How much does Avient Colorants UK Ltd make?

Avient Colorants UK Ltd reported revenue of £10.4m and £515k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Avient Colorants UK Ltd have?

Avient Colorants UK Ltd reported an average of 8 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Avient Colorants UK Ltd profitable?

Yes — Avient Colorants UK Ltd reported a profit of £515k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05582962 · Incorporated 4 Oct 2005

Avient Colorants UK Ltd

Registered name: AVIENT COLORANTS UK LTD

Part of Avient Corporation group

Avient Colorants UK Ltd made £10.4m revenue and £515k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Avient Colorants UK Ltd’s revenue grew 6% to £10.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £515k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of chemical products” and is based in Knowsley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46750Wholesale of chemical products

Status: Active
Location: Knowsley, North West
Age: 21 yrs · since 2005
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 2025

Key figures

Small teamOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£10.4m

Growth ▲6.2%

Profit

£515k

Growth ▲102.8%

Profit margin

Gross 19%

Employees

Change ▼11.1%

Profit / employee

£64.4k

Revenue/employee £1.3m

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.4m	£10.7m	£9.8m	£10.4m
Cost of sales	£9.3m	£9.1m	£7.8m	£8.4m
Gross profit	£2.1m	£1.6m	£2m	£2m
Operating profit	£284k	−£42k	£172k	£482k
Profit before tax	£289k	£70k	£254k	£515k
Profit (best available)	£289k	£70k	£254k	£515k
Staff costs	£461k	£471k	£477k	£384k
Employees (average)	6	6	9	8
Ratios
Profit margin	2.5%	0.7%	2.6%	5%
Gross margin	18.6%	15.3%	20.1%	19%
Revenue per employee	£1.9m	£1.8m	£1.1m	£1.3m
Profit per employee	£48.2k	£11.7k	£28.2k	£64.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼5.9%	▼8.9%	▲6.2%
Profit growth	—	▼75.8%	▲262.9%	▲102.8%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲50%	▼11.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3m	£524k	£499k	£2.2m
Net assets	£4.6m	£4.7m	£4.9m	£3.2m
Debtors	—	—	£4.9m	£2.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.3m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £64.4k; 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: 22.8%; 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: ▼34%; Now £3.2m
Cash at bank: ▲339%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▼11%; Now 8
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Avient Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Avient Colorants UK Ltdthis company

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

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 2025 (profit £515k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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