U-POL BIDCO LIMITED

Active
Company number 07330406Private limited companyIncorporated 2010

Key figures

£19,910,000+422.7%
Net assets 2025
-11.3%
Average annual change 2023–2025
-10 m010 m20 m30 m202320242025

U-POL BIDCO LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 20301

Where the company stands among the 561 active companies whose first SIC code is 20301 (Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants).

Net assets£19,910,000
Higher than 95% · median £92,986
Cash£1,000
Lower than 85% · median £120,725
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 2
Company age16.3 years
Older than 61% · median 10.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED£3.7bn
  2. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS UK LIMITED£171.9m
  3. AKZO NOBEL PACKAGING COATINGS LIMITED£109.1m
  4. PPG ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS UK LIMITED£94.5m
  5. AKZO NOBEL COATINGS LIMITED£75.6m
  6. U-POL LIMITED£70.2m
  7. AXALTA POWDER COATING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED£52.6m
  8. AKZO NOBEL POWDER COATINGS LIMITED£45.9m
  9. BELZONA LIMITED£41.1m
  10. 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: U-POL BIDCO LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

U-POL BIDCO LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07330406. It was incorporated on 29 Jul 2010. Its status is active. The registered office is in Wellingborough (NN8). 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 full accounts. Profit for the year was £1,279,000. Net assets were £19,910,000, up 422.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,000. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2023–2025).

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 95% of them (median £92,986). By cash it ranks lower than 85% of them (median £120,725). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 61% of them (median age 10.3 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Jun 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2024

Dividends paid in the financial year: £123,348,000 (438% of the profit for the year).

Filed accounts2023–2025
202320242025
Profit for the year1,575,00028,132,0001,279,000
Cash at bank and in hand1,00001,000
Total assets———
Total liabilities26,077,00026,505,000426,000
Net assets / total equity25,285,000-6,170,00019,910,000
Average number of employees000
Dividends paid—123,348,000—

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.

History

38 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £19.9m, 0 employees
  2. James Ian BLENKINSOPP resignedDirector
  3. Laura Michele YOUENS appointedDirector
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets −£6.2m, 0 employees
  5. Axalta Coating Systems Uk Holding Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. U-Pol Finco Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £25.3m, 0 employees
  8. Guy Hampson WILLIAMS resignedDirector
Earlier events (30)
  1. Michael Howard PENTECOST appointedDirector
  2. Farrell DOLAN resignedDirector
  3. Guy Hampson WILLIAMS appointedDirector
  4. Farrell DOLAN resignedDirector
  5. Guy Hampson WILLIAMS resignedDirector
  6. Michael John COOMBES resignedDirector
  7. James Ian BLENKINSOPP appointedDirector
  8. Farrell DOLAN appointedDirector
  9. Farrell DOLAN appointedDirector
  10. U-Pol Finco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  11. Steven HARMAN resignedDirector
  12. Philip John MAY resignedDirector
  13. Guy Hampson WILLIAMS appointedDirector
  14. William David ECCLES resignedDirector
  15. Steven HARMAN appointedDirector
  16. Mark Andrew POOLE resignedDirector
  17. Thomas Horst Felix METZ resignedDirector
  18. Mark David Stuart HEWSON resignedDirector
  19. Michael John COOMBES appointedDirector
  20. Andrew John AYRES resignedDirector
  21. Mark David Stuart HEWSON appointedDirector
  22. Mark Andrew POOLE appointedDirector
  23. Name changed to U-POL BIDCO LIMITEDPreviously SHINE BIDCO LIMITED
  24. William David ECCLES appointedDirector
  25. Richard Martin CRAYTON resignedDirector
  26. Andrew John AYRES appointedDirector
  27. Philip John MAY appointedDirector
  28. Thomas Horst Felix METZ appointedDirector
  29. Richard Martin CRAYTON appointedDirector
  30. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.