DOLBY EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+39.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+7.9% vs 2023
Employees
63
-12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+19.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DOLBY EUROPE LIMITED 2011-09-15 → present
- DOLBY EUROPE LICENSING LIMITED 2007-09-28 → 2011-09-15
- DOLBY LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED 2006-12-21 → 2007-09-28
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £19,103,702 | £18,657,351 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,066,217 | £1,381,885 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,319,873 | £1,582,694 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £914,313 | £1,178,008 | |
| Cash | — | — | £8,611,307 | £11,993,707 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £17,453,962 | £18,597,835 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £14,927,371 | £16,105,379 | |
| Equity | £12,670,331 | £14,013,058 | £14,927,371 | £16,105,379 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 72 | 63 | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,331,477 | £6,330,392 |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.6% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.8% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.1% | 7.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 30.39x |
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
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 17th June 2025, the company exercised a break clause in the lease agreement for its London office premises. The lease, which was originally due to expire in 2030, will now terminate early on 23rd March 2026 in accordance with the terms of the lease agreement.”
- “The Company decided post year end to exercise the break clause on the lease of the office building.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHU, Grace Luna | Director | 2018-12-31 | Jun 1964 | American |
| RODRIGUEZ, Daniel Jose | Director | 2021-06-03 | Oct 1971 | American |
| WAY, Susan Patricia | Director | 2023-03-14 | Jan 1968 | Irish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Mark Stephen | Secretary | 2006-12-21 | 2011-01-14 |
| SANKIN, Alan | Secretary | 2011-01-25 | 2018-12-31 |
| BROOKES, Gillian Lesley | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2020-09-01 |
| COHEN, Eric | Director | 2009-05-23 | 2015-06-30 |
| JAFFE, Martin Abraham | Director | 2006-12-21 | 2009-03-04 |
| LAFRADES, Charles | Director | 2006-12-21 | 2011-07-08 |
| NOTTAGE, Jonathan Bruce | Director | 2006-12-21 | 2011-01-25 |
| SANKIN, Alan | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2018-12-31 |
| SHERMAN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2021-06-03 |
| SPECHTLER, Andreas | Director | 2011-01-19 | 2016-09-30 |
| VLASVELD, Willebrordus Cornelis Johannes | Director | 2020-08-06 | 2023-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-10-30 | Active |
| Dolby Laboratories International Services, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-2.3%
£19,103,702 £18,657,351
-
Cash
+39.3%
£8,611,307 £11,993,707
-
Net assets
+7.9%
£14,927,371 £16,105,379
-
Employees
-12.5%
72 63
-
Operating profit
+29.6%
£1,066,217 £1,381,885
-
Profit before tax
+19.9%
£1,319,873 £1,582,694
-
Wages
-13.7%
£7,331,477 £6,330,392
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