H&F EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.8m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£836k
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,040,805 | £3,431,990 | £3,990,049 | — | |
| Operating profit | £370,547 | £604,025 | £658,452 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £470,846 | £767,545 | £835,532 | — | |
| Net profit | £361,048 | £572,335 | £635,025 | — | |
| Cash | £4,224,560 | £4,571,403 | £4,809,373 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,120,195 | £4,460,756 | £4,754,720 | — | |
| Net assets | £4,027,672 | £4,400,007 | £4,735,032 | — | |
| Equity | £4,027,672 | £4,400,007 | £4,735,032 | — | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Wages | £516,714 | £482,523 | £632,210 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £120,428 | £124,700 | £158,705 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £120,428 | £124,700 | £158,705 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 17.6% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 16.7% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 13.5% | 13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.9% | 17.3% | 15.7% | |
| Current ratio | 5.67x | 6.01x | 6.40x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Finance Associates Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have therefore a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Sandra | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | — | — |
| MAEGAWA, Takao | Director | 2017-04-01 | Mar 1960 | Japanese |
| NAKANISHI, Ryosuke | Director | 2012-11-01 | Jun 1959 | Japanese |
| THOMPSON, Alan Leslie | Director | 2021-10-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| WRIGHT, Sandra | Director | 2026-03-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOJIMA, Kazunori | Secretary | 2012-03-16 | 2012-11-01 |
| KOJIMA, Kazunori | Secretary | 2006-05-15 | 2009-06-01 |
| MATSUNO, Yasuhiro | Secretary | 2012-11-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| MORIWAKI, Jun | Secretary | 2009-06-01 | 2012-03-16 |
| THOMPSON, Alan Leslie | Secretary | 2017-04-01 | 2021-10-01 |
| KAKIMOTO, Seiichi | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2017-03-31 |
| KOJIMA, Kazunori | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2012-11-01 |
| SODA, Seiici | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2009-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H And F Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as trust), Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-12-27 | Active |
| Mr Ryosuke Nakanishi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.