DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-17 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-8.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£203M
+489.7% vs 2024
Employees
640
-4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£165M
+1.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. 1997-09-26 → present
- DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1997-09-08 → 1997-09-26
- THOMAS DE LA RUE LIMITED 1995-04-01 → 1997-09-08
- THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED 1962-04-02 → 1995-04-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £333,466,000 | £333,210,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£37,000 | £23,947,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £162,782,000 | £164,694,000 | |
| Net profit | £177,738,000 | £164,940,000 | |
| Cash | £7,840,000 | £7,205,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £204,619,000 | £247,594,000 | |
| Net assets | £34,459,000 | £203,215,000 | |
| Equity | £34,459,000 | £203,215,000 | |
| Average employees | 667 | 640 | |
| Wages | £38,094,000 | £36,504,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.0% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 53.3% | 49.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.7% | 64.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | -0.00x | 1.20x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the Company's status as a going concern, the Directors evaluated the Company's position and expected future cash flows of investee companies and inter-company counterparties. Having considered this, the directors believe the Company is a going concern, but reliant on the support of its parent company, De La Rue Limited”
Group structure
- DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. · parent
- De La Rue (Guernsey) Limited 100%
- De La Rue Consulting Services Limited 100%
- De La Rue Commercial Services Limited 100%
- De La Rue Global Services (SA)(Pty) Limited 100%
- De La Rue Buck Press Ltd 49%
Significant events
- “Sale of the Authentication Division for £300m was agreed on 15 October 2024 and completed on 1 May 2025.”
- “Sale of De La Rue to ACR Bidco Limited through an all cash acquisition was announced on 15 April 2025 and implemented on 30 June.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKMAN, Dominic Richard Bernard, Dr | Secretary | 2020-09-17 | — | — |
| NOVELLE, Jessica Louise | Secretary | 2024-05-07 | — | — |
| POTTS, Rebecca Anne | Secretary | 2023-10-17 | — | — |
| AUMANN, Michael James | Director | 2025-07-07 | Sep 1978 | Australian |
| BISHOP, Natasha Claire | Director | 2025-10-31 | Aug 1978 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Neil | Director | 2023-10-17 | Jul 1983 | British |
| DUNWORTH, Paul James | Director | 2025-10-31 | Dec 1978 | British |
| EULING, Ruth Corrina | Director | 2022-07-26 | Nov 1964 | British |
| HICKMAN, Dominic Richard Bernard | Director | 2025-07-07 | Jan 1969 | British |
| VACHER, Clive Graham | Director | 2020-03-05 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLHOUSE, Robin Christian | Secretary | 2020-12-15 | 2023-09-29 |
| CUST, Gary | Secretary | 2006-04-30 | 2008-09-01 |
| DENHAM, Douglas | Secretary | 1996-04-24 | 2008-08-28 |
| DOCKRELL, Carol Ann | Secretary | 1993-06-23 | 1993-08-01 |
| DRISCOLL, Caroline Mary | Secretary | 2001-01-15 | 2004-08-04 |
| FIELD, Sally Ann | Secretary | — | 1998-05-18 |
| HERMANS, Jean-Francois | Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 2019-12-19 |
| JOYCE, Elizabeth Mary | Secretary | 1996-04-24 | 2008-08-28 |
| KHER, Chandrika Kumari | Secretary | 2020-01-09 | 2020-09-17 |
| LOGAN, Christine Anne Marie | Secretary | 1999-08-01 | 2000-09-28 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Secretary | 1992-04-24 | 1993-06-23 |
| ABBOTT, Haydn Turner | Director | 1996-12-12 | 1997-09-08 |
| ALLEN, Roy | Director | — | 1997-09-08 |
| ANDREWS, Charles James | Director | 2023-07-28 | 2023-08-08 |
| BURBIDGE KING, John Francis | Director | 1996-12-12 | 1997-09-08 |
| BURBIDGE-KING, John Francis | Director | — | 1996-08-01 |
| CARDIFF, Charles Peregrine | Director | 1996-08-02 | 1997-09-08 |
| CHILD, Colin Charles | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2015-08-10 |
| CLINT, Andrew James | Director | 2022-07-26 | 2022-09-02 |
| CULLEN, Leslie Gray | Director | — | 1996-02-28 |
| DASANI, Shatish Damodar | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2008-07-01 |
| FIELD, Sally Ann | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| FINNETT, David Walter | Director | 2002-06-30 | 2003-03-01 |
| FINNETT, David Walter | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2000-04-25 |
| FLUKER, Christine Louise | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| FLUKER, Christine Louise | Director | 1997-09-08 | 1999-03-31 |
| HARDING, David Robert | Director | 2020-05-06 | 2023-07-28 |
| HEATHCOTE, Robert Henry | Director | 1999-08-23 | 1999-10-06 |
| HEATHCOTE, Robert Henry | Director | — | 1997-09-08 |
| HERMANS, Jean-Francois | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2019-12-19 |
| HERMANS, Jean-Francois | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2009-03-23 |
| HICKMAN, Dominic Richard Bernard, Dr | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2017-08-04 |
| HOLLINGWORTH, Paul Robert | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| HOSIE, David Lindsay | Director | — | 1997-04-05 |
| HUTCHINSON, Alec Charles Napier Scrope | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| HYDE, Jane Celia | Director | 2020-01-24 | 2022-07-27 |
| KING, Stephen Anthony, Mr | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| LAING, Richard George | Director | 1996-02-29 | 1999-08-01 |
| LOOSEMORE, Kevin | Director | 1997-05-19 | 1997-09-08 |
| MCGOWAN, Robert Graeme | Director | 2002-06-30 | 2004-09-10 |
| MCGOWAN, Robert Graeme | Director | 1999-08-01 | 1999-10-06 |
| MESSENT, Jon | Director | 2023-08-09 | 2025-07-07 |
| MURPHY, Peter Christopher Morrell | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| PEPPIATT, Edward Hugh Davidson | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2020-01-27 |
| PUGH, Michael John | Director | — | 1997-09-08 |
| ROBINSON, Keith | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2017-03-16 |
| ROBINSON, Keith | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2010-06-01 |
| ROCHE, Lesley Sharon | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2020-07-09 |
| SHARRATT, David | Director | 2022-10-12 | 2025-05-01 |
| SISMEY, Richard George | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1997-09-08 |
| SODHA, Jitesh Himatlal | Director | 2015-08-10 | 2018-03-19 |
| STONEHOUSE, Edward | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| WADE, Kenneth | Director | 1996-08-02 | 1997-09-08 |
| WARD, Jonathan Peter Blanshard | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1997-09-08 |
| WEBB, Simon Charles | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2010-06-01 |
| WHITE, John | Director | — | 1997-05-19 |
| WILLIS, Helen Margaret | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2020-01-24 |
| YOUNGS, Peter Maurice | Director | 1997-09-08 | 1998-10-05 |
| YOUNGS, Peter Maurice | Director | 1993-09-30 | 1996-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Rue Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 306 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
-
Turnover
-0.1%
£333,466,000 £333,210,000
-
Cash
-8.1%
£7,840,000 £7,205,000
-
Net assets
+489.7%
£34,459,000 £203,215,000
-
Employees
-4%
667 640
-
Operating profit
+64,821.6%
-£37,000 £23,947,000
-
Profit before tax
+1.2%
£162,782,000 £164,694,000
-
Wages
-4.2%
£38,094,000 £36,504,000
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