HARLEY-DAVIDSON EUROPE LIMITED
Operating as the European sales and distribution arm for the US-listed manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc, the company supplies motorcycles, parts, and accessories across the region.
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Cash
£60m
+147.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£75m
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
77
-12.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-52.4% vs 2024
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.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £482,478,000 | £550,643,000 | £613,184,000 | £561,175,000 | £523,369,000 | £416,578,000 | -20.4% | |
| Operating profit | £15,003,000 | £9,315,000 | £2,445,000 | £32,365,000 | £4,891,000 | £2,113,000 | -56.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,665,000 | £8,884,000 | £1,884,000 | £31,558,000 | £3,987,000 | £1,899,000 | -52.4% | |
| Net profit | £12,319,000 | £7,314,000 | £1,795,000 | £24,111,000 | £3,004,000 | £1,411,000 | -53% | |
| Cash | £41,023,000 | £37,820,000 | £41,811,000 | £32,130,000 | £24,028,000 | £59,508,000 | +147.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,182,000 | £61,075,000 | £65,269,000 | £81,192,000 | £85,416,000 | £78,868,000 | -7.7% | |
| Net assets | £69,256,000 | £44,320,000 | £46,115,000 | £70,226,000 | £73,230,000 | £74,641,000 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £69,256,000 | £44,320,000 | £46,115,000 | £70,226,000 | £73,230,000 | £74,641,000 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 87 | 93 | 100 | 88 | 77 | -12.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,319,552 | £6,444,924 | £6,574,219 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £716,000 | £242,000 | £333,000 | £349,000 | £246,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £26,926 | £10,783 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £168,505 | £204,048 | £0 | -100% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 5.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 15.3% | 3.7% | 39.9% | 5.7% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.4% | 78.9% | 76.2% | — | — | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.71x | 2.13x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | 38.67x | 19.65x | 3.64x | 26.06x | 2.74x | 2.87x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON EUROPE LIMITED 1995-12-14 → present
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON U.K. LIMITED 1989-04-20 → 1995-12-14
- NICERIDE LIMITED 1989-03-10 → 1989-04-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that could cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern have been identified. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual Report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company completed the relevant administrative process and received approval from the European Commission and received €34.7 million of the original claim amount from the Belgian Customs authorities in February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANNI, Francesco | Director | 2025-03-21 | Jul 1979 | Italian |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCINIEGAS, Jorge | Secretary | 2009-09-24 | 2010-09-20 |
| BROSTOWITZ, James | Secretary | — | 2009-09-01 |
| D'ONOFRIO, Enrico | Secretary | 2010-09-20 | 2013-01-07 |
| GATHA, Andrev Arun | Secretary | 2023-06-05 | 2026-06-09 |
| KRISHOK, Edward Michael | Secretary | 2009-08-31 | 2015-11-16 |
| LIONE, Gail Ann | Secretary | 2009-08-31 | 2010-04-30 |
| BENKA, Andrew | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-07-22 |
| BLEUSTEIN, Jeffrey Lawrence | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2005-05-01 |
| BOWE, Dennis | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2015-11-16 |
| COPES, Rodney James | Director | 2009-08-31 | 2012-11-30 |
| DEMITROS, Kathleen Ann | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1995-12-01 |
| FALLON, Geralyn Marie | Director | 2023-07-25 | 2026-04-02 |
| FESSLER, Clyde | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-07-15 |
| LENFESTY, Harold Stewart | Director | 1995-12-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| LEVATICH, Matthew Stephen | Director | 2009-08-31 | 2010-11-01 |
| LINDLEY, Robert Norris | Director | 2009-08-31 | 2016-12-23 |
| MCALLISTER, Marc Daniel | Director | 2016-12-23 | 2018-11-01 |
| OLIN, John Ahlvin | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| PATERSON, James | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| REBSTOCK, Kolja | Director | 2021-07-20 | 2026-02-27 |
| RUSSELL, John Kennedy | Director | 1998-03-23 | 2007-03-01 |
| SWEENEY, Paul Alexander | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2023-04-21 |
| TEERLINK, Richard | Director | — | 1998-12-09 |
| THIEME, Christian | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2019-02-26 |
| VAN DER SANDE, Michael Robert | Director | 2007-02-09 | 2008-11-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Victoria, Mrs. | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2024-08-31 |
| ZIEMER, James Laurel | Director | 2005-04-30 | 2009-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Holding Co., Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | 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
- 0
- 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.