Magna Colours Limited
ActiveLiveMagna Colours Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 13 Jul 1978 (48 years ago), with its registered office in Barnsley, Yorkshire & the Humber. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Magna Colours Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 30 Sept 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Yorkshire & the Humber.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Yorkshire & the Humber is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 20,427 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.7%).
- 3Around 1,088 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterside Colours Limited 10366229 · SIC 20120 | 08 Sept 2016 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Dectamill Limited 03597824 · SIC 20120 | 14 Jul 1998 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| DJF Trading Limited 06526314 · SIC 20120 | 06 Mar 2008 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| James Robinson Speciality Ingredients LTD 00069842 · SIC 20120 | 16 Apr 1901 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Booker Dyes LTD 12596988 · SIC 20120 | 12 May 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 91 |
| A.Z.O. Limited 02828288 · SIC 20120 | 18 Jun 1993 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Unicolour Limited 01802229 · SIC 20120 | 22 Mar 1984 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Emergent Technology Solutions Limited 09573212 · SIC 20120 | 05 May 2015 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Colourhouse Universal Limited 10212923 · SIC 20120 | 03 Jun 2016 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Xerobac Limited 15758334 · SIC 20120 | 03 Jun 2024 | East Midlands | Active | 69 |
| Edable Art World Of Colour Limited 12841258 · SIC 20120 | 27 Aug 2020 | North East | Active | 90 |
| Vibrantz Performance Coatings Limited 00244654 · SIC 20120 | 28 Dec 1929 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Eclipse Cutters Limited 05698804 · SIC 20120 | 06 Feb 2006 | South East | Active | 100 |
| K M C I Limited 04010126 · SIC 20120 | 07 Jun 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Whitehall Dyes & Auxiliaries Limited 09099161 · SIC 20120 | 24 Jun 2014 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Inorganic Pigments Limited 00688762 · SIC 20120 | 04 Apr 1961 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Singlotech Limited 12051727 · SIC 20120 | 14 Jun 2019 | North West | Active | 96 |
| Seadyes Limited SC775794 · SIC 20120 | 14 Jul 2023 | Scotland | Active | 73 |
| Candalia Limited 12275855 · SIC 13923 | 22 Oct 2019 | London | Active | 94 |
| Owloc Industries LTD 08116458 · SIC 20120 | 22 Jun 2012 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Townley Dyestuffs Limited 02694271 · SIC 20120 | 05 Mar 1992 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Martin Colour Company Limited 00364476 · SIC 20120 | 23 Dec 1940 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Sharda Agrochem Limited 13194903 · SIC 20120 | 11 Feb 2021 | South East | Active | 87 |
| Flaverco Limited 07524900 · SIC 20120 | 10 Feb 2011 | North West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedFull accounts24 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates14 Nov 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts23 Sept 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts19 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates11 Dec 2024
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date05 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates03 Nov 2023
- Accounts filedFull accounts28 Sept 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates11 Nov 2022
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date11 Nov 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Magna Colours Limited
- Number
- 01378495
- Registered office
- Dodworth Business Park, Upper Cliffe Road Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3SP
- Incorporated
- 13 Jul 1978
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 20120 — SIC division 20; 20302 — SIC division 20; 46750 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 14 Nov 2026
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 28 Jan 2021
- Registered
- 17 Feb 2021
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 05 May 2020
- Registered
- 11 May 2020
- Persons entitled
- Magna Colours Holdings Limited
- Created
- 20 Aug 2012
- Registered
- 22 Aug 2012
- Persons entitled
- Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- Created
- 31 Jan 2000
- Registered
- 01 Feb 2000
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
- Created
- 20 Sept 1996
- Registered
- 24 Sept 1996
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
- Created
- 30 Jul 1990
- Registered
- 02 Aug 1990
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- Created
- 01 Mar 1989
- Registered
- 14 Mar 1989
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
- Created
- 22 Nov 1983
- Registered
- 24 Nov 1983
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
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