ASTEMO UK, LTD.
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Cash
£2.9M
EUR 3,325,000
-73.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£37M
EUR 42,974,000
+14.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
106
+6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.3M
EUR 8,483,000
+47.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,523 | £67,197 | £72,560,652 | £65,852,550 | -9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,105 | £1,541 | £4,702,100 | £6,909,559 | +46.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,102 | £1,579 | £4,918,988 | £7,272,182 | +47.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,643,378 | £4,546,078 | +24.8% | |
| Cash | £12,484 | £3,449 | £10,762,966 | £2,850,407 | -73.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,081 | £33,638 | £32,327,475 | £36,866,695 | +14% | |
| Net assets | £36,622 | £33,421 | £32,294,042 | £36,840,120 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | £36,622 | £33,421 | £32,294,042 | £36,840,120 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 105 | 100 | 106 | +6% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,329,619 | £3,565,366 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £298,328 | £306,044 | +2.6% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 2.3% | 6.5% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.0% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 4.6% | 14.5% | 18.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 38.0% | 36.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.20x | 2.14x |
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 7 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-02
- ASTEMO UK, LTD. 2025-06-02 → present
- HITACHI ASTEMO UK, LTD. 2021-03-18 → 2025-06-02
- HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS UK LTD. 2015-04-01 → 2021-03-18
- HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS EUROPE LIMITED 2015-03-31 → 2015-04-01
- HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS UK LTD 2015-03-23 → 2015-03-31
- HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS EUROPE LTD 2004-03-04 → 2015-03-23
- HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED 1997-04-21 → 2004-03-04
- ORCHARDBUSH LIMITED 1997-01-15 → 1997-04-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on their considerations and enquiries, the directors have assessed that the company would be able to continue as a going concern for the period to 31st March 2027 and the directors accordingly continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following the nomination from a major OEM to build the Inverter site in Bolton, the company has secured a government grant to support this investment. Total amount of grant secured towards funding this investment is €26M, and the first payments of €4.8M has been received in September 2025 and €12.4M in March 2026.”
- “Subsequent to year end, on 16 December 25, Astemo, Ltd. announced change in its capital structure. Namely, Honda and Hitachi, which are the existing shareholders of Astemo, Ltd., executed an agreement for Hitachi to transfer a portion of its shares in Astemo, Ltd, to Honda. Based on this agreement, Honda will increase its ownership to 61%.”
- “Hitachi Astemo UK, Ltd. has changed its name to Astemo UK, Ltd. on 2nd June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUMAR, Krishan | Director | 2023-07-13 | Jan 1968 | British |
| NAUX, Cyrille Jean Marie | Director | 2025-09-22 | Oct 1972 | French |
| OWENS, Lee Anthony | Director | 2023-03-30 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASO, Mitsuaki | Secretary | 1997-03-25 | 1997-04-15 |
| BRYCE, Sharon Rose | Secretary | 2011-05-09 | 2018-03-31 |
| FUTAKATA, Iwao | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| NIIKURA, Yutaka | Secretary | 1997-04-15 | 2003-04-01 |
| ODA, Atsushi | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2011-05-09 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-15 | 1997-03-25 |
| ABE, Kazuo | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| AKAHIRA, Kazuyoshi | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-08-01 |
| AMAYA, Tetsuo | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| ARIYASU, Hideyuki | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| ASO, Mitsuaki | Director | 1997-03-25 | 1997-04-15 |
| BRYCE, Sharon Rose | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1997-01-15 | 1997-03-25 |
| CLARK, Timothy | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2023-04-05 |
| CONLON, John Joseph | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| FUJISHITA, Masakatsu | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| FUJISHITA, Masakatsu | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2007-01-01 |
| GUPTA, Samarth | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| HOLMES, Daniel Stephen | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-04-12 |
| ISHIKAWA, Hideaki | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| ISHIKAWA, Hitoshi | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| KOBORI, Yusuke | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| KOIZUMI, Akira | Director | 1997-03-25 | 1997-04-15 |
| KONNO, Hitoshi | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-03-01 |
| MAHER, Christopher John | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| MIYAMOTO, Akira | Director | 1997-04-15 | 2001-10-19 |
| MORI, Yasunori | Director | 1997-04-15 | 2001-01-20 |
| NAKATSURU, Kunito | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| NISHIDA, Naotoshi | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-01-05 |
| NISHIJIMA, Hiroshi | Director | 1998-06-26 | 2001-02-20 |
| OIWA, Masayuki | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| OKAMOTO, Haruo | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2007-05-01 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1997-01-15 | 1997-03-25 |
| SAKAUCHI, Yuji | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| SASAKI, Masahiro | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| SATO, Shiro | Director | 1997-04-15 | 2001-02-21 |
| SCHMITZ, Gerd | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2014-03-31 |
| SEKI, Hideaki | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| SHIMIZU, Akira | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| SHIRAISHI, Takashi | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| SHIRATO, Takeshi | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2007-01-01 |
| SUDA, Seiji | Director | 1997-04-15 | 1998-06-26 |
| SUGIMOTO, Shunichiro | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2007-04-01 |
| TABUCHI, Kenji | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| WATSON, Raymond Eric | Director | 2023-03-30 | 2025-08-31 |
| YAMADA, Koichiro | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-10-01 |
| YAMAMOTO, Kiyoshi | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| YOTSU, Mikio | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2007-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2023-10-16 | Active |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-02-22 | Active |
| Mrs Sharon Rose Bryce | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2018-02-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.