SEIKO U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-21 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+83.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
-26.7% vs 2024
Employees
76
-3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£614K
-57% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SEIKO U.K. LIMITED 1990-03-31 → present
- HATTORI (U.K.) LIMITED 1985-01-01 → 1990-03-31
- SEIKO CORPORATION OF EUROPE LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1985-01-01
- SEIKO TIME (U.K.) LIMITED 1971-11-29 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,570,000 | £26,869,000 | |
| Operating profit | £850,000 | -£215,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,428,000 | £614,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,414,000 | £3,516,000 | |
| Cash | £3,402,000 | £6,230,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,818,000 | £28,653,000 | |
| Net assets | £38,551,000 | £28,243,000 | |
| Equity | £38,551,000 | £28,243,000 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 76 | |
| Wages | £3,407,000 | £3,311,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.8% | 15.2% | |
| Current ratio | 8.35x | 5.23x | |
| Interest cover | 2.92x | -0.62x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from signing the financial statements. Therefore, the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1st October 2024 the Company concluded the sale of its previous UK head office following the move to new premises in March 2024.”
- “As planned, the Company launched transactional websites for its Seiko clock collection and Lorus watch brand during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, David Simon | Director | 2018-04-12 | Apr 1968 | British |
| KAWADA, Yoshikatsu | Director | 2024-04-01 | May 1962 | Japanese |
| SUGANUMA, Yukiaki | Director | 2023-11-01 | Aug 1967 | Japanese |
| TANAKA, Isao | Director | 2023-11-01 | Mar 1968 | Japanese |
| TANIMURA, Naoaki | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jan 1965 | Japanese |
| WOLKIND, Philip | Director | 2018-06-19 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAKIZAKI, Atsushi | Secretary | 2014-02-03 | 2014-09-22 |
| POWELL, Julie Ann | Secretary | 2014-09-22 | 2016-11-25 |
| WHITBREAD, Kevin Richard | Secretary | 1991-08-28 | 2014-02-03 |
| AKASHI, Kenta | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| FUKUI, Shinya | Director | 2018-06-19 | 2020-04-01 |
| HAGIWARA, Kenji | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2010-05-27 |
| HAGIWARA, Kenji | Director | 2005-11-10 | 2008-02-08 |
| HAGIWARA, Kenji | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| HARNBY, David Anthony | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2017-10-13 |
| HIROOKA, Naoto | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2016-11-04 |
| ISHII, Shuntaro | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2009-09-16 |
| ISHIMARU, Teruyo | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| ISHIMARU, Teruyo | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2017-10-01 |
| IWAMI, Kinya | Director | 2016-01-20 | 2018-04-12 |
| KANAGAWA, Hiromi | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| KANEKO, Atsushi | Director | 2016-08-03 | 2019-07-01 |
| KANEKO, Atsushi | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2012-06-12 |
| KAWADA, Yoshikatsu | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| KAWADA, Yoshikatsu | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| KAWANISHI, Susumu | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2016-01-07 |
| KUWABARA, Takabara | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2003-06-30 |
| MAEDA, Kunio | Director | 1999-06-16 | 2001-07-02 |
| MIKAMI, Seiichi | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-05-27 |
| MIKAMI, Seiichi | Director | 2006-11-13 | 2007-08-06 |
| MUTO, Takamitsu | Director | 1999-06-16 | 2001-07-02 |
| MUTO, Takamitsu | Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
| NAITO, Akio | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| NAKAMURA, Yoshinobu | Director | 2004-06-21 | 2008-04-01 |
| NAKAODA, Masato | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2009-09-16 |
| OGURO, Tomohiro | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2004-06-21 |
| OUCHI, Hiroyuki | Director | 2005-05-31 | 2013-08-01 |
| SAITO, Takayoshi | Director | — | 1998-03-23 |
| SATO, Hisao | Director | 2004-06-21 | 2006-11-13 |
| SHOYAMA, Masahiko | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2016-06-01 |
| SUENAGA, Kimiharu | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2013-04-29 |
| SUZUKI, Akira | Director | 1994-04-28 | 2001-06-01 |
| TAKAGI, Haruhiko | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2004-10-02 |
| TAKENAKA, Shusuke | Director | 1998-03-23 | 1999-06-16 |
| TANAKA, Shunji | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2016-06-01 |
| TANAKA, Shunji | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2003-06-15 |
| TODAKA, Toyoji | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2012-06-12 |
| UMEMOTO, Hirohiko | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2016-06-01 |
| WADA, Tsukasa | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| WAKUYAMA, Takashi | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2009-09-16 |
| WEARE, James Albert | Director | — | 2007-03-30 |
| WILSON, Robert | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| YONEYAMA, Taku | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2023-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiko Group Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.5%
£27,570,000 £26,869,000
-
Cash
+83.1%
£3,402,000 £6,230,000
-
Net assets
-26.7%
£38,551,000 £28,243,000
-
Employees
-3.8%
79 76
-
Operating profit
-125.3%
£850,000 -£215,000
-
Profit before tax
-57%
£1,428,000 £614,000
-
Wages
-2.8%
£3,407,000 £3,311,000
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