CANYON EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£5.4m
-26.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+3.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
86
+13.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£625k
+3.5% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,093,000 | £8,293,000 | £7,940,000 | £9,362,000 | £9,817,000 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,948,000 | -£1,304,000 | -£294,000 | £334,000 | £423,000 | +26.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,927,000 | -£1,306,000 | -£132,000 | £604,000 | £625,000 | +3.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,677,000 | -£972,000 | £3,000 | £503,000 | £478,000 | -5% | |
| Cash | £6,477,000 | £5,433,000 | £6,266,000 | £7,306,000 | £5,394,000 | -26.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,716,000 | £11,564,000 | £11,246,000 | £11,732,000 | £12,252,000 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £11,710,000 | £11,535,000 | £11,170,000 | £11,750,000 | £12,136,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £11,710,000 | £11,535,000 | £11,170,000 | £11,750,000 | £12,136,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 95 | 90 | 66 | 76 | 86 | +13.2% | |
| Wages | £2,879,000 | £2,552,000 | £2,128,000 | £2,605,000 | £2,985,000 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £120,000 | £108,000 | £107,000 | £99,000 | £106,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £1,321 | £1,321 | 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | -15.7% | -3.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 12.8% | -11.7% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.3% | -11.3% | -2.6% | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.9% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 13.36x | 8.73x | 12.61x |
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
- Sumer Auditco NI Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis as they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its obligations as they fall due 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 · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNCH, Michael Patrick | Secretary | 2000-04-30 | — | British |
| ROSS, Hugh | Director | 2001-12-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| RYAN, Neil Michael | Director | 2026-10-01 | Dec 1978 | Northern Irish |
| SATOH, Naoko | Director | 2016-11-15 | Apr 1967 | Japanese |
| TADA, Keiko | Director | 2026-02-23 | Mar 1964 | Japanese |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNLEE, Peter | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-04-19 |
| HAYAKAWA, Tsuyoshi | Director | 1986-09-24 | 2000-04-20 |
| KOHNO, Yoshio | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2011-07-15 |
| MATSUURA, Kazuya | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-11-15 |
| NAKAMURA, Akira | Director | 1986-09-24 | 2001-06-30 |
| NISHIYAMA, Shigeo | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2009-01-26 |
| OKAMURA, Toshiiko | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2001-05-31 |
| OMOTO, Akio | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2012-01-30 |
| RYAN, Neil Michael | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| TADA, Atsushi | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2012-01-30 |
| TADA, Atushi | Director | 1986-09-24 | 2001-11-12 |
| TADA, Mieko | Director | 2012-05-07 | 2026-01-06 |
| TADA, Tetsuya | Director | 1986-10-16 | 2015-05-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Michael Ryan | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-10-01 | Ceased 2026-10-01 |
| Canyon Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-10-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-10-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.