How many employees does U-Pol Bidco Limited have?

U-Pol Bidco Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is U-Pol Bidco Limited profitable?

Yes — U-Pol Bidco Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 07330406 · Incorporated 29 Jul 2010

U-Pol Bidco Limited

Registered name: U-POL BIDCO LIMITED

Part of Axalta Coating Systems Limited group

U-Pol Bidco Limited made £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

U-Pol Bidco Limited reported £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, down 95% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants” and is based in Wellingborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 20301Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants

Status: Active
Location: Wellingborough, East Midlands
Age: 16 yrs · since 2010
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. From the filing: “The company”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▼95.5%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

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.

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	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit before tax	−£2.8m	£1.6m	£28.1m	£1.7m
Profit after tax	−£2.8m	£1.6m	£28.1m	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	−£2.8m	£1.6m	£28.1m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	—	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	▲1686%	▼95.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1k	£1k	£0	£1k
Net assets	£23.7m	£25.3m	−£6.2m	£19.9m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

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: —; 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: —; Now £19.9m
Cash at bank: —; Now £1k
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Axalta Coating Systems Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Axalta Coating Systems UK Holding Limited75–100%
U-Pol Bidco Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

U-Pol LimitedRev. £92.9m · Profit £5.7m
Axalta Coating Systems UK LimitedRev. £49.7m · Profit £170m
Plascoat Systems LimitedRev. £11.8m · Profit £1m
Axalta Coating Systems U.K. (3) LimitedFigures not disclosed
HPG Industrial Coatings Pension Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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