EUROPEAN MASTER PICTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£660
+71% vs 2024
Net assets
£76m
+2.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+1.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,074,833 | £32,021,384 | £9,315,020 | £16,128,988 | £12,843,500 | £21,094,611 | +64.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,113,881 | £3,170,749 | £682,598 | £4,105,541 | £4,883,771 | £4,710,770 | -3.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,676,167 | £2,361,162 | £1,177,131 | £2,043,981 | £1,622,153 | £1,641,552 | +1.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,372,912 | £2,667,667 | £1,089,708 | £1,781,176 | £2,108,613 | £1,641,552 | -22.2% | |
| Cash | £369,184 | £4,282 | £63,276 | £15,315 | £386 | £660 | +71% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £101,798,651 | £104,657,264 | £105,548,816 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £66,260,100 | £68,927,767 | £70,017,475 | £71,798,651 | £73,907,264 | £75,548,816 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £66,260,100 | £68,927,767 | £70,017,475 | £71,798,651 | £73,907,264 | £75,548,816 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Wages | £0 | £78,880 | £64,186 | £63,033 | £62,494 | £51,592 | -17.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.2% | 9.9% | 7.3% | 25.5% | 38.0% | 22.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 33.1% | 32.6% | 33.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 19.41x | 21.76x | 15.61x | |
| Interest cover | 2.17x | 2.08x | 0.46x | 2.06x | 2.03x | 2.13x |
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
- EUROPEAN MASTER PICTURES LIMITED 2022-07-06 → present
- OLD MASTERS FINE ART LIMITED 2013-06-25 → 2022-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “Repayments of £250,000 per quarter started from 31 January 2025 with the remaining balance payable in full 5 years on 31 January 2028.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Nigel Paul | Secretary | 2013-09-25 | — | — |
| ASHLEY, Philip Harry | Director | 2013-09-25 | Mar 1952 | British |
| MORTON MORRIS, John Edward | Director | 2016-06-27 | Jul 1950 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Michael Gordon | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2023-12-31 |
| SUTCH, Andrew Lang | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2013-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Lang Sutch | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2018-02-15 | Active |
| Mr William Dixon Leefe | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2018-02-15 | Active |
| Mr Philip Harry Ashley | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2018-02-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- 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.