SMBC LEASING (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Notwithstanding the loss made in the year the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as no material source of uncertainty about the ability of the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months has been identified by the Directors.”
Group structure
- SMBC LEASING (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Mithras Leasing (No.1) Ltd
- Mithras Rail Holdings Limited 50%
- Mithras Leasing (No.3) Limited 100%
- QW Rail Leasing Limited 50%
- SMBC Leasing & Finance UK No.1 Limited 100%
- Mithras Leasing (No.4) Limited 100%
- Madrid Leasing (2019) Limited 100%
- Leeloo No. 1 GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024 the Company benefited from profits generated from the restructuring and sale of 50% of the shares it held in Rail-related investments. This transaction generated a profit on sale of investments held of £4,258,476 and crystalised a portion of the related derivative assets that were on the balance sheet, which increased the cash reserves of the Company at 31 March 2024.”
- “In 2025 the cash reserves generated from the restructure and sale were used to repay borrowings reducing total borrowings from £409,977,633 at 31 March 2024 to £269,912,917 at 31 March 2025.”
- “In the prior year the company restructured the majority of its rail related investments by setting up a new entity, Mithras Rail Holdings Limited, and novating the associated loans receivable to this new entity. Following the restructure, on 14 March 2024, 50% of Mithras Rail Holdings was sold.”
- “The Frankfurt branch was closed on 20 December 2024 and the assets written down to nil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWYDELL, Helen | Secretary | 2026-01-26 | — | — |
| ASHIZAWA, Toshihiko | Director | 2025-05-20 | Oct 1967 | Japanese |
| BUTCHER, Lawrence James | Director | 2006-06-22 | Dec 1968 | British |
| IBARAKI, Hiroshi | Director | 2025-04-24 | Sep 1971 | Japanese |
| IRANI, Layth Richard | Director | 2024-08-15 | Jul 1962 | British |
| SHARMA, Aarti | Director | 2023-08-22 | Aug 1970 | British |
| TANAZAWA, Sadamichi | Director | 2026-04-30 | Dec 1973 | Japanese |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Lawrence James | Secretary | 2006-06-22 | 2017-01-10 |
| ISONO, Saburo | Secretary | 1993-03-25 | 1993-05-26 |
| NAKANISHI, Harumi | Secretary | 1997-02-28 | 1997-06-03 |
| NAKANISHI, Harumi | Secretary | 1993-05-26 | 1994-12-15 |
| NISHIMURA, Masato | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| SHIOTA, Koichi | Secretary | 1997-06-03 | 1999-04-01 |
| STONER, Catherine Rose | Secretary | 2017-01-10 | 2018-03-20 |
| UEDA, Aiji | Secretary | — | 1993-03-25 |
| YAZAWA, Kozo | Secretary | 1994-12-15 | 1997-02-28 |
| YOSHIDA, Yoshiaki | Secretary | 2004-06-25 | 2006-06-22 |
| ABE, Takashi | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2024-04-24 |
| AOKI, Hisao | Director | — | 1994-06-22 |
| BARNSLEY, Lee Lawrence | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2022-06-30 |
| ENDO, Jun | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-07-22 |
| FURUSE, Yoichiro | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1996-07-08 |
| GINN, William M | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2013-04-30 |
| HIDAKA, Sotaro | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1994-06-22 |
| ICHIKAWA, Naoyuki | Director | 2022-08-24 | 2022-08-24 |
| ISHII, Jumpei | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2006-06-22 |
| ISONO, Saburo | Director | 1993-03-25 | 1996-01-05 |
| KATO, Shingo | Director | 1994-06-22 | 1999-06-16 |
| KAWABATA, Nobuyuki | Director | 2011-01-21 | 2015-03-31 |
| MATSUMURA, Shoichiro | Director | 2024-08-16 | 2026-02-28 |
| MINEOKA, Hiroshi | Director | 1994-06-22 | 1997-06-13 |
| MITTON, Antony Edward | Director | 2008-04-30 | 2022-06-30 |
| MONNO, Akira | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2010-10-08 |
| MORITA, Nobuhiro | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2018-04-30 |
| NAGAND, Iwan | Director | — | 1993-07-06 |
| NAKANISHI, Harumi | Director | 1996-01-05 | 1997-06-03 |
| NAKANISHI, Harumi | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1994-12-15 |
| NISHIMURA, Masato | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| OI, Taizo | Director | 1999-06-16 | 2006-06-22 |
| OKABE, Yoji | Director | — | 1993-07-06 |
| OKUYAMA, Shunichi | Director | 1996-07-08 | 1997-06-03 |
| PERRY, Stephen Robert | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| ROGER, Stanislas Alain Armel Marie | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-10-06 |
| RUTHERFORD, Mark Jeremy | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2022-06-30 |
| SAITO, Jun | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2025-04-24 |
| SAKATA, Isao | Director | 2023-08-22 | 2024-10-14 |
| SHIOTA, Koichi | Director | 1997-06-03 | 1999-04-01 |
| SWANTON, Glenn Paul | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2023-08-22 |
| TAKESAKO, Masatoshi | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2025-05-20 |
| TSUGE, Jiro | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2003-06-27 |
| UEDA, Aiji | Director | — | 1993-03-25 |
| WARD, David Allen | Director | 2008-04-30 | 2019-06-01 |
| YAZAWA, Kozo | Director | 1994-12-15 | 1997-02-28 |
| YOSHIDA, Hiroichi | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2002-07-08 |
| YOSHIDA, Yoshiaki | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2006-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Mitsui Finance And Leasing Co., Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-09-30 | Active |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-30 | Active |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-29 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 257 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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