CANON EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£30M
Equity attributable
Employees
769
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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 | £114,899,000 | £123,853,000 | |
| Operating profit | £8,061,000 | £6,194,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,744,000 | £8,487,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,440,000 | £5,668,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,251,000 | £60,324,000 | |
| Net assets | £24,188,000 | £29,856,000 | |
| Equity | £24,188,000 | £29,856,000 | |
| Average employees | 731 | 769 | |
| Wages | £73,460,000 | £78,129,000 |
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% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.6% | 10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.0% | 72.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 15.12x | 13.01x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company works on cost-plus model allowing it to recharge all costs incurred to its related parties. The directors expect the business to continue to operate under the existing cost-plus model for the foreseeable future with limited cashflow implications on the business. The company has obtained confirmation from CENV of its financial support for the period of at least 12 months from the issuance date of these financial statements. Based on their assessment of the company's financial position, future performance, liquidity and risks, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increased as a result of the increase in underlying costs in 2024.”
- “The company has continued to invest in a number of strategic initiatives to address market challenges.”
- “The company expects to continue its current activities.”
- “Canon Europe Limited has implemented environmental awareness training for its staff and adopted other environmentally friendly policies with emphasis on waste recycling.”
- “ISO 14001 certificate was successfully renewed in 2024 and remains valid until 2026.”
- “Business travel by private and rental cars decreased in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NARAHARA, Christophe | Secretary | 2025-09-26 | — | — |
| YANAGISHITA, Kazuhisa | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jan 1973 | Japanese |
| YOSHIDA, Shinichi | Director | 2025-03-01 | Dec 1960 | Japanese |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATESON, David John | Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| SUGIYAMA, Katsumi | Secretary | 2023-03-01 | 2025-09-26 |
| SUZUKI, Michio | Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2007-04-30 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2000-10-20 |
| ACKERMANN, Charles Henri | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2003-07-01 |
| BAMBA, Ryoichi | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2012-04-02 |
| ELEY, Norman Edward | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| FRANDSEN, Jeppe | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| ISHIZUKA, Yuichi | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2025-03-01 |
| LAWS, Martin Frederick | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2002-01-25 |
| MOLGAARD JENSEN, Mogens | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| NAEGELI, Markus Wilfried | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| NAGASHIMA, Kazuhiko | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| NAKAMASU, Takanobu | Director | 2016-08-03 | 2022-12-15 |
| SAITO, Takashi | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| STANZANI, Alessandro | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 2000-10-20 | 2000-10-20 |
| TSURUOKA, Hajime | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2008-03-20 |
| VAN IPEREN, Rokus Lambertus | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2018-03-31 |
| VISEDO, Antonio Recio | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| WAKIYA, Aitake | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| ZENTI, Stefano | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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