SUMITOMO ELECTRIC U.K. POWER CABLES LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-21 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£121M
Equity attributable
Employees
11
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,270,000 | -£5,736,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,075,000 | -£4,732,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,556,000 | -£3,624,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £125,440,000 | £162,587,000 | |
| Net assets | £124,967,000 | £120,714,000 | |
| Equity | £124,967,000 | £120,714,000 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 11 | |
| Wages | £97,000 | £561,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -2.6% | -3.5% | |
| Current ratio | 32.81x | 12.26x | |
| Interest cover | -218.00x | -3.64x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate. The company had net assets of £120.7m as at 31 March 2025, including paid share capital of £127.0m. £52.8m remained as excess cash in cash pooling arrangements. Directors' forecasts indicate company will require additional funds, which are secured via long-term borrowings and parent company guarantee.”
Significant events
- “On 29 July 2025, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited for external borrowings facility amounting to £36 million with a parent company guarantee. The funds £12 million were received on 31 July 2025 and are intended to be used mainly for constructing a manufacturing facility.”
- “On 25 July 2025, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation for external borrowings facility amounting to £54 million with a parent company guarantee. The funds of £18 million were received on 7 August 2025 and are intended to be used mainly for constructing a manufacturing facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHASHI, Yutaka | Secretary | 2023-05-26 | — | — |
| ENGELBRECHT, Michael Sean | Director | 2023-05-26 | Nov 1972 | South African |
| HIROTA, Hirofumi | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1965 | Japanese |
| SHIBATA, Yasuyuki, Mr. | Director | 2023-11-16 | Mar 1964 | Japanese |
| WATANABE, Masaru | Director | 2023-05-26 | Mar 1962 | Japanese |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAKAGUCHI, Katsuya | Director | 2023-05-26 | 2025-07-01 |
| SHIRAYAMA, Masaki | Director | 2023-05-26 | 2023-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31