MARUBENI EUROPE PLC
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Cash
£522k
-22.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£173m
-1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
54
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
-20.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,684,000 | £52,234,000 | £40,817,000 | -21.9% | |
| Operating profit | £29,529,000 | £23,142,000 | £18,480,000 | -20.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £29,002,000 | £23,142,000 | £18,487,000 | -20.1% | |
| Net profit | £26,238,000 | £21,215,000 | £16,839,000 | -20.6% | |
| Cash | £1,119,000 | £677,000 | £522,000 | -22.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £181,191,000 | £179,017,000 | £176,384,000 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £181,191,000 | £174,687,000 | £172,923,000 | -1% | |
| Equity | £181,191,000 | £174,687,000 | £172,923,000 | -1% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 55 | 54 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £12,247,000 | £14,361,000 | £15,005,000 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,561,000 | £1,707,000 | £1,802,000 | +5.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 54.0% | 44.3% | 45.3% | |
| Net margin | 48.0% | 40.6% | 41.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 12.9% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 23.1% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.13x | 3.11x | 4.38x | |
| Interest cover | 41.71x | 16.05x | 20.86x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARUBENI EUROPE PLC 1998-04-01 → present
- MARUBENI U.K. P.L.C. 1985-02-11 → 1998-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's business includes long-term relationships with many customers and suppliers across different geographic areas and industries. Having reviewed the Company's operations, its financial position, liquid resources and borrowing facilities, together with the continuing profitable performance of its parent company and the financial strength of its own balance sheet, the directors believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the balance sheet despite some continuing uncertainties in the economic environment.”
Group structure
- MARUBENI EUROPE PLC · parent
- Marubeni International (Europe) GmbH 100%
- Marnix Europe 20%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMILL, Michael | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | — | British |
| ISHII, Keisuke | Director | 2024-04-01 | Dec 1974 | Japanese |
| SATO, Yuji | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1967 | Japanese |
| YOKOTA, Yoshiaki | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1964 | Japanese |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EHARA, Hitoshi | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 1996-04-22 |
| KOMAI, Michiyuki | Secretary | — | 1991-11-14 |
| MATSUDA, Jun | Secretary | 2008-06-02 | 2013-04-01 |
| NAKAKI, Yasuhiro | Secretary | 2006-04-18 | 2008-06-02 |
| SONODA, Mitsugi | Secretary | 2001-03-31 | 2006-04-18 |
| TERAO, Yoshihiro | Secretary | 1991-11-14 | 1994-04-01 |
| YASUE, Hideyuki | Secretary | 1996-04-22 | 2001-03-31 |
| ANDO, Yasuhiro | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1996-04-15 |
| ARIMUNE, Masakazu | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| GOTO, Kazutoshi | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| GUNJI, Kazuro | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2009-04-01 |
| HANADA, Hironori | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| HATAE, Ryohei | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| HAYASHI, Kazuhiko | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| HIRANO, Tomohiko | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| HIROE, Tadashi | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2010-03-01 |
| HONDA, Tadao | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-01-01 |
| ICHIMURA, Masahiro | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| ICHINOKAWA, Satoru | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| ISHIDA, Tetsuya | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| ISHIJIMA, Tatsuro | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| ISHIMARU, Yuichi | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| ISHIZUKI, Mutsumi | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| IWAMATSU, Seigo | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| IWASHITA, Naoya | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| KAKIZOE, Jun | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| KAMIYA, Tetsuro | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-04-02 |
| KAMIZONO, Shuichi | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| KANEDA, Satoshi | Director | — | 1993-06-04 |
| KANEKO, Takemi | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-04-02 |
| KANNONDO, Yasushi | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| KITAOKA, Tetsuro | Director | — | 1992-09-04 |
| KOMAI, Michiyuki | Director | — | 1991-11-14 |
| KOMATSU, Ichiro | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-04-01 |
| KUBO, Hirohiko | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| KUWATA, Seiichi | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| MATSUI, Kazuya | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| MATSUO, Shusuke | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| MIYAZAWA, Hiroyuki | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| MOTOYAMA, Takeshi | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2021-01-29 |
| MUTO, Shigeru | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| NAKAYAMA, Tomoyuki | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2007-04-02 |
| NAMIKAWA, Kazuyuki | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1997-04-16 |
| NOMURA, Yutaka | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| SAITO, Kyoji | Director | 1991-11-14 | 1993-04-01 |
| SAITO, Takaaki | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-10-01 |
| SAITO, Tetsuaki | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| SAKAMOTO, Hitoshi | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| SASAKI, Hidetaka | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-04-01 |
| SONOBE, Shigemasa | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2009-04-01 |
| TAIDA, Hideya | Director | 1993-06-04 | 1997-04-01 |
| TAKAHASHI, Akihiko | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| TAKAHATA, Chiaki | Director | 1998-04-01 | 1999-10-01 |
| TAKAHATA, Chiaki | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1997-04-01 |
| TAKEDA, Kazunori | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| TANAKA, Hideo | Director | 1992-10-05 | 1996-04-15 |
| TANAKA, Takanori | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| TERADA, Tadashi | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-10-23 |
| TERAO, Yoshihiro | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1994-04-01 |
| TSUDA, Shingo | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| UCHIYAMA, Motoo | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| URATA, Hiroshi | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-05-08 |
| WATANABE, Akihiko | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| YABE, Nobuhiro | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| YAMADA, Akinori | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Yoshinobu | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2001-05-25 |
| YOSHIMITSU, Kiyoshi | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| YUASA, Yosuke | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marubeni Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 350 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.