LOVEUROPE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£145K
+20.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-34.7% vs 2023
Employees
97
-1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£331K
-222% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- LOVEUROPE GROUP LIMITED 2008-05-13 → present
- K9 GROUP LIMITED 2000-11-17 → 2008-05-13
- K9 MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1998-06-02 → 2000-11-17
- CRAFTHOUSE TYPOGRAPHICS LIMITED 1990-04-05 → 1998-06-02
- ELTONWAY LIMITED 1988-02-02 → 1990-04-05
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,523,031 | £10,446,625 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £302,241 | -£199,211 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £271,519 | -£331,264 | |
| Net profit | £82,458 | £155,229 | £274,573 | £103,073 | £183,085 | -£389,117 | |
| Cash | £0 | £406,153 | — | — | £120,627 | £145,126 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £291,019 | £252,027 | — | — | £2,134,428 | £1,389,528 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,031,363 | £1,326,422 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,031,363 | £1,326,422 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 97 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | -3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 14.2% | -14.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 51.5% | 62.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.75x | -1.97x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, operations for Loveurope Adzone Limited were discontinued at the end of quarter 3 due to the loss of a key contract.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWSEY, Louise | Secretary | 2013-05-30 | — | — |
| OWENS, Steven Edward | Director | 2008-08-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| TOWSEY, Paul Charles | Director | — | Jan 1959 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENIG-JONES, Louise Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-05-04 | 2011-11-16 |
| BROGDEN, David | Secretary | 1997-03-28 | 1999-05-03 |
| COPELAND-BATE, Sally Jane | Secretary | — | 1997-03-28 |
| WALKER, Matthew John James | Secretary | 2011-11-16 | 2013-05-30 |
| BRENIG-JONES, Louise Elizabeth | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2002-08-01 |
| BROGDEN, David | Director | 1994-08-11 | 1999-05-03 |
| COPELAND-BATE, Sally Jane | Director | 1992-04-06 | 1997-03-28 |
| CRONAN, Stephen Peter | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| DARVELL, Andrew | Director | 1997-04-07 | 1999-05-03 |
| OWENS, Steven Edward | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2003-04-01 |
| PAXTON, Terence Ernest | Director | 1992-10-12 | 2016-10-17 |
| POLAK, Elliot Henry | Director | 2013-08-16 | 2016-08-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Paul Allan | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2002-04-15 |
| TAGG, Hayley Adele | Director | 1992-04-06 | 1992-06-26 |
| VIRGO, John Louis | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2003-04-01 |
| VIRGO, John | Director | — | 1999-05-03 |
| WALLIS, Robert Victor | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2003-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Edward Owens | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Paul Charles Towsey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-10 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-18 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-12-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-12-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.7%
£10,523,031 £10,446,625
-
Cash
+20.3%
£120,627 £145,126
-
Net assets
-34.7%
£2,031,363 £1,326,422
-
Employees
-1%
98 97
-
Operating profit
-165.9%
£302,241 -£199,211
-
Profit before tax
-222%
£271,519 -£331,264
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