,986). By total assets it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £422,610). By cash it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £120,725). By number of employees it ranks higher than 81% of them (median 2). It is older than 70% of them (median age 10.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly inorganic chemicals, paints, dyes and inks, aluminium. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paints, dyes and inks, miscellaneous manufactures, art and antiques.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 1 current director. 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 25 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2021–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,429,111 | 1,659,232 | 2,035,982 | 2,657,106 | 2,835,948 |
| Total assets | 1,880,830 | 2,224,087 | 2,596,603 | 3,734,231 | 3,668,721 |
| Total liabilities | 197,627 | 247,788 | 306,177 | 561,365 | 366,786 |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,683,203 | 1,976,299 | 2,290,426 | 3,172,866 | 3,301,935 |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: inorganic chemicals, paints, dyes and inks, aluminium, furniture and lighting and organic chemicals.
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, miscellaneous manufactures and art and antiques.
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
15 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £3.3m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £3.2m, 18 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £2.3m, 18 employees
- Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £2m, 15 employees
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £1.7m, 12 employees
- Mr Michael Turner Harding registered as a person with significant control
- Linda HARDING resignedSecretary
- Karyn BROWN appointedSecretary
Earlier events (7)
- TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- Linda HARDING appointedSecretary
- COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- Michael Turner HARDING appointedDirector
- TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- 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.