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KOWA PHARMACEUTICAL EUROPE CO. LTD.
Profile
- Company number
- 04081241
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-09-26
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 21100
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In addition to a profit for the year of £3.5m the company had net current assets of £17.8m as at 31 December 2024. These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides including the ongoing political uncertainty from Europe, the Middle East and more recently the USA, due to challenges in supply chain, low/volatile exchange rates, the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. Consequently, the directors are confident that the 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.”
Significant events
- “The IOL business was sold on 30th September 2024 to a newly created sister company Kowa Medical Care Europe GmbH.”
- “From April 2024, purchase contracts denomination was changed from JPY to EUR, significantly reducing foreign exchange risk.”
- “The Company has entered into a new agreement to supply active ingredients Pitavastatin and Ezetimibe for product K-924 in the Middle East region, with the initial upfront license fee recognized in 2024.”
- “The Pitava trademark was approved in Greece in early 2025 resolving the trademark dispute.”
- “In early May 2025, the ultimate parent company requested the Company withdraw €11m cash from the Euro short term deposit account to loan this to another group company.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-01 | — | — |
| EDAMATSU, Tadashi | Director | 2025-07-14 | Feb 1970 | Japanese |
| KANDA, Toshio | Director | 2020-07-01 | Sep 1973 | Japanese |
| KANEZASHI, Yoshihisa | Director | 2023-08-16 | Sep 1975 | Japanese |
| KAWAGOE, Junichi | Director | 2025-07-14 | Jan 1964 | Japanese |
| SHIGENAKA, Masataka | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1972 | Japanese |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2021-02-01 |
| EXCELLET INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-26 | 2005-04-01 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-26 | 2000-09-26 |
| COOMBS, Roderick Joseph, Dr | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2025-03-31 |
| INAZU, Yuji | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-29 |
| INOUE, Yoshiro | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2004-05-28 |
| IRELAND, Robert | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2011-05-23 |
| KASHIO, Kazuaki | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2024-01-16 |
| KAWAGOE, Junichi, Dr | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2020-07-01 |
| KIMURA, Shigeru | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-06-29 |
| KINOUCHI, Hitoshi | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-07-14 |
| KUGA, Hiroshi | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2011-05-23 |
| KUGA, Hiroshi | Director | 2004-05-28 | 2006-08-14 |
| MIWA, Naoki | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2025-07-14 |
| MIWA, Yoshihiro | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2004-05-28 |
| MORIBE, Mutsumi | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-06-29 |
| NAGASHIMA, Takahiko | Director | 2011-05-23 | 2012-11-15 |
| NARUSAWA, Takashi | Director | 2016-03-24 | 2019-07-01 |
| OGAWA, Michiyuki | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-10-25 |
| PARIS, Drummond | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2013-12-11 |
| PICARD, Gilles | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-04-14 |
| SAKAI, Hideki | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2009-06-26 |
| SHIRAISHI, Koichi | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2019-07-01 |
| TAGASHIRA, Yasuhiro | Director | 2004-05-28 | 2006-08-14 |
| TAMURA, Koji | Director | 2011-05-23 | 2012-11-15 |
| TANABE, Sohei, Dr | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2019-07-01 |
| TOBITA, Takashi | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| YAMAMOTO, Torao | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2015-07-01 |
| YAMASHITA, Koji | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-06-29 |
| ZAAT, Ralph Antonius, Dr | Director | 2016-03-24 | 2024-01-16 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-26 | 2000-09-26 |
| QUICKNESS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-09-26 | 2000-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Miwa | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-22 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-18 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control statement |
| 2025-06-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-02-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-02-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-30 | AD04 | address | move registers to registered office company with new address |
| 2023-08-24 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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