CHINA TELECOM (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Cash
£71m
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£69m
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
171
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.3m
+132.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications 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 | £223,526,102 | £263,386,135 | £351,962,129 | +33.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,481,549 | £1,476,797 | £5,819,303 | +294% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,905,860 | £3,137,906 | £7,282,347 | +132.1% | |
| Net profit | £290,273 | £2,640,359 | £5,767,823 | +118.4% | |
| Cash | £37,437,428 | £66,191,905 | £70,871,611 | +7.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,370,722 | £79,317,723 | £89,529,286 | +12.9% | |
| Net assets | £61,291,100 | £63,810,338 | £69,081,930 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £61,291,100 | £63,810,338 | £69,081,930 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 188 | 172 | 171 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £14,458,033 | £14,380,893 | £15,098,965 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £412,867 | £486,653 | £243,522 | -50% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,911 | £16,296 | £12,194 | -25.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £246,960 | £252,443 | £243,522 | -3.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | 1.9% | 6.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.7% | 59.3% | 60.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 1.48x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 16.84x | 16.23x | 46.43x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CHINA TELECOM (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- Limited Liability Company China Telecom-Moscow 100%
- China Telecom BLR LLC. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LI, Zhongfang | Director | 2024-10-21 | Jan 1978 | Chinese |
| XIAN, Jun | Director | 2024-10-21 | Jan 1972 | Chinese |
| YANG, Jiandong | Director | 2026-09-07 | Feb 1972 | Chinese |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAO, Li | Secretary | 2013-01-31 | 2026-01-19 |
| CHEN, Jingzhao | Secretary | 2008-02-29 | 2013-01-31 |
| HOU, Rucheng | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2008-02-29 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-02 | 2006-06-08 |
| CAO, Li | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2026-01-19 |
| CHEN, Daifa | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2024-10-21 |
| CHEN, Jingzhao | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2013-01-31 |
| GAO, Wenjun | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| HOU, Rucheng | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2008-02-28 |
| LI, Guangliang | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2019-10-25 |
| LI, Kang | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2026-08-31 |
| LIU, Yimeng | Director | 2026-03-31 | 2026-08-28 |
| OU, Yan | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2018-11-19 |
| PENG, Peng | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-02-19 |
| SUN, Feng | Director | 2021-05-19 | 2024-10-21 |
| XIAN, Jun | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2019-10-18 |
| XIAO, Wei | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2019-10-19 |
| YANG, Liu | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2022-11-15 |
| YU, Yuan | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2024-10-21 |
| ZHANG, Dahai | Director | 2022-11-15 | 2026-08-31 |
| HUNTSMOOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-03-02 | 2006-06-08 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-03-02 | 2006-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.