ITOCHU EUROPE PLC
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Cash
£209k
-73.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£192m
+51.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
111
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£73m
+405.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £169,066,000 | £298,732,000 | £109,421,000 | -63.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,561,000 | -£8,185,000 | -£7,483,000 | +8.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,972,000 | £14,537,000 | £73,481,000 | +405.5% | |
| Net profit | £26,463,000 | £17,498,000 | £75,871,000 | +333.6% | |
| Cash | £1,495,000 | £799,000 | £209,000 | -73.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £353,463,000 | £409,215,000 | +15.8% | |
| Net assets | £126,734,000 | £126,213,000 | £191,736,000 | +51.9% | |
| Equity | £126,734,000 | £126,213,000 | £191,736,000 | +51.9% | |
| Average employees | 103 | 101 | 111 | +9.9% | |
| Wages | £14,063,000 | £15,616,000 | £17,296,000 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,093,000 | £1,680,000 | £1,931,000 | +14.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,262,000 | £729,000 | £836,000 | +14.7% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.9% | -2.7% | -6.8% | |
| Net margin | 15.7% | 5.9% | 69.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.3% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.7% | 79.9% | 67.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.94x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | -0.27x | -0.33x | -0.36x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ITOCHU EUROPE PLC 1994-01-01 → present
- ITOCHU UK PLC 1992-10-01 → 1994-01-01
- C. ITOH (UK) PLC 1987-02-09 → 1992-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the going concern assumption for 12 months after the signing date of the financial statements to be appropriate for ITOCHU Europe PLC moving forward. The Company has access to credit facilities of £735 million per annum from its affiliated company”
Group structure
- ITOCHU EUROPE PLC · parent
- ITOCHU Deutschland GmbH 100%
- ITOCHU Italiana S.p.A. 100%
- ITOCHU France S.A.S. 100%
- Plastribution Limited 100%
- First Response Finance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company has acquired 20% in a new associate company CarMoney Limited for £10.4mil consideration in May 2026.”
- “The Company has recognised an impairment loss of £25.3 million in June 2026 to reduce its investment in Itochu Fibre Limited to the level of its share of associate's net assets after the dividend distribution.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASUBUCHI, Yohei, Mr. | Secretary | 2022-04-08 | — | — |
| HIRANO, Tatsuya | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jul 1968 | Japanese |
| ITAMI, Daisaku | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jun 1971 | Japanese |
| TSUZUKI, Takamasa | Director | 2026-04-01 | Sep 1972 | Japanese |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOYAMA, Susumu | Secretary | 2017-04-18 | 2022-04-08 |
| MIYOSHI, Toshikazu | Secretary | 2012-04-23 | 2017-04-18 |
| MORITA, Eiji | Secretary | 2005-06-03 | 2012-04-23 |
| OYAIZU, Toshiyuki | Secretary | 2001-11-08 | 2005-06-03 |
| SHIGEKURA, Susuma | Secretary | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SUZUKI, Koichi | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 1999-06-18 |
| TAKEHARA, Masakazu | Secretary | 1996-08-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| YAMANAKA, Toshimasa | Secretary | 1999-06-18 | 2001-11-08 |
| YANAGIDATE, Sumio | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1996-08-01 |
| AKIYAMA, Isamu | Director | 2006-04-19 | 2009-05-01 |
| AKIYAMA, Naoto | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2014-04-16 |
| BAN, Ritaro | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| CHAI, Jay W | Director | 1997-05-12 | 2002-03-28 |
| CHAI, Jay W | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1996-08-30 |
| FUJIOKA, Yoshiyuki | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-04-11 |
| FUKUSHIMA, Yoshihiro | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-04-02 |
| HIRANO, Ikuya | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2016-04-30 |
| HIRANO, Toji | Director | 1997-05-12 | 1999-01-01 |
| HORI, Shuji | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2014-04-14 |
| HOSOYA, Hiroki | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| IDE, Takeyoshi | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2008-10-01 |
| IGUCHI, Hidenori | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| IMAI, Masahiro | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2016-03-31 |
| IMAZAWA, Yasuhiro | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| KASAMA, Masao | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2004-04-22 |
| KATO, Shuichi | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| KAWAKAMI, Tetsuji | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| KIJIMA, Kenichi | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| KOBAYASHI, Kazuo | Director | 1993-03-25 | 1993-07-22 |
| KOMADA, Toshio | Director | 1993-07-22 | 1996-05-13 |
| KONISHI, Toshitaka | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2001-05-24 |
| KUMEKAWA, Takeshi | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2013-04-24 |
| KUMEKAWA, Takeshi | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2003-04-07 |
| KURATA, Ichiro, Mr. | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-07-03 |
| MAKI, Akio | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2003-05-06 |
| MIKURIYA, Shozu | Director | 1993-07-22 | 1994-08-21 |
| MITSUYASU, Akira | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2008-05-06 |
| MIURA, Shoji | Director | 2013-04-11 | 2015-03-31 |
| MIYATA, Yasuhiro | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| MORITA, Takanori | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| NAMIKI, Takanori | Director | 1997-05-12 | 1999-09-14 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael Alastair George | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2002-07-08 |
| NISHIHARA, Yasuhiko | Director | 1997-05-12 | 1999-09-14 |
| NISHIKAGE, Masazumi | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-01-06 |
| NISHIMURA, Manabu | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| NOZAWA, Akito | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| OJIMA, Hisayoshi | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2010-01-25 |
| OKAZAKI, Shuichi | Director | 2004-01-26 | 2007-05-16 |
| OKUDA, Hideaki | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| OKUGAWA, Yosuke | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2015-03-31 |
| REGAN, Peter John | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| SAEKI, Tatsuo | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| SATO, Hiroshi | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| SHIGEKURA, Susuma | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHIOKAWA, Hiroaki, Mr. | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2020-04-01 |
| SONODA, Yoichi | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2006-02-23 |
| SUZUKI, Koichi | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1999-06-18 |
| TAJIRI, Kunio | Director | — | 1993-07-22 |
| TAKEHARA, Masakazu | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1997-05-08 |
| TANIOKA, Satoshi | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2006-04-25 |
| TATEMATSU, Kazuhiro | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2021-03-01 |
| TSUBAI, Hiroyuki | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| TSUCHIDA, Itsuki | Director | — | 1993-03-25 |
| UMINO, Mitsuru, Mr. | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2019-04-01 |
| WAKABAYASHI, Hiroshi | Director | 1993-07-22 | 1999-09-14 |
| YAGI, Katsuhiko | Director | 1993-07-22 | 1995-04-03 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Kiyoshi | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2006-04-19 |
| YAMANAKA, Toshimasa | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2001-11-08 |
| YAMAOKA, Hiroyuki | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1998-05-26 |
| YANAGIDATE, Sumio | Director | 1993-10-20 | 1996-08-01 |
| YOSHINO, Hiroyuki | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2009-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itochu Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 306 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.