oxerra uk limited Company Information
Company Number
02414292
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
cathay pigments holdings
Group Structure
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Industry
Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered Address
oxerra uk limited, liverpool road east, stoke-on-trent, ST7 3AA
Website
www.cathaypigments.comoxerra uk limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OXERRA UK LIMITED at £8m based on a Turnover of £24m and 0.33x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
oxerra uk limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OXERRA UK LIMITED at £2m based on an EBITDA of £474.6k and a 4.14x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
oxerra uk limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OXERRA UK LIMITED at £6.4m based on Net Assets of £2.4m and 2.62x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Oxerra Uk Limited Overview
Oxerra Uk Limited is a live company located in stoke-on-trent, ST7 3AA with a Companies House number of 02414292. It operates in the non-specialised wholesale trade sector, SIC Code 46900. Founded in August 1989, it's largest shareholder is cathay pigments holdings with a 100% stake. Oxerra Uk Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £24m with rapid growth in recent years.
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Oxerra Uk Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Oxerra Uk Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 8 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


3 Strong

1 Regular

8 Weak

Size
annual sales of £24m, make it larger than the average company (£16.2m)
£24m - Oxerra Uk Limited
£16.2m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 54%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.3%)
- Oxerra Uk Limited
6.3% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 9.4%, this company has a higher cost of product (27.6%)
9.4% - Oxerra Uk Limited
27.6% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 2% make it less profitable than the average company (5.1%)
2% - Oxerra Uk Limited
5.1% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 5 employees, this is below the industry average (41)
5 - Oxerra Uk Limited
41 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £51.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£44.5k)
£51.6k - Oxerra Uk Limited
£44.5k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £4.8m, this is more efficient (£376.5k)
£4.8m - Oxerra Uk Limited
£376.5k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 64 days, this is later than average (52 days)
64 days - Oxerra Uk Limited
52 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 8 days, this is quicker than average (31 days)
8 days - Oxerra Uk Limited
31 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 99 days, this is more than average (78 days)
99 days - Oxerra Uk Limited
78 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 6 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
6 weeks - Oxerra Uk Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 82.3%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (47.3%)
82.3% - Oxerra Uk Limited
47.3% - Industry AVG
OXERRA UK LIMITED financials

Oxerra Uk Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £24 million and the company has net assets of £2.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Oxerra Uk Limited has 5 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 24,016,220 | 13,850,210 | 7,049,841 | 6,821,935 | 4,459,881 | 5,292,985 | 4,908,364 | 4,432,392 | 3,822,521 | 4,791,351 | 4,306,152 | 2,900,486 | |||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 21,765,439 | 11,574,841 | 6,131,071 | 5,775,844 | 3,771,866 | 4,395,354 | 3,985,066 | 3,766,935 | 3,324,424 | 4,143,195 | 3,760,115 | 2,433,711 | |||
Gross Profit | 2,250,781 | 2,275,369 | 918,770 | 1,046,091 | 688,015 | 897,631 | 923,298 | 665,457 | 498,097 | 648,156 | 546,037 | 466,775 | |||
Admin Expenses | 1,781,216 | 1,133,996 | 973,188 | 828,771 | 671,699 | 679,588 | 673,803 | 630,601 | 575,017 | 696,384 | 711,505 | 595,342 | |||
Operating Profit | 469,565 | 1,141,373 | -54,418 | 217,320 | 16,316 | 218,043 | 249,495 | 34,856 | -76,920 | -48,228 | -165,468 | -128,567 | |||
Interest Payable | 22,648 | 20,449 | 12,696 | 17,377 | 2,997 | 604 | 14,042 | 31,201 | 53,171 | 32,294 | |||||
Interest Receivable | 149 | 203 | |||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 469,714 | 1,141,576 | -77,066 | 196,871 | 3,620 | 200,666 | 246,498 | 34,252 | -90,962 | -79,429 | -218,639 | -160,861 | |||
Tax | -27,720 | -218,334 | -33,550 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 441,994 | 923,242 | -77,066 | 163,321 | 3,620 | 215,666 | 261,498 | 34,252 | -90,962 | -79,429 | -218,639 | -160,861 | |||
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 441,994 | 923,242 | -77,066 | 163,321 | 3,620 | 215,666 | 261,498 | 34,252 | -90,962 | -79,429 | -218,639 | -160,861 | |||
Employee Costs | 257,926 | 201,884 | 209,212 | 193,237 | 146,371 | 139,079 | |||||||||
Number Of Employees | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
EBITDA* | 474,603 | 1,149,603 | -42,471 | 227,976 | 23,566 | 231,411 | 264,858 | 60,565 | -59,610 | -13,779 | -129,039 | -77,293 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,470 | 3,283 | 4,901 | 2,954 | 3,966 | 5,183 | 13,247 | 22,945 | 6,790 | 20,055 | 29,130 | 20,074 | 36,631 | 75,666 | 53,816 |
Intangible Assets | 2,811 | 8,523 | 15,433 | 22,443 | 20,688 | 15,914 | |||||||||
Investments & Other | 45,300 | 45,300 | 45,300 | 45,300 | 45,300 | ||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,470 | 6,094 | 13,424 | 18,387 | 26,409 | 71,171 | 74,461 | 68,245 | 52,090 | 65,355 | 29,130 | 20,074 | 36,631 | 75,666 | 53,816 |
Stock & work in progress | 5,946,514 | 4,638,389 | 5,099,165 | 2,844,242 | 3,045,758 | 2,347,486 | 2,513,566 | 2,614,739 | 1,794,549 | 1,896,269 | 2,209,652 | 1,677,080 | 1,574,468 | 1,292,218 | 1,357,771 |
Trade Debtors | 4,265,700 | 2,519,959 | 2,598,935 | 1,418,757 | 1,057,645 | 1,248,224 | 1,366,434 | 871,305 | 1,033,944 | 1,225,581 | 1,146,593 | 1,011,916 | 985,416 | 1,347,906 | 580,503 |
Group Debtors | 2,236,726 | 92,025 | 145,851 | 28,338 | 57,473 | 29,371 | 23,639 | 180,891 | 98,569 | 113,959 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 4,064 | 9,598 | 33,748 | 7,480 | 19,296 | 14,317 | 39,952 | 113,824 | 57,522 | 24,627 | 7,267 | 8,177 | 56,243 | 69,651 | 85,078 |
Cash | 1,361,050 | 537,427 | 301,290 | 135,335 | 7,796 | 60,016 | 63,428 | 39,282 | 46,185 | 46,340 | 121,815 | 141,614 | 100,555 | 96,116 | 74,575 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 13,814,054 | 7,705,373 | 8,033,138 | 4,405,814 | 4,130,495 | 3,670,043 | 4,075,405 | 3,785,001 | 2,960,538 | 3,250,290 | 3,514,698 | 2,862,426 | 2,897,573 | 2,904,460 | 2,211,886 |
total assets | 13,815,524 | 7,711,467 | 8,046,562 | 4,424,201 | 4,156,904 | 3,741,214 | 4,149,866 | 3,853,246 | 3,012,628 | 3,315,645 | 3,543,828 | 2,882,500 | 2,934,204 | 2,980,126 | 2,265,702 |
Bank overdraft | 135,764 | 522,351 | 554,295 | 64,997 | 636,773 | 502,216 | 1,031,341 | ||||||||
Bank loan | 122,248 | ||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 513,885 | 274,878 | 592,439 | 431,022 | 824,157 | 150,173 | 97,660 | 163,540 | 116,573 | 144,381 | 148,690 | 149,792 | 147,596 | 249,332 | 134,900 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 10,678,723 | 4,543,427 | 5,851,226 | 1,850,933 | 1,641,301 | 1,784,562 | 2,164,500 | 2,533,712 | 1,633,526 | 2,033,659 | 3,141,759 | 2,438,750 | 1,839,698 | 1,848,688 | 461,030 |
other short term finances | 666,820 | 888,490 | 426,066 | ||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 178,075 | 890,315 | 523,293 | 1,239,131 | 788,525 | 350,748 | 133,240 | 27,272 | 41,141 | 99,939 | 31,506 | 41,340 | 31,554 | 21,878 | 61,780 |
total current liabilities | 11,370,683 | 5,708,620 | 6,966,958 | 3,643,334 | 3,389,747 | 2,952,303 | 3,283,890 | 3,150,590 | 2,313,591 | 2,832,274 | 3,321,955 | 2,694,879 | 2,655,621 | 2,622,114 | 1,689,051 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
total liabilities | 11,370,683 | 5,708,620 | 6,966,958 | 3,643,334 | 3,389,747 | 2,952,303 | 3,283,890 | 3,150,590 | 2,313,591 | 2,832,274 | 3,321,955 | 2,694,879 | 2,655,621 | 2,622,114 | 1,689,051 |
net assets | 2,444,841 | 2,002,847 | 1,079,604 | 780,867 | 767,157 | 788,911 | 865,976 | 702,656 | 699,037 | 483,371 | 221,873 | 187,621 | 278,583 | 358,012 | 576,651 |
total shareholders funds | 2,444,841 | 2,002,847 | 1,079,604 | 780,867 | 767,157 | 788,911 | 865,976 | 702,656 | 699,037 | 483,371 | 221,873 | 187,621 | 278,583 | 358,012 | 576,651 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 469,565 | 1,141,373 | -54,418 | 217,320 | 16,316 | 218,043 | 249,495 | 34,856 | -76,920 | -48,228 | -165,468 | -128,567 | |||
Depreciation | 2,227 | 2,519 | 2,025 | 1,187 | 5,369 | 8,194 | 9,698 | 7,250 | 13,368 | 15,363 | 25,709 | 17,310 | 34,449 | 36,429 | 21,694 |
Amortisation | 2,811 | 5,711 | 6,911 | 7,010 | 6,771 | 3,753 | 958 | 29,580 | |||||||
Tax | -27,720 | -218,334 | -33,550 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||
Stock | 1,308,125 | -460,776 | 2,254,923 | -201,516 | 698,272 | -166,080 | -101,173 | 820,190 | -101,720 | -313,383 | 532,572 | 102,612 | 282,250 | -65,553 | 1,357,771 |
Debtors | 3,976,933 | -103,126 | 1,206,446 | 349,296 | -185,600 | -235,870 | 367,431 | 11,176 | -187,877 | 124,450 | 139,499 | -178,818 | -293,576 | 736,586 | 779,540 |
Creditors | 239,007 | -317,561 | 161,417 | -393,135 | 673,984 | 52,513 | -65,880 | 46,967 | -27,808 | -4,309 | -1,102 | 2,196 | -101,736 | 114,432 | 134,900 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -712,240 | 367,022 | -715,838 | 450,606 | 437,777 | 217,508 | 105,968 | -13,869 | -58,798 | 68,433 | -9,834 | 9,786 | 9,676 | -39,902 | 61,780 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -5,311,408 | 1,544,632 | 629,500 | -31,744 | -774,702 | 449,402 | 532,915 | -622,442 | 28,578 | -94,513 | -725,542 | -2,017,924 | |||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -45,300 | 45,300 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -122,248 | 122,248 | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 6,135,296 | -1,307,799 | 4,000,293 | 209,632 | -143,261 | -379,938 | -369,212 | 900,186 | -400,133 | -1,108,100 | 703,009 | 599,052 | -8,990 | 1,387,658 | 461,030 |
Other Short Term Loans | -666,820 | -221,670 | 462,424 | 426,066 | |||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 149 | 203 | -22,648 | -20,449 | -12,696 | -17,377 | -2,997 | -604 | -14,042 | -31,201 | -53,171 | -32,294 | |||
cash flow from financing | 6,135,445 | -1,307,595 | -624,255 | 72,762 | 1,313,555 | -417,510 | -1,111,097 | 702,405 | 585,010 | -40,191 | 1,334,487 | 1,166,248 | |||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 823,623 | 236,137 | 165,955 | 127,539 | -52,220 | -3,412 | 24,146 | -6,903 | -155 | -75,475 | -19,799 | 41,059 | 4,439 | 21,541 | 74,575 |
overdraft | -135,764 | 135,764 | -522,351 | -31,944 | 554,295 | -64,997 | -571,776 | 134,557 | -529,125 | 1,031,341 | |||||
change in cash | 823,623 | 236,137 | 165,955 | 263,303 | -187,984 | -3,412 | 24,146 | 515,448 | 31,789 | -629,770 | 45,198 | 612,835 | -130,118 | 550,666 | -956,766 |
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Oxerra Uk Limited Competitor Analysis

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oxerra uk limited Ownership
OXERRA UK LIMITED group structure
Oxerra Uk Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
CATHAY PIGMENTS HOLDINGS LTD
#0020547
1 parent
OXERRA UK LIMITED
02414292
1 subsidiary
oxerra uk limited directors
Oxerra Uk Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Kwan Yu (Aug 2008) and Kwan Yu (Aug 2008).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Kwan Yu | 72 years | Aug 2008 | - | Director | |
Kwan Yu | 71 years | Aug 2008 | - | Director | |
Mr Timothy Southgate | England | 51 years | Jul 2018 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
24m
+73%
operating profit
469.6k
-59%
gross margin
9.4%
-42.95%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
2.4m
+0.22%
total assets
13.8m
+0.79%
cash
1.4m
+1.53%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
oxerra uk limited company details
company number
02414292
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
incorporation date
August 1989
age
36
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
cathay industries (uk) limited (April 2023)
cathay pigments (uk) limited (May 2008)
See moreaccountant
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auditor
HAMLYNS LIMITED
address
oxerra uk limited, liverpool road east, stoke-on-trent, ST7 3AA
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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oxerra uk limited Charges & Mortgages
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oxerra uk limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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