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Company Number

05605955

Website

www.nicholls-colton.co.uk

Registered Address

4 oak spinney business park, ratby lane, leicester, LE3 3AW

Industry

Technical testing and analysis

Telephone

01162536333

Next Accounts Due

September 2024

Group Structure

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Directors

Phil Coles3 Years

Thomas Gray1 Years

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Shareholders

construction testing solutions limited 100%

nicholls colton group limited Estimated Valuation

£4.5m

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Nicholls Colton Group Limited is a live company located in leicester, LE3 3AW with a Companies House number of 05605955. It operates in the technical testing and analysis sector, SIC Code 71200. Founded in October 2005, it's largest shareholder is construction testing solutions limited with a 100% stake. Nicholls Colton Group Limited is a established, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2m with declining growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Nicholls Colton Group Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3out of 5

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1 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £5.8m, make it larger than the average company (£3.1m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a faster rate (3%)

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NICHOLLS COLTON GROUP LIMITED group structure

Nicholls Colton Group Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

PALATINE PRIVATE EQUITY FUND III LP

LP016689

CONSTRUCTION TESTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

05998333

2 parents

NICHOLLS COLTON GROUP LIMITED

05605955

2 subsidiaries

NICHOLLS COLTON LIMITED

07705902

N & C 1965 LIMITED

02911898

NICHOLLS COLTON GROUP LIMITED Shareholders

construction testing solutions limited

100%

Nicholls Colton Group Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Phil Coles (Jan 2021) and Mr Thomas Gray (Feb 2023).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Phil Coles	England	54 years	Jan 2021	-	Director
Mr Thomas Gray	Scotland	44 years	Feb 2023	-	Director
Mr Stuart Abbs	England	50 years	Feb 2023	-	Director
Mr Babak Fardaghaie	England	40 years	Oct 2023	-	Director
Mr Robert Rostas	England	43 years	Nov 2023	-	Director

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Nicholls Colton Group Limited's latest turnover from December 2022 is estimated at £2 million and the company has net assets of £720.8 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Nicholls Colton Group Limited has 23 employees and maintains cash reserves of £66.1 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2022	Mar 2022	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	1,984,867	5,813,654	5,825,448	4,801,743	4,485,848	4,349,951	4,300,320	4,873,128	4,671,384	3,696,745	2,986,812	2,924,470	1,904,210	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	1,425,480	4,272,580	4,076,432	3,370,425	3,182,545	3,094,374	2,874,418	3,217,004	3,043,086	2,372,723	1,927,105	2,031,797	1,272,340	0
Gross Profit	559,387	1,541,074	1,749,017	1,431,318	1,303,303	1,255,577	1,425,901	1,656,124	1,628,298	1,324,022	1,059,707	892,673	631,870	0
Admin Expenses	-329,202	-935,712	1,200,810	1,241,697	864,202	1,416,276	1,348,362	1,472,824	1,639,117	1,208,050	962,629	970,622	579,476	-374,819
Operating Profit	888,589	2,476,786	548,207	189,621	439,101	-160,699	77,539	183,300	-10,819	115,972	97,078	-77,949	52,394	374,819
Interest Payable	0	0	14,548	16,157	17,803	18,685	19,402	12,834	5,805	7,888	9,960	13,081	17,432	9,848
Interest Receivable	1,157	962	266	353	232	208	121	150	78	126	195	158	166	123
Pre-Tax Profit	889,746	2,477,748	533,926	173,816	421,530	-179,176	58,259	170,616	-16,546	108,209	87,313	-90,872	35,128	365,093
Tax	-169,052	-470,772	-101,446	-33,025	-80,091	0	-11,652	-34,123	0	-24,888	-20,955	0	-9,836	-102,226
Profit After Tax	720,694	2,006,976	432,480	140,791	341,439	-179,176	46,607	136,493	-16,546	83,321	66,358	-90,872	25,292	262,867
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	720,694	2,006,976	432,480	140,791	341,439	-179,176	46,607	136,493	-16,546	83,321	66,358	-90,872	25,292	262,867
Employee Costs	972,528	3,515,368	4,594,219	4,265,591	4,292,353	4,212,138	3,765,243	3,656,973	1,269,040	1,011,939	791,659	621,998	397,000	0
Number Of Employees	23	88	110	98	103	109	101	98	34	29	23	18	12	0
EBITDA*	1,034,776	2,688,381	718,330	361,446	592,115	-5,757	239,961	345,238	137,642	254,249	234,179	58,493	178,124	509,462

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2022	Mar 2022	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	727,071	746,026	511,860	829,345	754,333	771,060	791,985	844,174	465,435	425,488	421,667	416,665	376,822	412,482
Intangible Assets	93,873	126,915	181,984	226,036	270,088	314,145	358,201	402,258	440,568	478,878	517,188	555,498	593,808	632,118
Investments & Other	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	820,946	872,943	693,846	1,055,383	1,024,423	1,085,207	1,150,188	1,246,434	906,005	904,368	938,857	972,165	970,631	1,044,601
Stock & work in progress	0	0	80,809	215,663	74,295	261,089	93,808	32,144	48,627	22,177	13,727	15,595	13,309	21,631
Trade Debtors	570,304	1,467,606	1,466,773	1,320,330	1,161,259	1,132,826	1,030,516	1,237,185	1,335,131	1,075,582	908,907	787,095	492,962	537,913
Group Debtors	0	636,892	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	245,429	370,471	1,167,113	864,049	549,402	319,647	249,484	211,811	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	66,106	256,521	466,275	65,760	28,248	33,551	49,838	47,053	13,123	18,135	32,065	46,041	17,237	49,092
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	881,839	2,731,490	3,180,970	2,465,802	1,813,204	1,747,113	1,423,646	1,528,193	1,396,881	1,115,894	954,699	848,731	523,508	608,636
total assets	1,702,785	3,604,433	3,874,816	3,521,185	2,837,627	2,832,320	2,573,834	2,774,627	2,302,886	2,020,262	1,893,556	1,820,896	1,494,139	1,653,237
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32,199	31,800	31,800	31,800	70,200	69,500
Bank loan	0	0	250,000	130,670	24,230	22,860	22,980	21,321	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	119,080	578,182	903,857	813,643	740,323	882,052	575,562	586,011	1,270,305	1,004,089	762,840	781,196	598,980	620,044
Group/Directors Accounts	465,615	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	45,271	35,260	78,697	81,662	36,677	33,471	52,178	79,744	68,447	42,998	50,622	80,700	95,869	101,715
other current liabilities	149,158	697,691	1,174,440	1,389,286	1,017,075	1,238,233	1,022,446	1,149,761	359,786	407,623	532,085	452,193	145,485	126,933
total current liabilities	779,124	1,311,135	2,406,996	2,415,263	1,818,307	2,176,618	1,673,166	1,836,837	1,730,737	1,486,510	1,377,347	1,345,889	910,534	918,192
loans	0	0	0	96,300	227,530	252,877	276,207	300,347	41,034	73,577	105,536	137,336	163,148	233,528
hp & lease commitments	5,346	75,436	127,943	133,194	63,259	11,750	45,241	97,428	131,593	71,607	99,426	90,282	91,198	196,050
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0
provisions	197,521	210,786	90,723	59,754	52,648	56,631	65,600	73,000	69,000	41,500	47,500	50,000	41,000	42,500
total long term liabilities	202,867	286,222	218,666	289,248	343,437	321,258	387,048	470,777	241,629	186,686	252,464	277,620	295,346	472,078
total liabilities	981,991	1,597,357	2,625,662	2,704,511	2,161,744	2,497,876	2,060,214	2,307,614	1,972,366	1,673,196	1,629,811	1,623,509	1,205,880	1,390,270
net assets	720,794	2,007,076	1,249,154	816,674	675,883	334,444	513,620	467,013	330,520	347,066	263,745	197,387	288,259	262,967
total shareholders funds	720,794	2,007,076	1,249,154	816,674	675,883	334,444	513,620	467,013	330,520	347,066	263,745	197,387	288,259	262,967

	Dec 2022	Mar 2022	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	888,589	2,476,786	548,207	189,621	439,101	-160,699	77,539	183,300	-10,819	115,972	97,078	-77,949	52,394	374,819
Depreciation	113,145	156,526	126,071	127,773	108,957	110,886	118,365	123,628	110,151	99,967	98,791	98,132	87,420	96,333
Amortisation	33,042	55,069	44,052	44,052	44,057	44,056	44,057	38,310	38,310	38,310	38,310	38,310	38,310	38,310
Tax	-169,052	-470,772	-101,446	-33,025	-80,091	0	-11,652	-34,123	0	-24,888	-20,955	0	-9,836	-102,226
Stock	0	0	-134,854	141,368	-186,794	167,281	61,664	-16,483	26,450	8,450	-1,868	2,286	-8,322	21,631
Debtors	815,733	2,474,969	449,507	473,718	258,188	172,473	-168,996	113,865	259,549	166,675	121,812	294,133	-44,951	537,913
Creditors	119,080	578,182	90,214	73,320	-141,729	306,490	-10,449	-684,294	266,216	241,249	-18,356	182,216	-21,064	620,044
Accruals and Deferred Income	149,158	697,691	-214,846	372,211	-221,158	215,787	-127,315	789,975	-47,837	-124,462	79,892	306,708	18,552	126,933
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	197,521	210,786	30,969	7,106	-3,983	-8,969	-7,400	4,000	27,500	-6,000	-2,500	9,000	-1,500	42,500
Cash flow from operations	515,750	1,229,299	208,568	165,972	73,760	167,797	190,477	323,414	97,522	165,023	152,316	259,998	217,549	637,169
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-967,131	-1,084,536	191,414	-202,785	-92,230	-89,961	-66,176	-502,367	-150,098	-103,788	-103,793	-137,975	-51,760	-1,179,243
Change in Investments	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
cash flow from investments	-967,133	-1,084,538	191,414	-202,785	-92,230	-89,961	-66,176	-502,367	-150,098	-103,788	-103,793	-137,976	-51,760	-1,179,244
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	119,330	106,440	1,370	-120	1,659	21,321	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	465,615	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	-96,300	-131,230	-25,347	-23,330	-24,140	259,313	-32,543	-31,959	-31,800	-25,812	-70,380	233,528
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	50,617	110,696	-8,216	114,920	54,715	-52,198	-79,753	-22,868	85,435	-35,443	-20,934	-16,085	-110,698	297,765
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
share issue	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
interest	1,157	962	-14,282	-15,804	-17,571	-18,477	-19,281	-12,684	-5,727	-7,762	-9,765	-12,923	-17,266	-9,725
cash flow from financing	517,489	111,760	532	74,326	13,167	-94,123	-121,517	245,082	47,165	-75,164	-62,499	-54,818	-198,344	521,668
cash and cash equivalents
cash	66,106	256,521	400,515	37,512	-5,303	-16,287	2,785	33,930	-5,012	-13,930	-13,976	28,804	-31,855	49,092
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-32,199	399	0	0	-38,400	700	69,500
change in cash	66,106	256,521	400,515	37,512	-5,303	-16,287	2,785	66,129	-5,411	-13,930	-13,976	67,204	-32,555	-20,408

P&L

December 2022

turnover

operating profit

888.6k

gross margin

28.2%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2022

net assets

720.8k

total assets

1.7m

cash

66.1k

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

05605955

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

71200 - Technical testing and analysis

incorporation date

October 2005

age

accounts

Audit Exemption Subsidiary

ultimate parent company

PALATINE PRIVATE EQUITY FUND III LP

previous names

nicholls colton & partners limited (July 2011)

nicholls, colton & partners holdings limited (June 2006)

incorporated

address

4 oak spinney business park, ratby lane, leicester, LE3 3AW

last accounts submitted

December 2022

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