PARLEX (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-14 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£491K
-5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+10.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
17
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£116K
+3.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,924,000 | £1,983,000 | £1,469,000 | £1,578,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£649,000 | -£122,000 | £98,000 | £101,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£649,000 | -£122,000 | £112,000 | £116,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £72,000 | £163,000 | |
| Cash | £440,000 | £211,000 | £520,000 | £491,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,020,000 | £1,821,000 | £1,999,000 | £2,098,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,255,000 | £1,253,000 | £1,576,000 | £1,739,000 | |
| Equity | £1,255,000 | £1,253,000 | £1,576,000 | £1,739,000 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
| Wages | — | — | £711,000 | £741,000 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -22.2% | -6.2% | 6.7% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.9% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -32.1% | -6.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 27.3% | 23.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 9.39x | 9.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.89x | 12.63x |
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
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has considered the consequences of all events and conditions, and it has determined that they do not create a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt upon the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHENG, Lai Chu | Secretary | 2012-11-08 | — | — |
| CHHABRA, Amit, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-01 | Nov 1973 | Chinese |
| D'AGOSTINI, Yves | Director | 2025-05-08 | Sep 1985 | Swiss |
| HASSON, Christopher John | Director | 2005-12-30 | May 1963 | British |
| WARD, Dominic John | Director | 2009-11-30 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HECTOR, Malcolm Fellender | Secretary | — | 1995-09-08 |
| HONE, Donovan Peter | Secretary | 2003-11-14 | 2007-04-01 |
| TOBITT, Stephen Henry | Secretary | 1995-09-08 | 2003-08-31 |
| YIP, Chee Lan | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2012-11-08 |
| YOUNG, Timothy William | Secretary | 2003-08-22 | 2003-11-14 |
| CARVALHO, Dennis James | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2004-12-08 |
| CORBETT, Steven James | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-03-01 |
| DORAN, Richard John Morrison | Director | 1996-07-05 | 1999-01-27 |
| GHALI, Harjot Singh | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
| HECTOR, Malcolm Fellender | Director | — | 1995-09-08 |
| HONE, Donovan Peter | Director | 2003-11-14 | 2006-03-01 |
| KIRBY, Neil Andrew, Dr | Director | 1998-09-21 | 2006-03-01 |
| KYDD, Clive Barry | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2010-03-25 |
| MURPHY, Peter Joseph | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2005-11-10 |
| OBERMAYER, Jeffrey L. | Director | 2010-11-15 | 2021-08-01 |
| OSBORN, Norman Alan | Director | — | 1997-03-27 |
| ROGUSKI, Marek Timothy | Director | 1996-07-05 | 1997-04-01 |
| RYAN, Christopher Francis Edward | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1997-09-30 |
| SANTOLUCITO, Joseph Anthony | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-03-01 |
| SHAKESHEFF, Ronald Morris | Director | 1994-10-10 | 1997-04-01 |
| SIMON, Dominic Crispin Adam | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| SMITH, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1994-04-29 |
| STRANIERO, Andrea, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2025-05-08 |
| TOBITT, Stephen Henry | Director | 1995-09-08 | 2003-08-31 |
| TONG, Paul Hon To | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2008-01-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Rhys | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| WOODCOCK, John Melvyn | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
| YOUNG, Timothy William | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2009-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Electric International (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-12 | Active |
| Mrs. Yik Chun Wang Koo | Individual | voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+7.4%
£1,469,000 £1,578,000
-
Cash
-5.6%
£520,000 £491,000
-
Net assets
+10.3%
£1,576,000 £1,739,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
17 17
-
Operating profit
+3.1%
£98,000 £101,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+3.6%
£112,000 £116,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+4.2%
£711,000 £741,000
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