EUROPA COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£461K
+22.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+3.9% vs 2024
Employees
81
+9.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£737K
-21.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EUROPA COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT PLC 1992-01-24 → present
- CASEBEAR PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1991-09-17 → 1992-01-24
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £16,647,988 | £16,822,456 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,008,165 | £777,780 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £942,763 | £736,567 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £688,736 | £538,605 | |
| Cash | — | — | £375,417 | £461,277 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,901,980 | £5,046,630 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,767,756 | £4,953,171 | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,767,756 | £4,953,171 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 74 | 81 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,412,498 | £3,774,825 |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.1% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.1% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 20.6% | 15.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.02x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 15.41x | 18.87x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company 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
- “The company is focused on reducing the environmental impact and aims to do this by measuring objectives to reduce the company's environmental impact and as part of this process has improved its accreditation with Ecovadis.”
- “Europa are n the process of migrating all company vehicles to Electric/Hybrid vehicles and exploring further opportunities to reduce the company's energy usage which has increased due the increased operations and sales since the pandemic.”
- “Europa are exploring opportunities to reduce the usage through investments in renewable energy to secure a more sustainable future.”
- “The company are ISO14001 accredited and there is further focus on reducing packaging or movement towards substituting plastics with environmentally friendly packaging.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASON, Steven Antony | Secretary | 2022-03-24 | — | — |
| AITKEN, Robert Sinclair | Director | 2024-05-09 | Feb 1967 | British |
| BIBBY, Chloe | Director | 2026-03-23 | Mar 1985 | British |
| FREED, Sonia Marie Laure | Director | 2015-07-01 | Nov 1972 | French |
| MASON, Steven Antony | Director | 2022-03-24 | Sep 1975 | British |
| SHERIDAN, Christine | Director | 1991-11-01 | Aug 1953 | British |
| SHERIDAN, David Martin | Director | 1991-11-01 | Aug 1950 | British |
| SHERIDAN, Hillary Ann | Director | 2023-01-02 | Jun 1984 | English |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLOW, Jason | Secretary | 2020-10-23 | 2022-03-24 |
| SHERIDAN, Christine | Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2020-10-23 |
| SHERIDAN, Ruth Eleanor | Secretary | 1991-11-01 | 2003-11-06 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-09-17 | 1991-11-01 |
| AYRE, Robert Alexander | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2015-05-29 |
| BRAHAM, Lee David | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2023-07-13 |
| CALLOW, Jason | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2022-03-24 |
| CARRINGTON-MOORE, Matthew | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2025-01-13 |
| HOLDER, Trevor Ronald | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HOLLOWAY, David | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2022-12-02 |
| REYNOLDS, Stephen James, Dr | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2007-12-31 |
| ROGERS, Jonathan Eric Kenneth | Director | 2025-09-26 | 2026-03-20 |
| SHERIDAN, Ruth Eleanor | Director | 1991-11-01 | 2003-11-06 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-09-17 | 1991-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veruth Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- 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 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
-
Turnover
+1%
£16,647,988 £16,822,456
-
Cash
+22.9%
£375,417 £461,277
-
Net assets
+3.9%
£4,767,756 £4,953,171
-
Employees
+9.5%
74 81
-
Operating profit
-22.9%
£1,008,165 £777,780
-
Profit before tax
-21.9%
£942,763 £736,567
-
Wages
+10.6%
£3,412,498 £3,774,825
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