EQUISTONE PARTNERS EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£21M
-7% vs 2023
Net assets
£18M
-6.3% vs 2023
Employees
20
-16.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£493K
-108% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,271,000 | £42,344,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,047,000 | -£273,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,148,000 | -£493,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,649,000 | -£743,000 | |
| Cash | £23,008,000 | £21,386,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,336,000 | £26,036,000 | |
| Net assets | £19,374,000 | £18,150,000 | |
| Equity | £19,374,000 | £18,150,000 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 20 | |
| Wages | £6,046,000 | £7,459,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.6% | -1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.7% | 48.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.43x | 2.66x | |
| Interest cover | 26.64x | -0.45x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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.”
Group structure
- EQUISTONE PARTNERS EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Clink Street Nominees Limited 100%
- Equistone General Partner Limited 100%
- Equistone General Partner II Limited 100%
- Equistone General Partner IV Limited 100%
- Equistone GP V Limited 100%
- Equistone General Partner VI S.à r.l. 100%
- Equistone General Partner (Carry and Co-Invest) VI S.à r.l. 100%
- Equistone GP Verwaltungs GmbH 100%
- Equistone HoldCo GmbH 100%
- Equistone Reinvestment General Partner S.à r.l. 100%
- Equistone Reinvestment General Partner (Carry and Co-Invest) S.à r.l. 100%
- Equistone GP Verwaltungs RF GmbH 100%
- Equistone HoldCo RF GmbH 100%
- Equistone General Partner V S.à r.l. 100%
- Equistone GP Verwaltungs SP I GmbH 100%
- Equistone HoldCo SP I GmbH 100%
- Equistone General Partner SP I S.a.r.l 100%
- Equistone General Partner (Carry and Co-Invest) SP I S.a.r.l 100%
- Equistone General Partner VII S.a.r.l 100%
- Equistone General Partner (Carry and Co-Invest) VII S.a.r.l 100%
Significant events
- “A restructuring of the Company's German branch is being undertaken. As a result, and as described in note 18, an agreement has been signed to terminate the German office lease from 1 June 2025. This means that £7,250,000 of the £9,450,000 lease liability at 31 December 2024 will no longer be payable.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABDOOL-RAHEEM, Yushra | Director | 2023-10-31 | Mar 1989 | British |
| CHÂTILLON, Grégoire Charles Marie Bernard | Director | 2019-05-07 | May 1977 | French |
| GEER, Dominic Charles Edward | Director | 2020-01-07 | Sep 1971 | British |
| HARPER, Paul Robert | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1979 | British |
| O'HARE, Steven Jonathan | Director | 2019-02-27 | Feb 1975 | British |
| SCHLUMBERGER, Grégoire Jean Paul Marie | Director | 2025-03-31 | May 1979 | French |
| SWALES, Timothy Allan | Director | 2025-04-02 | Feb 1978 | British |
| VAN WOLFSWINKEL, Hubert Christiaan | Director | 2025-09-15 | Dec 1980 | Dutch |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBORN, William Bentley | Secretary | 1994-02-15 | 1996-03-21 |
| HART, Trevor John Powell | Secretary | — | 1994-02-15 |
| WHYTE, Ian Craig | Secretary | 1996-03-21 | 1998-10-06 |
| WOODMAN, Sue | Secretary | 2011-11-14 | 2016-09-26 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-06 | 2011-11-14 |
| ALLAN, Leslie Stewart | Director | — | 1996-10-31 |
| ATLING, Edwood Brian | Director | — | 1993-05-12 |
| BAYS, David Charles | Director | 1995-05-05 | 1996-03-31 |
| BISHOP, Errol Simon Owen | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| BLAKEMORE, Brian John | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2008-09-12 |
| BORK, Michael Hermann | Director | 2011-10-26 | 2020-01-30 |
| BROWN, Simon David | Director | 2011-08-02 | 2015-09-20 |
| BRYDON, Donald Hood | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-10-18 |
| BUCKLEY, Stanley William | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1995-05-05 |
| CAMOYS, Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, The Right Honorable The Lord | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| CLARKE, Owen John | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2025-03-31 |
| COTTON, John William Gordon | Director | — | 1995-05-05 |
| CUMMING, Michael Ralston | Director | — | 1995-07-28 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Paul | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2007-08-21 |
| DE BLIGNIERES, Gonzaglue | Director | 2011-10-26 | 2013-12-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Christopher James | Director | — | 2010-11-12 |
| GOODSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2011-03-23 |
| GRIESBACH, Philip Martin | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2004-12-23 |
| GRIFFITH, Christopher Neal | Director | 2021-12-21 | 2025-02-14 |
| HAGGITH, Grant Charles | Director | 1996-04-29 | 1998-05-19 |
| HAMMERMANN, Karl Heinz Peter | Director | 2011-10-26 | 2017-05-19 |
| HARDING, Francis John, Mr. | Director | — | 1992-10-24 |
| HENDERSON, Simon Anthony Glidden | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2004-12-23 |
| HORLER WEBBER, Lucinda Ann Craighill | Director | — | 1999-05-21 |
| HUMPHRIES, Nicholas James | Director | 1998-03-02 | 1999-01-08 |
| HYAMS, Anthony Michael | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2004-12-30 |
| JACQUEAU, Guillaume | Director | 2011-10-26 | 2025-01-23 |
| KING, Linda Margaret | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| LAMB, Thomas Sutton | Director | — | 2011-03-23 |
| MARCUSE, Paul William | Director | 1996-10-14 | 1996-12-10 |
| MARRIOTT, Christiian Paul | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2024-12-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Andrew | Director | 2001-10-10 | 2004-12-30 |
| MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2004-12-30 |
| MIDDLETON, Nigel Wythen | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2004-12-30 |
| MILLIGAN, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1995-05-05 |
| MYERS, Robert William | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2019-08-22 |
| PARS, Andrew Derek | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2011-04-21 |
| PORTER, David Robert | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1995-05-05 |
| RANSOM, Mike | Director | — | 2003-04-30 |
| ROBERTS, Sara | Director | 2017-08-08 | 2023-03-31 |
| SCHEKERKA, Dirk | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2021-04-30 |
| SILVESTER, Steven William James | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2004-12-23 |
| SMITH, Bryan Robin Geoffrey Gilbert | Director | — | 2002-06-28 |
| SMITH, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2001-06-01 |
| STOCKEN, Oliver Henry James | Director | — | 1994-05-11 |
| TAYLOR, Mark Andrew | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2004-12-23 |
| WALKER, John Laurence | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2004-12-30 |
| WALL, Catherine Alison | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2004-12-23 |
| WELLENREITER, Anton Edward | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2004-12-23 |
| WELTON, Stephen Frank | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2000-06-02 |
| WHITAKER, Steven | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2024-09-30 |
| WHITE, Graeme Robert | Director | — | 2005-03-04 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-04-11 | 2004-09-22 |
| BAROMETERS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-04-11 | 2004-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equistone Private Equity Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 407 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-15.8%
£50,271,000 £42,344,000
-
Cash
-7%
£23,008,000 £21,386,000
-
Net assets
-6.3%
£19,374,000 £18,150,000
-
Employees
-16.7%
24 20
-
Operating profit
-104.5%
£6,047,000 -£273,000
-
Profit before tax
-108%
£6,148,000 -£493,000
-
Wages
+23.4%
£6,046,000 £7,459,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers