KDDI EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£24M
-54.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£102M
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
237
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£26M
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, as no such formal confirmation had been received at the date of approval of these financial statements, and no committed external financing facilities are in place, this represents a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications 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 | £83,344,000 | £88,868,000 | £95,670,000 | +7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £18,150,000 | £22,812,000 | £27,854,000 | +22.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,101,000 | £22,410,000 | £26,414,000 | +17.9% | |
| Net profit | £12,958,000 | £15,827,000 | £19,633,000 | +24% | |
| Cash | £38,562,000 | £52,800,000 | £23,968,000 | -54.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £318,323,000 | £353,449,000 | £469,097,000 | +32.7% | |
| Net assets | £67,106,000 | £80,674,000 | £102,136,000 | +26.6% | |
| Equity | £67,106,000 | £80,674,000 | £102,136,000 | +26.6% | |
| Average employees | 236 | 231 | 237 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £13,628,000 | £12,736,000 | £13,704,000 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £543,000 | £543,000 | £920,000 | +69.4% |
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 | 21.8% | 25.7% | 29.1% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 17.8% | 20.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.9% | 84.2% | 82.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.29x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | 1.75x | 1.34x | 1.33x |
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
- KDDI EUROPE LIMITED 2001-01-02 → present
- KDD EUROPE LIMITED 1996-09-13 → 2001-01-02
- KDD UK LIMITED 1989-07-21 → 1996-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, as no such formal confirmation had been received at the date of approval of these financial statements, and no committed external financing facilities are in place, this represents a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- KDDI EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- KDDI Deutschland GmbH 100%
- KDDI France S.A.S. 100%
- Telehouse International Corporation of Europe Limited 64%
Significant events
- “Our subsidiary in Russia was liquidated in October 2024 as the Group ceased its operations there as a result of the geopolitical situation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLEN, Shane | Secretary | 2005-03-10 | — | Irish |
| EIDA, Takashi | Director | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1976 | Japanese |
| HONDA, Kenkichi | Director | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1972 | Japanese |
| SHIKANO, Koji | Director | 2026-04-01 | Aug 1971 | Japanese |
| SUZUKI, Motoyuki | Director | 2023-10-01 | May 1969 | Japanese |
| TSUTSUI, Ken | Director | 2023-04-01 | Oct 1969 | Japanese |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYASHI, Takao | Secretary | — | 1996-04-09 |
| SAKURAI, Tashiyuki | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2003-10-01 |
| SHISHIKURA, Hiroaki | Secretary | 2003-10-01 | 2005-03-10 |
| SUZUKAWA, Shinichi | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2001-07-01 |
| SUZUKI, Tsuneharu | Secretary | 1996-04-09 | 1996-10-01 |
| AOTA, Hiroyuki | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| ASAKAWA, Hiroshi | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| ENDO, Makoto | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| FRAY, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2008-01-18 |
| FUKUHARA, Seigo | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| GOTO, Noriyasu | Director | 1997-07-30 | 2001-07-01 |
| HAYASHI, Takao | Director | — | 1996-04-09 |
| HOKAMURA, Kanji | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2004-04-01 |
| ISHIBASHI, Noriaki | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| ISHIKURO, Shigemitsu | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-09-15 |
| ITO, Keiji | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| IWABUCHI, Toyoji | Director | 2002-09-15 | 2005-03-31 |
| KAMIYAMA, Yuichi | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1998-11-27 |
| KAWABATA, Hitoshi | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2002-02-20 |
| KAWAGUCHI, Kenichi | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| KIMURA, Hiroyuki | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| KINOTO, Naoki | Director | 2002-09-15 | 2003-06-25 |
| KITAGAWA, Hiroshi | Director | 2002-09-15 | 2004-04-01 |
| KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| KOIZUMI, Shigeyuki | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| KOMIYA, Hironari | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| KUBOTA, Yasushi | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| MATSUDA, Yasunori | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| MIKI, Toshiaki | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| MINATANI, Shigeru | Director | 2003-06-25 | 2008-03-31 |
| MITSUI, Tokuji | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| MIURA, Takeo | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-09-30 |
| MIYOSHI, Kengo | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| MOCHIZUKI, Ikuo | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2018-04-12 |
| NAGASHIMA, Takashi | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| NAKAGIRI, Koichiro | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| NAKANISHI, Masaaki | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2011-03-31 |
| NAKAO, Akifumi | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1997-07-30 |
| OISHI, Satoshi | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| OKABE, Koichi | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| SAKAI, Ken | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| SAKURAOKA, Takayo | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| SEZAKI, Tomofumi | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| SHIMIZU, Akira | Director | — | 1995-07-01 |
| SHIMIZU, Hideki | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| SHIOZAKI, Yasuhiko | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| SHISHIKURA, Takeshi | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1995-07-01 |
| SOSHI, Hiroyuki | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| SUZUKAWA, Shinichi | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| SUZUKAWA, Shinichi | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| TAKAHASHI, Toshio | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2000-07-31 |
| TAKEMOTO, Wataru | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| TATENO, Osamu | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-09-15 |
| TSUKADA, Shizuo | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1994-12-01 |
| UCHIMURA, Kenichiro | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| YAMADA, Hideki | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Akihiko | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2009-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kddi Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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 | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.