D2L EUROPE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-23.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
+1,161.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
59
-1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£465K
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,861,281 | — | £14,416,581 | £15,483,806 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £329,591 | — | £426,762 | £911,361 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £325,361 | — | £432,497 | £464,514 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £212,275 | — | £268,506 | £379,443 | |
| Cash | £3,580,392 | — | £8,606,577 | — | £8,605,812 | £6,576,223 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £963,107 | — | £1,428,524 | — | -£1,979,691 | -£5,896,943 | |
| Net assets | £963,107 | — | £1,428,525 | — | £1,833,013 | £23,131,187 | |
| Equity | £963,107 | £963,107 | £1,428,525 | £1,428,525 | £1,833,013 | £23,131,187 | |
| Average employees | 41 | — | 46 | — | 60 | 59 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,218,250 | — | £5,085,071 | £5,168,849 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+7.4%
£14,416,581 £15,483,806
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-23.6%
£8,605,812 £6,576,223
-
Net assets
+1,161.9%
£1,833,013 £23,131,187
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-1.7%
60 59
-
Operating profit
+113.6%
£426,762 £911,361
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+7.4%
£432,497 £464,514
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+1.6%
£5,085,071 £5,168,849
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.0% | — | 3.0% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.0% | — | 1.9% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 23.1% | — | -21.6% | -15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 90.5% | 45.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.89x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 77.92x | — | 74.41x | 6.15x |
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
- D2L EUROPE LTD 2014-07-31 → present
- DESIRE2LEARN UK LTD 2011-02-24 → 2014-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- D2L EUROPE LTD · parent
- D2L EU B.V. 100%
- Connected Shopping Ltd 100%
- H5P Group AS 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 July, 2024, D2L Europe acquired all of the outstanding shares of H5P Group AS ("H5P"), a provider of interactive content creation software used by educators and organizations globally to improve learning by creating and enriching course materials, in the amount of £26,221,049.”
- “During the year, the Company recognised an impairment loss in respect of its investment in Connected Shopping Ltd as Connected Shopping Ltd ceased operations on 31 March 2025 and it is expected to be formally wound up by the end of the fiscal 2026 or early fiscal 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRICK, William | Secretary | 2011-04-07 | — | British |
| BAKER, John | Director | 2011-04-07 | Dec 1976 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-02-24 | 2011-04-07 |
| BURSBY, Richard Michael | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2011-04-07 |
| HUNTSMOOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-02-24 | 2011-04-07 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-02-24 | 2011-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-03 | Active |
| John Baker | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-01 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-03-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.