CHINA UNICOM (EUROPE) OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
+55.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£24M
+6% vs 2023
Employees
107
-6.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+266% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,416,077 | £84,842,770 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,494,142 | £1,180,279 | -21% | |
| Profit before tax | £519,485 | £1,901,564 | +266% | |
| Net profit | £398,460 | £1,349,404 | +238.7% | |
| Cash | £864,079 | £1,340,975 | +55.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,906,011 | £26,925,237 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £23,068,251 | £24,449,410 | +6% | |
| Equity | £23,068,251 | £24,449,410 | +6% | |
| Average employees | 114 | 107 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £7,149,357 | £7,343,153 | +2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £382,700 | £355,903 | -7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | 1.28x | 9.58x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CHINA UNICOM (EUROPE) OPERATIONS LIMITED 2009-12-11 → present
- CHINA NETCOM (EUROPE) OPERATIONS LIMITED 2006-11-08 → 2009-12-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons: The Company continues to trade profitably and based on the latest results for the current year it continues to grow. Profit margins for the current year are aligned with the established targets, and it is anticipated that this trend will continue through 2025, as well as in the projected budget for the 2026-2030 period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAN, Xing | Director | 2026-04-23 | Oct 1975 | Chinese |
| LI, Xiaoxian | Director | 2023-01-31 | Feb 1981 | Chinese |
| LIU, Chang | Director | 2023-01-31 | Mar 1978 | Chinese |
| LYU, Jinbao | Director | 2025-03-22 | Mar 1988 | Chinese |
| SIT, Man Ha | Director | 2020-04-22 | Jan 1967 | Chinese |
| WEI, Lei | Director | 2024-01-22 | May 1980 | Chinese |
| XIE, Yuanyuan | Director | 2025-03-22 | Jul 1978 | Chinese |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUO, Gang, Mr. | Secretary | 2012-09-27 | 2015-08-21 |
| WANG, Xiaohua, Ms. | Secretary | 2015-08-21 | 2018-10-19 |
| COMAT CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2012-08-15 |
| CHEN, Shuxiong | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-04-22 |
| DING, Qiang | Director | 2018-10-19 | 2019-04-01 |
| FAN, Junpu | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2015-02-11 |
| GU, Xiaomin | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2012-08-15 |
| GUAN, Ruoqi | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2009-03-13 |
| HAN, Zhigang | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2016-08-01 |
| LI, Chong | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2009-03-13 |
| LI, Tao | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2009-08-20 |
| LI, Zhangting | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2016-08-01 |
| LIU, Chang | Director | 2020-04-22 | 2023-01-31 |
| LIU, Guohua | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-22 |
| MA, Yuerui | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2018-10-19 |
| MENG, Shusen | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2020-04-22 |
| QIU, Tao | Director | 2020-04-22 | 2023-01-31 |
| RUOGI, Guan | Director | 2010-04-20 | 2012-09-15 |
| SHAO, Guanglu | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2012-08-15 |
| SHAO, Naiyue | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2016-08-01 |
| SO, Chun Kwok William | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2010-04-20 |
| SONG, Chaojun | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2025-03-22 |
| WANG, Xiaohua | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2018-10-19 |
| YAN, Bo | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2016-12-12 |
| YAN, Ma | Director | 2010-04-20 | 2016-08-01 |
| YIN, Wenkai | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2016-08-01 |
| ZHAO, Liyan | Director | 2018-10-19 | 2020-04-22 |
| ZHAO, Yujun | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2012-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.