BOSTON UNIVERSITY USA (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5k
+318.7% vs 2024
Net assets
-£7.8m
-9.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£685k
+4% 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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£4,941 | -£6,190 | -£4,031 | -£5,083 | -£5,256 | -3.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£714,139 | -£685,330 | +4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£512,942 | -£568,401 | -£508,594 | +10.5% | |
| Cash | £29,683 | £18,279 | £7,220 | £4,718 | £587 | £2,458 | +318.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,082,795 | -£5,325,051 | -£5,698,038 | -£6,351,936 | -£7,066,075 | -£7,751,405 | -9.7% | |
| Net assets | -£5,082,795 | -£5,325,051 | -£5,698,038 | -£6,351,936 | -£7,066,075 | -£7,751,405 | -9.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 323.5% | 334.9% | 352.1% | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.02x | -0.02x | -0.01x | -0.01x | -0.01x |
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
- BOSTON UNIVERSITY USA (EUROPE) LIMITED 2002-05-17 → present
- HAMSARD 2382 LIMITED 2001-08-31 → 2002-05-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is dependent on the continuing support of the trustees of Boston University, which the directors are confident will continue for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- BOSTON UNIVERSITY USA (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- EUSA LLP
Significant events
- “There is uncertainty over the carrying value of the investment in EUSA LLP at the date of approval of the financial statements due to the previous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of subsidiaries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON, Kevin | Secretary | 2022-05-13 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Alison Mary | Director | 2012-10-01 | May 1962 | British |
| WANG, Willis | Director | 2011-07-01 | Dec 1964 | American |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW, Gillian Liles | Secretary | 2016-07-28 | 2022-05-13 |
| O'BRIEN, Marie | Secretary | 2001-11-01 | 2014-08-13 |
| HSE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-08-31 | 2001-11-01 |
| CUMMING, Robert Alexander | Director | 2005-01-10 | 2012-10-01 |
| DE WINTER, Urbain, Assistant Provast Dr | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2011-06-29 |
| MACDONALD, Ranald, Professor | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2005-01-10 |
| PAVILLARD, Philippe Jacques Denis | Director | 2005-01-15 | 2015-05-31 |
| HSE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-08-31 | 2001-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Usa (London) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.