STAR MICRONICS EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
-1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.8M
+17.3% vs 2024
Employees
30
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+245.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,300,312 | £18,762,697 | £20,145,326 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £770,481 | £285,790 | £1,112,753 | +289.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £770,481 | £333,228 | £1,150,086 | +245.1% | |
| Net profit | £562,556 | £243,394 | £856,522 | +251.9% | |
| Cash | £4,950,754 | £2,299,754 | £2,277,499 | -1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,997,138 | £4,948,890 | £5,802,463 | +17.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,997,138 | £4,940,532 | £5,797,054 | +17.3% | |
| Equity | £6,997,138 | £4,940,532 | £5,797,054 | +17.3% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 32 | 30 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £2,280,395 | £2,262,708 | £2,526,295 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £542,533 | £368,097 | £759,441 | +106.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 1.5% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 1.3% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 5.8% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 2.06x | 2.24x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- STAR MICRONICS EUROPE LIMITED 2003-06-25 → present
- STAR MICRONICS U.K. LIMITED 1984-11-21 → 2003-06-25
- STAR MICRONICS LIMITED 1984-07-25 → 1984-11-21
- STAR EUROPE LIMITED 1983-02-02 → 1984-07-25
- IVORYOLE LIMITED 1982-09-14 → 1983-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding these uncertainties, based on the Directors' assessment of the Company's financial position and available resources, the Director have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1984-06-25 | — | — |
| LLOYD, Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Apr 1968 | British |
| TERAO, Kazuyoshi | Director | 2020-01-02 | Sep 1965 | Japanese |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOKI, Takayuki | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2020-01-02 |
| AOKI, Takayuki | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2007-07-06 |
| FUJIWARA, Hideo | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2003-03-01 |
| FUSHIMI, Chiaki | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| KASUYA, Shozo | Director | 1999-06-27 | 2004-06-01 |
| KOZUKA, Toshimune | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2002-05-23 |
| MARTIN, Simon Michael | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2026-01-02 |
| MOCHIZUKI, Hiroya, Mr. | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2018-05-24 |
| NAGAI, Tsuneo | Director | 1997-06-30 | 1999-05-01 |
| SATO, Hajime | Director | 2000-05-26 | 2004-06-01 |
| SATO, Mamoru | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2012-03-01 |
| SATO, Mamoru | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2003-03-01 |
| SATO, Seigo, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-24 | 2021-01-04 |
| SATO, Seiichi | Director | — | 1995-07-24 |
| SMITH, Ian Francis | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| SUZUKI, Akio | Director | 1995-07-24 | 1999-05-27 |
| SUZUKI, Daisuke | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2023-08-31 |
| SUZUKI, Tomoyuki | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2026-04-02 |
| SUZUKI, Toshihiro | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2004-06-01 |
| SUZUKI, Toshihiro | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2000-05-26 |
| TAKAHASHI, Tomokazu | Director | — | 1999-05-01 |
| TERAO, Kazuyoshi, Mr. | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2015-05-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Micronics Company Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-06-01 | Active |
| Star Micronics Company Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.