HOCHIKI EUROPE (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+91.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£39M
+13.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
218
+6.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £53,124,181 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,676,552 | £8,068,021 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £8,240,291 | |
| Net profit | £3,861,375 | — | £3,839,392 | — | £4,896,568 | — | £5,530,515 | — | £5,123,349 | £6,264,340 | |
| Cash | £5,876,438 | — | £9,122,917 | — | £10,915,448 | — | £8,167,140 | — | £7,394,209 | £14,141,213 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,831,935 | — | £23,879,755 | — | £26,934,654 | — | £30,627,812 | — | £33,383,589 | £39,320,444 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £34,316,590 | £38,864,283 | |
| Equity | £21,645,287 | £21,645,287 | £23,741,321 | £23,741,321 | £26,749,651 | £26,749,651 | £30,436,336 | £30,436,336 | £34,316,590 | £38,864,283 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 161 | — | 148 | — | 137 | — | 204 | 218 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,522,488 | £8,728,773 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £612,890 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+91.2%
£7,394,209 £14,141,213
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+13.3%
£34,316,590 £38,864,283
-
Employees
+6.9%
204 218
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+20.8%
£6,676,552 £8,068,021
-
Wages
+16%
£7,522,488 £8,728,773
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | 20.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.8% | 19.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.45x | 4.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1930.15x |
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
- HOCHIKI EUROPE (U.K.) LIMITED 1991-09-26 → present
- DEGREESEARCH LIMITED 1991-08-22 → 1991-09-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOCHIKI EUROPE (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Hochiki Middle East FZE 100%
- Hochiki Italia Srl 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the financial year-end, the Board of Directors approved a payment of a dividend of £2.1m on 6 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYASHI, Yuji | Director | 2018-06-14 | Apr 1963 | Japanese |
| ISERI, Takashi | Director | 2025-06-05 | Jan 1973 | Japanese |
| ISHII, Naohito | Director | 2024-06-06 | Jan 1973 | Japanese |
| KASUYA, Kenjiro | Director | 2021-06-10 | Mar 1967 | Japanese |
| KUBO, Shinsuke | Director | 2018-06-14 | Sep 1969 | Japanese |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADACHI, Minako | Secretary | 2006-06-06 | 2010-06-09 |
| FURUYAMA, Akira | Secretary | 1999-10-01 | 2003-06-10 |
| IKEDA, Tomoki | Secretary | 2010-06-09 | 2017-06-14 |
| MATSUSHITA, Eiji | Secretary | 2003-06-10 | 2006-06-06 |
| SHOJI, Shunichi | Secretary | — | 1999-10-01 |
| ADACHI, Minako | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2012-06-14 |
| AGBAKPE, Patrick | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2022-06-08 |
| AIZAWA, Shinich | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2011-06-08 |
| AMAGAI, Tsutomu | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2008-06-03 |
| ARAKAWA, Toshiyuki | Director | 2011-06-08 | 2014-06-12 |
| BABA, Takayoshi | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| BESSEY, Roland | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2023-08-11 |
| FUJIMOTO, Jiro | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2006-06-06 |
| FURUYAMA, Akira | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2003-06-10 |
| GOTO, Eiichi | Director | 2023-06-07 | 2024-06-06 |
| HOSOI, Hajime | Director | 2020-06-10 | 2023-06-07 |
| HOSOI, Hajime | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2018-06-14 |
| IKEDA, Tomoki | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2020-06-10 |
| KAMEI, Hiroshi | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2013-06-13 |
| KAMIYA, Hiroshi | Director | — | 1996-04-27 |
| KONDO, Akira | Director | 1996-04-27 | 1999-10-01 |
| KONDO, Akira | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| KOTERA, Takashi | Director | — | 1992-10-22 |
| LOWE, Graham | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2024-06-06 |
| MATSUSHITA, Eiji | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2006-06-06 |
| MIURA, Katsutada | Director | 1996-04-27 | 2002-06-11 |
| MOROHOSHI, Seiji | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-06-10 |
| NIWA, Naohiro | Director | 2023-06-07 | 2025-06-05 |
| NIWA, Naohiro | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2017-06-14 |
| OKADA, Eiichi | Director | 1998-06-26 | 2003-06-10 |
| OKADA, Eiichi | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-06-29 |
| RESTELL, Kevin Robert | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-10-09 |
| SAITO, Toshio | Director | 2012-06-14 | 2014-06-12 |
| SATO, Yoshihiro | Director | 1996-04-27 | 1998-10-01 |
| SAWADO, Kenji | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2005-06-07 |
| SEKI, Tomohiko | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2021-06-10 |
| SHOJI, Shunichi | Director | 2003-06-07 | 2010-06-09 |
| SHOJI, Shunichi | Director | — | 2000-04-01 |
| SUZUKI, Katsumi | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2006-04-05 |
| TAKEUCHI, Takemi | Director | 1998-06-26 | 2000-04-01 |
| TANAKA, Norio | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-06-10 |
| TANAKA, Norio | Director | 1997-06-27 | 1998-06-26 |
| UCHIMURA, Shigeyoshi | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1997-06-27 |
| UOZUMI, Junichi | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2025-06-05 |
| YAMAGATA, Akio | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hochiki Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.