STRAND EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-24 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+41.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
-1.1% vs 2023
Employees
25
+31.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+3.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- STRAND EUROPE LIMITED 1993-04-20 → present
- STRAND (1992) LIMITED 1992-04-23 → 1993-04-20
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £50,239,531 | £53,122,390 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,412,567 | £4,006,609 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,292,940 | £3,396,381 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,461,304 | £2,548,022 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,515,524 | £5,023,760 | £5,632,628 | £7,594,233 | £10,748,691 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £15,144,498 | £15,126,062 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,553,242 | £13,405,282 | |
| Equity | £5,773,849 | £4,799,914 | — | £9,549,738 | £11,790,841 | £13,553,242 | £13,405,282 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,000,571 | £1,378,838 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 22.5% | 26.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 43.6% | 54.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.70x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4077.14x | 128.33x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- STRAND EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Strand USA, Inc. 100%
- Strand International GmbH 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITALL, Nichola Carol | Secretary | 2001-05-31 | — | British |
| SURI, Anita | Director | 2010-02-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| WHITALL, Nichola Carol | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIMA, Parmeet Singh | Secretary | 1994-01-18 | 1999-09-30 |
| NAYAR, Vijaya Kumar | Secretary | 1999-09-30 | 2001-01-31 |
| NICHOLLS, William Richard Hardy | Secretary | 1992-04-23 | 1994-01-17 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-23 | 1992-04-23 |
| BOWLER, Richard George | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1999-08-31 |
| CHIMA, Parmeet Singh | Director | 1996-11-08 | 1999-09-30 |
| FAIRHURST, Bernard | Director | 1992-04-23 | 1996-05-31 |
| FRESHWATER, Barry Keith | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2010-06-22 |
| MAEIZUMI, Toshio | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| NICHOLLS, William Richard Hardy | Director | 1992-04-23 | 1994-01-17 |
| SURI, Ashok | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2019-09-12 |
| SURI, Neveen | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| SURI, Rishi | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| SURI, Sachin Mahant | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2018-04-12 |
| WADE-WEST, Christopher | Director | 1993-10-11 | 1997-11-01 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-23 | 1992-04-23 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-23 | 1992-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anita Suri | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Rishi Suri | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2019-09-12 | Active |
| Mr Ashok Suri | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-01 | 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
- 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
+5.7%
£50,239,531 £53,122,390
-
Cash
+41.5%
£7,594,233 £10,748,691
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£13,553,242 £13,405,282
-
Employees
+31.6%
19 25
-
Operating profit
+17.4%
£3,412,567 £4,006,609
-
Profit before tax
+3.1%
£3,292,940 £3,396,381
-
Wages
+37.8%
£1,000,571 £1,378,838
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