How many employees does Pointing Limited have?

Pointing Limited reported an average of 2 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00465970 · Incorporated 19 Mar 1949

Pointing Limited

Q: Is Pointing Limited profitable?

No — Pointing Limited reported a loss of £682k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Registered name: POINTING LIMITED

Part of Sensient Technologies Corporation group

Pointing Limited made a £682k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Pointing Limited reported a loss of £682k in the year to 31 Dec 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 2 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of dyes and pigments” and is based in Norfolk; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 20120Manufacture of dyes and pigments

Status: Active
Location: Norfolk, East of England
Age: 77 yrs · since 1949
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£682k

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£341k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit before tax	−£805k	−£840k	−£909k
Profit after tax	−£652k	−£642k	−£682k
Profit (best available)	−£652k	−£642k	−£682k
Employees (average)	2	2	2
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	−£326k	−£321k	−£341k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	£12m	£11.4m	£10.7m
Fixed assets	£54m	£54m	£54m
Current assets	£259k	£457k	£684k
Debtors	£259k	£457k	£684k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£341k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼6%; Now £10.7m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: 0%; Now 2
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: 0%; Now £54m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Sensient Technologies Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Pointing Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (3)

Hurstpierpoint College LimitedRev. £40.3m · Profit £4.8m
Ellesmere College LimitedRev. £11.7m · Profit −£593k
Queen Mary's School (Baldersby) LtdRev. £4.6m · Profit −£555k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£682k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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