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CANON (UK) LIMITED

#01264300 · Active · Incorporated 1976-06-21 (50y 4m) · Last filing 2026-08-14 (2mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46439 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-08-15 (in 10 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£1.2m

+23.6% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

-£209m

-5.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

1,228

-7.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

-£8.3m

+41.7% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £376,526,000£351,308,000£344,256,000 -2%
Operating profit £7,106,000£4,375,000£3,979,000 -9.1%
Profit before tax -£5,165,000-£14,241,000-£8,298,000 +41.7%
Net profit -£3,747,000-£11,043,000-£6,293,000 +43%
Cash £809,000£937,000£1,158,000 +23.6%
Total assets less current liabilities -£188,222,000-£193,948,000-£202,396,000 -4.4%
Net assets -£191,102,000-£198,456,000-£209,202,000 -5.4%
Equity -£191,102,000-£198,456,000-£209,202,000 -5.4%
Average employees 1,3441,3321,228 -7.8%
Wages £65,401,000£60,848,000£55,805,000 -8.3%
Directors' remuneration £202,000£216,000£456,000 +111.1%
Directors' pension contributions £24,000£24,000£18,000 -25%
Highest paid director £202,217£240,581£280,577 +16.6%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 1.9%1.2%1.2%
Net margin -1.0%-3.1%-1.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 158.6%152.9%159.5%
Current ratio 0.30x0.27x0.25x
Interest cover 0.39x0.18x0.19x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. CANON (UK) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → present
  2. CANON COPIERS (U.K.) LIMITED 1976-06-21 → 1976-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At 31 December 2025, the company had net liabilities of £209,201,098 (2024: £198,455,676) and net current liabilities of £417,823,026 (2024: £414,484,915). CENV operates a cash pooling facility across its European group. The directors are satisfied that CENV has sufficient resources and ability to provide this support, should it be required. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the company's financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. CANON (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. Canon (Irl) Business Equipment Limited 100% · Ireland · Sale/service - office equipment

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 39 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
NARAHARA, Christophe Secretary 2026-01-28 — —
JACOBS, Guido Alex Director 2025-04-01 Mar 1966 German
PAGET, Matthew Arthur Director 2025-10-13 Nov 1973 British
Show 39 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BATESON, David John Secretary 2007-05-01 2018-06-26
ESHELBY, Zoe Secretary 2018-06-26 2026-01-28
EVERETT-PASCOE, Surrie June Secretary — 2003-03-31
SUZUKI, Michio Secretary 2003-04-01 2007-04-30
ANTHEM, Peter John Director 2019-01-21 2019-07-01
BATES, Stephen Robert Director 2015-01-01 2018-12-20
BROWN, Peter James Director 2019-07-01 2020-04-01
BROWN, Peter James Director 2003-09-01 2007-09-10
COVE, Richard William Director 2003-09-01 2007-01-01
ELEY, Norman Edward Director 2001-01-01 2007-09-10
GRAVENER, Ian Leslie Director — 1999-03-31
GUERIN, Patrick Michael Director 1994-01-01 2002-02-08
HALL, Robert Christopher Director 1998-01-01 2000-01-31
HOLMES, Lyn Director 2020-04-01 2025-10-13
HOLMES, Lyn Director 2011-02-01 2019-01-31
IWARSSON, Hans Georg Director 2010-04-19 2015-01-01
KATAYAMA, Hajime Director 1996-04-30 1999-03-01
KENNBERT, Lars Erik Director 2001-01-01 2005-12-31
LAWS, Martin Frederick Director — 2000-12-31
LEIPNIK, James Edward Director 1998-01-01 2000-12-31
MACMILLAN, Keith, Professor Director — 2003-01-31
MCNALLY, Edmond John Director 2009-07-01 2011-02-01
MIZOGUCHI, Yusuke Director 2019-01-02 2025-03-17
MOLGAARD JENSEN, Mogens Director 2001-03-01 2003-09-01
OMORI, Yoshinari Director — 1997-12-31
PEARCE, Jennifer Director 2012-01-17 2013-05-31
RECIO, Antonio Director 2007-09-10 2015-07-01
ROMAINES, James Andrew Christopher Director 1999-01-01 2003-11-17
SMITH, Terry Director 2007-09-10 2009-07-01
SOYAMA, Takamitsu Director 1996-02-19 1997-12-31
SOYAMA, Takamitsu Director — 1993-06-30
TANAKA, Masahiro Director — 1996-04-30
THORNE, Sydney Ronald Director — 1994-12-31
TSUDA, Shin Director 1998-01-01 1999-11-30
TSURUOKA, Hajime Director 1999-03-01 2007-09-10
VICKERS, Andrew John Director 2006-01-01 2010-01-15
WILLS, Anthony Karl Director 2001-07-01 2002-10-31
WOOLSTON, David Dunbar Director 1994-01-01 1997-12-31
YAMASHITA, Yukio Director — 1995-12-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Canon Holdings (Uk) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 245 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-08-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-08-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-01-30 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-30 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-10-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-08-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-03-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-30 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2023-10-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-08-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-08-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-03-28 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2022-03-15 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2021-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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