YKK EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7m
-35.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6m
+14.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
175
-1.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+65.5% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £26,583,776 | £26,643,021 | £29,287,840 | +9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,874,189 | £984,651 | £1,465,912 | +48.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,715,979 | £837,691 | £1,386,747 | +65.5% | |
| Net profit | £921,756 | -£34,666 | £341,510 | +1,085.1% | |
| Cash | £3,248,177 | £4,116,808 | £2,656,880 | -35.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,471,875 | £2,437,209 | £2,778,719 | +14% | |
| Net assets | £2,342,502 | £2,307,836 | £2,649,346 | +14.8% | |
| Equity | £2,342,502 | £2,307,836 | £2,649,346 | +14.8% | |
| Average employees | 165 | 177 | 175 | -1.1% | |
| Wages | £14,105,191 | £14,160,550 | £15,852,531 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,669,496 | £1,638,060 | £1,652,929 | +0.9% |
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 | 7.1% | 3.7% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | -0.1% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 75.8% | 40.4% | 52.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.02x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 11.00x | 6.18x | 16.25x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- YKK EUROPE LIMITED 1990-05-23 → present
- RAPID 9790 LIMITED 1990-03-01 → 1990-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company's operations, its financial position, liquid resources and borrowing facilities, together with the continuing strong performance of its ultimate parent undertaking (YKK Corporation), the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months from when the financial statements are authorized for issue.”
Group structure
- YKK EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- YKK Egypt S.A.E. 5%
- YKK Kenya 0.02%
Significant events
- “The ultimate parent company decided to suspend YKK Russia's operation in mid-March 2022 without setting any deadline due to the high uncertainty of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. There is no longer any management service fee being charged to YKK Russia and its liquidation has been completed in April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Silas Augustine John, Mr. | Secretary | 2019-04-10 | — | — |
| BROWN, Silas Augustine John, Mr. | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1975 | British,Irish |
| BYRNE, Paul Thomas | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1957 | Irish |
| KAWAKAMI, Kohei, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-01 | Feb 1983 | Japanese |
| MAEDA, Naoto, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-01 | Feb 1978 | Japanese |
| YOSHIDA, Takanori | Director | 2021-04-01 | Oct 1965 | Japanese |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUJIMORI, Masafumi | Secretary | 2001-03-15 | 2008-04-02 |
| NARASAKI, Ichiro | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 2001-03-15 |
| OGURA, Toshihiro | Secretary | — | 1995-01-31 |
| SMITH, Mark James, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-03-14 | 2019-04-10 |
| TERADA, Hajime | Secretary | 2008-04-02 | 2008-06-20 |
| AKASHI, Shunji | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2006-05-30 |
| AKITA, Koichiro, Mr. | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2022-09-30 |
| ANDO, Masaharu | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2007-06-01 |
| CHIZAKI, Yoshinori | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-01-24 |
| CHIZAKI, Yoshinori | Director | 1995-05-06 | 1996-04-29 |
| IGARASHI, Nobuo | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| IGARASHI, Nobuo | Director | 1995-05-06 | 1996-04-29 |
| INOUE, Teruo | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| KAMEYAMA, Hideo, Mr. | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2016-03-18 |
| KAWAGUCHI, Koichi, Mr. | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| MIYATAKE, Kanji | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2003-02-03 |
| NAGASAKI, Masatoshi | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| NAKAHARA, Hiroshi | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2002-01-24 |
| NAKAMURA, Yukiyo, Mr. | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-04-01 |
| NISHIO, Nobuyuki | Director | 1998-05-15 | 2003-03-03 |
| NISHIO, Nobuyuki | Director | 1995-05-06 | 1996-04-29 |
| NISHIZAKI, Seijiro | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| NOMURA, Kiyomune | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| OGURA, Toshihiro | Director | 1995-05-06 | 1996-04-29 |
| OKAHATA, Yoshinori | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2018-07-30 |
| SATO, Masaharu | Director | 1995-05-06 | 1999-03-10 |
| SUZUKI, Masaki | Director | 1995-05-06 | 2000-05-31 |
| SUZUKI, Shigeo | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| TAIE, Kiyoshi | Director | — | 1991-07-31 |
| TAKATA, Tetsuichi | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| TERADA, Hajime | Director | 2008-04-02 | 2013-05-13 |
| YAMAGAMI, Yoshinori | Director | — | 1998-05-15 |
| YAMAMOTO, Toru | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| YOKOUCHI, Masaki | Director | — | 1995-05-06 |
| YOSHIDA, Tadahiro | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ykk Holding Europe Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.