KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES EUROPE LTD.
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Cash
£2.2M
US$ 2,975,605
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
US$ 3,127,609
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£25K
US$ 33,298
-71.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £655,171 | £743,284 | £755,551 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £25,729 | -£12,315 | -£70,954 | -476.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £127,274 | £86,477 | £24,927 | -71.2% | |
| Net profit | £127,274 | £86,477 | £24,927 | -71.2% | |
| Cash | £2,148,556 | £2,207,119 | £2,227,583 | +0.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,229,971 | £2,316,448 | £2,341,375 | +1.1% | |
| Equity | £2,229,971 | £2,316,448 | £2,341,375 | +1.1% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £318,847 | £383,094 | £441,981 | +15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £191,666 | £237,835 | £258,496 | +8.7% |
Figures converted to GBP from US$ at 0.749 per US$ (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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | -1.7% | -9.4% | |
| Net margin | 19.4% | 11.6% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.1% | 7.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 17.50x | 12.49x | 17.79x |
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
- KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES EUROPE LTD. 2005-06-09 → present
- DONGWON SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED 1996-04-01 → 2005-06-09
- HANSHIN SECURITIES (EUROPE) LTD 1994-11-14 → 1996-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Leigh Carr Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The KIS financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the director believes to be appropriate for the following reasons. The director believes that KIS faces no significant solvency or liquidity risks in the foreseeable future due to sufficient cash reserves. Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., the company's immediate parent undertaking, has no intention to discontinue the operation of KIS and will maintain its financial support for KIS for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEY, Min-Suk | Director | 2019-01-08 | Nov 1976 | South Korean |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IM, Sooae | Secretary | 2012-10-12 | 2015-07-27 |
| KIM, Ki Hong | Secretary | 1995-03-30 | 2010-06-15 |
| MOON, Jeongjoo | Secretary | 2015-07-27 | 2019-01-08 |
| SONG, Ki-Gyoon | Secretary | 1994-11-14 | 1995-03-30 |
| CHOI, So-Soon | Director | 1999-04-28 | 2003-01-27 |
| KANG, Mingoo | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2014-01-20 |
| KIM, Jin Kyung | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1999-04-28 |
| KIM, Ki Hong | Director | 1995-01-27 | 2010-06-15 |
| LEE, Jin Su | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2004-03-15 |
| MOON, Jeong Joo | Director | 2004-03-15 | 2019-01-08 |
| PARK, Saehwan | Director | 2014-03-24 | 2014-12-10 |
| SONG, Ki-Gyoon | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1997-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Min-Suk Key | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-08 | Active |
| Mr Jeong Joo Moon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.