£1.34m
+10%vs Jun 2024Active07396065Private limited companyPreston
CENTAUR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Owned by Enterprise Ventures (General Partner N W Venture) Limited, Philip Richardson and 2 others
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
CENTAUR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 07396065) incorporated on 4 October 2010, registered in Preston. Its registered activity is manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants (SIC 20301). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 June 2025, showing net assets of £1.34m and cash of £185k, with 28 employees on average. Net assets rose 10% on the prior period (£1.22m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 390 comparable companies in the UK (median £21k, upper quartile £306k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 4 October 201016 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 March 2027in 159 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 18 October 2027in 361 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 20301
- Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants
- SIC 72190
- Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£185k
No changevs Jun 2024Not reported
28
No changevs Jun 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £1.34m | £185k | £1.70m | £1.54m | — | — | 28 |
| 30 June 2024 | £1.22m | £185k | £1.40m | £1.47m | — | — | 28 |
Current ratio1.58Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£6,623Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £1,336,225 at 30 June 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 1.58
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £185,457
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 4 October 2010
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Enterprise Ventures (General Partner N W Venture) Limited
- owns 50–75% of shares
- Mr Philip Richardson
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Michael Jeremy Gorick
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Lancashire County Developments ( Property ) Limited
- has significant influence or control
- Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Limited
- has significant influence or control
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 361 days
- Next accounts duein 159 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.34m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.22m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 4 October 2010 · in Oct 2010.
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Reminders for CENTAUR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.