AKS PRECISION BALL EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£519K
-45.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2.3M
-247.8% vs 2024
Employees
88
-3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3.8M
-41.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,800,492 | £12,477,615 | -9.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,560,317 | -£3,504,675 | -36.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,715,552 | -£3,835,853 | -41.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,556,552 | -£3,835,853 | -50% | |
| Cash | £952,325 | £518,807 | -45.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,581,756 | -£2,237,537 | -241.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,555,706 | -£2,299,537 | -247.8% | |
| Equity | £1,555,706 | -£2,299,537 | -247.8% | |
| Average employees | 91 | 88 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £3,516,438 | £3,590,622 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -18.6% | -28.1% | |
| Net margin | -18.5% | -30.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -161.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.3% | 124.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | -16.49x | -10.58x |
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
- AKS PRECISION BALL EUROPE LIMITED 2004-10-08 → present
- NSK-AKS PRECISION BALL EUROPE LIMITED 1989-02-03 → 2004-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements after assessing the principal risks and having considered the continued impact of rising manufacturing costs. The Company continues to manage pressures on liquidity through existing cash balances and facilities available to it from its parent company, for which written parental support has been obtained, for the 12 month period commencing on the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors are satisfied that its parent company is able to extend this support. The directors believe that the company is well placed to manage business risks adequately and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Sales revenue decreased from £13,800,492 to £12,477,615 due to decreased customer demand.”
- “Incurred high costs bringing steel into the UK due to HMRC quota restrictions, leading to storage costs and purchasing steel from additional European suppliers at double the cost.”
- “Company re-negotiated selling prices to compensate for increased manufacturing costs.”
- “Introduced compressed hours into a 4-day week and made some redundancies to reduce payroll costs.”
- “The company has faced challenges with steel deliveries and HMRC quotas but is mindful to stay within quota to avoid additional costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAIBUCHI, Kohei | Director | 2022-10-01 | Mar 1980 | Japanese |
| KODAMA, Dai | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1976 | Japanese |
| NAKABAYASHI, Yoshitaka | Director | 2022-11-16 | Dec 1975 | Japanese |
| NAKAI, Hiroto | Director | 2018-02-07 | Oct 1971 | Japanese |
| NASS, Ulrich | Director | 2021-04-29 | May 1966 | German |
| YOSHIKIYO, Tomoyuki | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1963 | Japanese |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENOMOTO, Toshihiko | Secretary | 1996-02-20 | 2001-10-01 |
| ISHIHARA, Yasuhiro | Secretary | — | 1996-02-20 |
| KELLEY, Dawn | Secretary | 2020-02-13 | 2021-04-09 |
| PHILLIPSON, Damien | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2020-02-13 |
| SEKI, Masahiro | Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2002-10-01 |
| ACKERMANN, Jurgen, Dr | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2018-03-29 |
| ARAI, Katsuya | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2014-08-22 |
| ARATA, Toshio | Director | — | 1995-06-29 |
| ASAKA, Seiichi | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2005-02-10 |
| ASAKA, Seiichi | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2001-05-01 |
| BROWNE, Adrian | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2013-09-06 |
| CONSTANTINE, Timothy | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-06-06 |
| DEGAWA, Mitsuo | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2005-09-14 |
| FRISBY, Gordon James | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2018-09-01 |
| FUMOTO, Masatada | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2009-06-02 |
| GOTO, Kenji | Director | 2009-04-17 | 2011-09-20 |
| HARA, Michio | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2005-02-10 |
| HISHIKI, Motohisa | Director | — | 1995-06-29 |
| HORI, Toshiki | Director | 1999-08-16 | 2005-02-10 |
| ISHIDA, Yutaka | Director | 2020-09-14 | 2022-11-16 |
| ITSU, Takamasa | Director | 2014-08-22 | 2018-08-20 |
| KARIYA, Kazuhiro | Director | 2018-02-07 | 2022-10-01 |
| KOMABA, Michio | Director | 2022-08-26 | 2025-03-31 |
| KOSAKA, Sachio | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2001-10-01 |
| MATSUNAGA, Toshio | Director | — | 1993-06-29 |
| MATSUURA, Kikuo | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1996-06-27 |
| MOTODA, Kazutaka | Director | 2009-06-02 | 2011-09-20 |
| MURAKAMI, Takuo | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1998-08-17 |
| MURATA, Issei | Director | 2017-05-08 | 2021-03-23 |
| NAKA, Yuichi | Director | 2014-08-22 | 2018-03-29 |
| NAKAMICHI, Ichizo | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| NAKAYAMA, Toshiyuki | Director | 2006-09-22 | 2011-09-20 |
| NIIJIMA, Kouichi | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1995-06-29 |
| OZAKI, Kanta | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2010-09-28 |
| SEKIYA, Tetsuo | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2001-10-01 |
| SHIBAMOTO, Hideyuki | Director | 2015-09-04 | 2017-05-08 |
| SHINOMOTO, Masami | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| SHIOIRI, Kenji | Director | 1993-01-20 | 1995-10-01 |
| SUGIMOTO, Yoshinori | Director | 2014-08-22 | 2020-07-01 |
| SUZUKI, Shigeyuki | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2014-04-10 |
| SUZUKI, Shin | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2022-01-05 |
| SWANWICK, William Alan | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2018-02-07 |
| TAKADA, Hiroshi | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1998-08-17 |
| TAKATA, Minoru | Director | 1996-06-27 | 1998-08-17 |
| TAKEBE, Yukio | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2015-09-04 |
| TAKENAKA, Yukio | Director | 2001-03-31 | 2006-09-22 |
| TAKEOKA, Hirokazu | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2014-08-22 |
| TERAO, Isamu | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2003-11-01 |
| UEDA, Kazumi | Director | — | 1993-01-20 |
| YAMANAKA, Kenichi | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2014-08-22 |
| YAMANAKA, Kenichi | Director | 2005-02-10 | 2009-04-17 |
| YAMASHITA, Akira | Director | 1998-08-17 | 1999-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nsk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.