SUMITOMO ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Japanese listed group Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, the company manufactures electrical and electronic wiring systems for motor vehicles.
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Cash
£406K
EUR 474,000
-76% vs 2024
Net assets
-£219M
EUR -254,915,000
-14.8% vs 2024
Employees
409
+3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£32M
EUR -37,288,000
+3.8% 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 | £783,050,150 | £863,914,273 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,609,516 | -£5,753,108 | +45.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£33,231,033 | -£31,965,709 | +3.8% | |
| Net profit | -£33,708,530 | -£26,835,834 | +20.4% | |
| Cash | £1,693,956 | £406,344 | -76% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£190,337,763 | -£218,529,790 | -14.8% | |
| Equity | -£190,337,763 | -£218,529,790 | -14.8% | |
| Average employees | 397 | 409 | +3% | |
| Wages | £17,568,796 | £19,451,350 | +10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,051,865 | £1,058,723 | +0.7% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.857 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.4% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | -3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.49x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | -0.47x | -0.25x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED 1999-07-19 → present
- LUCAS SEI WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. 1990-01-05 → 1999-07-19
- LUCAS SEI WIRING SYSTEMS LIMITED 1989-12-18 → 1990-01-05
- LOREFIELD LIMITED 1989-11-22 → 1989-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, including an assessment of the potential weakening of the European automotive market.”
Group structure
- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- SEWS Slovakia s.r.o. 100%
- SEWS Romania SRL 100%
- SEWS Maroc SARL 100%
- SEWS Components Europe BV 100%
- SEWS Components and Electronics Europe Limited 100%
- SEWS Automotive Wire Hungary Limited 100%
- SE Kablo Sistemleri TR Ticaret ve Servis Ltd Sti 100%
- SE Wiring Systems Egypt S.A.E. 100%
- LLC SEWS-Russia 100%
- SEWS MFZ SARL AU 100%
- SE Wiring Systems Egypt Trading LLC 100%
- SEWS Hungary Wiring Harness Limited 100%
- SEWS TN SARL 99%
Significant events
- “On 1st May 2025, the repayment date for the related party loans which was €767,000,000 at the year-end was extended to 30 April 2026 and the maximum principal was increased to €820,000,000. On 3 June 2025 the maximum principal amount was further increased to 6853.2m, still repayable on 30 April 2026. The loans were restructured into a credit facility on 24 November 2025 with the same maximum principal.”
- “On 28 February 2026, conflict commenced in the Middle East.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS, Nigel John | Secretary | 2025-09-15 | — | — |
| FUJIWARA, Masakazu | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1968 | Japanese |
| KATSURAYAMA, Shigetaka | Director | 2020-09-09 | Jul 1964 | Japanese |
| KAWAMURA, Takao | Director | 2017-07-24 | Oct 1958 | Japanese |
| KIRK, Matthew John | Director | 2022-07-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| MIYAKE, Tomoyuki | Director | 2021-07-12 | Oct 1960 | Japanese |
| OGATA, Yoshiyuki | Director | 2018-06-05 | Nov 1963 | Japanese |
| OGATA, Yoshiyuki | Director | 2018-06-05 | Nov 1963 | Japanese |
| OKUTANI, Koji | Director | 2025-03-03 | Jan 1967 | Japanese |
| OKUTSU, Takekazu | Director | 2023-05-26 | Apr 1972 | Japanese |
| TABATA, Yusuke | Director | 2024-06-16 | Feb 1972 | Japanese |
| WHALLEY, David Michael | Director | 2014-09-02 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, David Roger | Secretary | — | 1999-07-08 |
| FOSTER, Christopher | Secretary | 2011-06-15 | 2025-09-15 |
| KINSEY, Martin | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2011-06-15 |
| OKAZAKI, Yoshihito | Secretary | 2007-03-15 | 2007-03-15 |
| RAWLINSON, Timothy John | Secretary | 1999-07-20 | 2010-03-31 |
| BADGER, John | Director | 1993-12-31 | 1997-04-16 |
| BENNETT, Malcolm, Dr | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2002-04-30 |
| BENNETT, Malcolm, Dr | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| BOULTON, David John | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2002-04-30 |
| BURNAND, Michael George | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2002-07-25 |
| EVANS, Christopher Graham | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| FUSE, Masayoshi | Director | 2010-11-10 | 2011-09-05 |
| HAGIHARA, Toshio | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| HONJO, Masamichi | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2001-07-25 |
| HOSOKAWA, Toyoaki | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2007-07-31 |
| IBA, Junichi | Director | 2006-03-16 | 2010-11-10 |
| IKEUCHI, Masayuki | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2016-07-15 |
| INOUE, Osamu | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2012-07-09 |
| ISHIDA, Hiroki | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2010-03-17 |
| ISHIDA, Norikatsu | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2021-11-01 |
| IWAOKA, Hiroshi | Director | 1995-11-17 | 2000-07-28 |
| KASHIHARA, Takao | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2019-02-13 |
| KATO, Hiroshi | Director | 2015-07-29 | 2020-11-03 |
| KATO, Takahiro | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2015-06-30 |
| KAWAKAMI, Shinichi | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2013-09-02 |
| KAWAKITA, Tatsuya | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2005-03-17 |
| KAWAMURA, Shiro | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2002-07-25 |
| KITA, Yasuo | Director | 1997-12-02 | 1999-07-20 |
| KIYOKAWA, Hiroshi | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2017-07-24 |
| LAWSON, Michael James | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2018-03-31 |
| MAKIDO, Masami | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2017-07-24 |
| MATSUMOTO, Masayoshi | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2004-07-14 |
| MCDONALD, Robert Bruce | Director | 1997-04-16 | 1999-06-11 |
| MIYAKE, Tomoyuki | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2015-07-29 |
| MIYATA, Akiro | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| MIZUTANI, Yuichi | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2010-03-17 |
| MORIMOTO, Hiroshi | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2006-07-12 |
| MORIYA, Michio | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1997-12-02 |
| NAKANISHI, Yatako | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2011-09-05 |
| NAKANISHI, Yutaka | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2010-03-17 |
| NISHIO, Takeshi | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2004-07-14 |
| NISHIOKA, Yoshihiro | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2006-03-16 |
| NISHIOKA, Yoshihiro | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2002-07-25 |
| NITTO, Toshihiro | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2013-09-02 |
| OBA, Hiroshi | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2006-07-12 |
| OBA, Hiroshi | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2003-07-18 |
| OKAZAKI, Yoshihito | Director | 2007-03-15 | 2011-09-05 |
| ONO, Yasumasa | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2015-06-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Kevin | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2021-06-30 |
| PLANT, John Charles | Director | — | 1999-07-08 |
| SAIJYO, Eiji | Director | 2012-07-09 | 2015-06-30 |
| SATO, Mamoru | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2011-09-05 |
| SETO, Kenichiro | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2023-05-26 |
| SETO, Kenichiro | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2019-12-12 |
| SHIMIZU, Hideo | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| SHIMIZU, Kazushi | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2018-06-05 |
| SUDA, Masahiro | Director | 2022-02-15 | 2024-06-16 |
| SUGAYA, Mario | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2006-07-12 |
| TAKAGI, Katsuhide | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2024-10-01 |
| TOYA, Kunihiro | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2025-03-03 |
| UEDA, Koichi | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2006-07-12 |
| UNDERWOOD, David Francis | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-07-08 |
| URUSHIBATA, Kenichi | Director | 2012-07-09 | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINO, Koichiro | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2007-03-15 |
| WATANABE, Hiroshi | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2021-07-12 |
| WATANABE, Hiroshi | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2020-09-09 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2005-03-17 | 2012-07-09 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Yasuo | Director | 1992-11-30 | 1999-07-20 |
| YAMAMOTO, Kinya | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2001-11-28 |
| YAMAZAKI, Hidekazu | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2002-04-30 |
| YOSHITSU, Keisuke | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2007-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 313 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-05-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.