PRINCES GROUP PLC
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Cash
£229m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£175m
Equity attributable
Employees
2,277
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2024-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,423,131,000 | £1,083,116,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £9,078,000 | £19,993,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,178,000 | -£2,395,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£17,004,000 | -£4,342,000 | — | |
| Cash | £4,494,000 | £229,052,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £464,637,000 | £583,176,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £202,178,000 | £174,786,000 | — | |
| Equity | £202,178,000 | £174,786,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,275 | 2,277 | — | |
| Wages | £102,887,000 | £79,089,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,339,000 | £884,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.0% | 84.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 0.32x | 0.87x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-11
- PRINCES GROUP PLC 2025-08-11 → present
- PRINCES GROUP LIMITED 2025-08-11 → 2025-08-11
- PRINCES LIMITED 1989-10-12 → 2025-08-11
- PRINCES HOLDING LIMITED 1989-03-08 → 1989-10-12
- MITOPEN LIMITED 1988-12-15 → 1989-03-08
People
8 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-10-01 | — | — |
| FAZZARI, Fabio | Director | 2024-07-30 | May 1978 | Italian |
| GEORGE, Louise Joan | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GOSNELL, David | Director | 2025-10-01 | May 1957 | British |
| MAIN, Linda Jane | Director | 2025-10-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
| MASTROLIA, Angelo | Director | 2024-07-30 | Dec 1964 | Italian |
| MASTROLIA, Benedetta | Director | 2024-07-30 | Oct 1995 | Italian |
| MASTROLIA, Giuseppe | Director | 2024-07-30 | Feb 1989 | Italian |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKIYOSHI, Takanori | Secretary | — | 1996-02-26 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Secretary | 2001-05-08 | 2007-04-01 |
| MASTROLIA, Benedetta | Secretary | 2024-07-30 | 2025-07-31 |
| NARITA, Koichi | Secretary | 1996-02-26 | 2001-05-08 |
| O'BRIEN, Victoria | Secretary | 2025-07-31 | 2025-10-02 |
| ODA, Manabu | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| OKURA, Tatsuo | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito, Mr. | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| ABE, Hironobu | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2003-04-01 |
| AKIYOSHI, Takanori | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2002-07-19 |
| AKIYOSHI, Takanori | Director | — | 1996-02-26 |
| ARAKAWA, Takeshi, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| CARDALL, Stephen David | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| CRITCHLEY, Kenneth David | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2015-05-31 |
| EASTERBROOK, Michael William Spicer | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2017-03-31 |
| FUJIMOTO, Kozo | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1995-04-01 |
| GOODWIN, John Charles | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2007-12-12 |
| GOTO, Masaharu | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2002-03-28 |
| HARRISON, John David | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Simon | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| HAYASHI, Haruki, Mr. | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| HISHIDA, Kunio | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| IGARASHI, Akiyuki | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| INOUE, Takeshi | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2005-10-19 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2019-01-09 |
| IWAMOTO, Tsuguo | Director | 1992-09-08 | 1996-02-15 |
| JOLLY, Tim | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2008-01-17 |
| KANO, Isao | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| KATAYAMA, Yoshinori | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| KATO, Wataru | Director | 2019-01-09 | 2021-04-01 |
| KATO, Wataru | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2012-11-01 |
| KAWAMATA, Mitsuro | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| KIJIMA, Tsunao | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2009-04-01 |
| KOBAYASHI, Hironori | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-07-06 |
| KOBAYASHI, Shigeki | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-03-20 |
| KOBAYASHI, Shunichiro | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| KOBAYASHI, Shunichiro | Director | 2003-05-21 | 2007-04-01 |
| MACKINTOSH, Cameron John | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2024-04-08 |
| MACKINTOSH, John Anthony David | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| MASU, Kazuyuki | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| MATSUYAMA, Enshiro | Director | — | 1993-06-29 |
| MILLEN, Trevor | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2009-06-12 |
| MISU, Kazuyasu | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-28 |
| MISU, Kazuyasu | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| MUTCH, John Ashton | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2001-05-22 |
| NAKADE, Yoshiaki | Director | — | 1993-05-01 |
| NAKAHARA, Hideto | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| NAKANIWA, Satoshi | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| NAKAYAMA, Hiroaki | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| NARITA, Koichi | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| NARITA, Koichi | Director | 1996-02-26 | 2003-06-17 |
| NATSUMURA, Shigeaki | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-04-01 |
| NISHIOKA, Ryozo | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2004-04-29 |
| NOMURA, Masahiro | Director | 1996-02-15 | 2001-04-30 |
| ODA, Manabu | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| OKURA, Tatsuo | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| ONO, Kenji | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| ONOSE, Takashi | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| ONUMA, Naoto | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| PRICE, Craig Derek | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| SADAHIRO, Tadashi | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| SHIMAZU, Yoshihiro | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| SHIMOYOSHI, Hirotaka | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1999-10-01 |
| SPRUYT, Nicholas John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| TAKADA, Akihiko | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| TAKAHASHI, Masaki | Director | — | 1993-03-26 |
| TAKANOSE, Tsutomu | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| TAKEDA, Shinichi | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2003-10-01 |
| TAKEMOTO, Kazumi | Director | 1993-03-26 | 1996-09-10 |
| TERADA, Tetsuro | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| UCHIDA, Ryoichi | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| UEDA, Isao | Director | — | 1992-09-08 |
| YAMADA, Yasuhiro | Director | 2016-03-28 | 2018-04-01 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Kanji | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| YODA, Makoto | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| YOSHIKAWA, Tetsuo | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| YOSHIZAWA, Yoshihito | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2007-04-01 |
| ZAIZEN, Hiroshi | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1996-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newprinces S.P.A | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-30 | Active |
| Mitsubishi Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 333 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-05 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-11-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.