TOPPS EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-04 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+150.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£71M
+149.1% vs 2023
Employees
206
+36.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£26M
+280.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- TOPPS EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2006-09-26 → present
- TOPPS EUROPE LIMITED 1997-03-21 → 2006-09-26
- MERLIN PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1992-09-07 → 1997-03-21
- MERLIN PUBLISHING LIMITED 1989-05-05 → 1992-09-07
- INTERCEDE 660 LIMITED 1988-12-29 → 1989-05-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £94,591,660 | £249,207,827 | |
| Operating profit | £6,661,809 | £25,532,197 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,739,438 | £25,668,389 | |
| Net profit | £7,510,435 | £20,877,127 | |
| Cash | £3,256,016 | £8,166,289 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,579,993 | £76,243,981 | |
| Net assets | £28,430,837 | £70,830,017 | |
| Equity | £28,430,837 | £70,830,017 | |
| Average employees | 151 | 206 | |
| Wages | £8,552,088 | £12,995,535 |
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 | 7.0% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.3% | 33.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 2.13x | |
| Interest cover | 462.14x | 5474.31x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 13 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides on the operations and its financial resources, the Group and Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. ... Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Group and Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- TOPPS EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Topps Europe Limited
- Topps Deutschland GmbH
- Topps Italia SRL
- Topps Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd
- Topps India Sports & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
- Topps Esportes E Entretenimento do Brasil Ltda
- Topps Benelux BV
Significant events
- “On September 30, 2024, the Group entered into a lease agreement with Barco Investments B.V. for retail premises located at 54 Regent Street, London W1. The lease term is 10 years, with possession commencing on January 6, 2025.”
- “The Group and one of the key suppliers have entered into a manufacturing capacity agreement effective January 1, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, The Group is committed to purchasing specified minimum amounts of products over the duration of the agreement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-01-28 | — | — |
| ABOVSKY, G. Gregory | Director | 2024-08-30 | Nov 1976 | American |
| LEINER, David | Director | 2018-07-10 | Mar 1983 | American |
| THURLOW, Amy Alice | Director | 2024-08-30 | Sep 1973 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNK, Peter | Secretary | — | 1995-07-06 |
| HANCOCK, Stephen | Secretary | 2018-08-08 | 2024-02-22 |
| HILLIER, William Anthony | Secretary | 2006-09-14 | 2017-08-30 |
| SILVERSTEIN, Scott Alan | Secretary | 1995-07-06 | 2006-09-14 |
| TREHARNE, Kerry | Secretary | 2017-09-07 | 2018-08-08 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-12-18 | 2026-01-28 |
| BRANDSTAEDTER, Michael Neil | Director | 2018-01-29 | 2022-03-21 |
| CAMERON, Mike | Director | — | 1993-05-31 |
| CLANCY, Michael Patrick | Director | 1995-07-06 | 2009-09-14 |
| CURRIE, Ian Hamilton | Director | — | 1995-07-06 |
| DILWORTH, Donal Gerard | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2011-06-13 |
| DUNK, Peter | Director | — | 1995-07-06 |
| GARDNER, Kelvyn | Director | — | 1997-11-10 |
| HENDRY, Alexander Gray | Director | 1995-07-06 | 2006-09-14 |
| HILLIER, Mark | Director | — | 1995-07-06 |
| HILLIER, William Anthony | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2017-08-30 |
| KLUGE, Patricia | Director | — | 1995-07-06 |
| LIEBERTHAL, Gary Burd | Director | 1993-12-16 | 1994-09-01 |
| MELEGARI, Fabrizio | Director | 1992-12-17 | 1996-01-30 |
| RODMAN, Christopher James Nigel | Director | 1992-12-17 | 2018-01-31 |
| SHORIN, Arthur Terry | Director | 1995-07-06 | 2007-12-14 |
| SILVERSTEIN, Scott Alan | Director | 1995-07-06 | 2010-02-09 |
| TAIT, Christopher Ian | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2024-08-30 |
| TREHARNE, Kerry | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2018-08-10 |
| ULFANE, Max | Director | — | 1994-06-13 |
| WALSH, Andrew Selby Lister | Director | 1994-06-13 | 1995-07-06 |
| WARSOP, Peter John | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| WILLCOX, Stephen Reginald | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1998-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael G Rubin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-31 | Active |
| Madison Dearborn Capital Partners | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2018-07-18 | Ceased 2018-07-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+163.5%
£94,591,660 £249,207,827
-
Cash
+150.8%
£3,256,016 £8,166,289
-
Net assets
+149.1%
£28,430,837 £70,830,017
-
Employees
+36.4%
151 206
-
Operating profit
+283.3%
£6,661,809 £25,532,197
-
Profit before tax
+280.9%
£6,739,438 £25,668,389
-
Wages
+52%
£8,552,088 £12,995,535
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