DUNCANSON & HOLT EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£38,000 | -£343,000 | -£278,000 | +19% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,000 | -£274,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £25,000 | -£274,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,367,000 | £1,140,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £861,000 | £627,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £314,000 | £40,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £314,000 | £40,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £24,000 | £24,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -4.4% | -54.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.6% | 96.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.59x | 2.14x | — | |
| Interest cover | -2.71x | -42.88x | -92.67x |
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
- DUNCANSON & HOLT EUROPE LIMITED 1989-10-26 → present
- LAW 136 LIMITED 1989-03-01 → 1989-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is dependent upon its ultimate parent, Unum Group, for funding to enable it to meet its obligations as they fall due... On the basis that the funding has been committed, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRO INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2017-09-13 | — | — |
| FOLEY, Joseph Richard | Director | 2000-03-21 | Jul 1955 | American |
| SLADEN, Angus Murray | Director | 2010-11-16 | Dec 1950 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALZELL, Michael Robert | Secretary | 2015-06-08 | 2017-09-13 |
| SIMPSON, Peter | Secretary | 1995-07-06 | 2000-04-28 |
| CAPITA COMMERCIAL INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-05-20 | 2011-01-01 |
| CAPITA LONDON MARKET SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2009-04-17 |
| EASTGATE INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-05-23 | 2003-06-30 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1995-07-06 |
| INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2015-06-02 |
| PRO INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-06-02 | 2015-06-08 |
| BROWN, Thomas Gipp | Director | — | 1999-07-30 |
| DENNEE, Doris Ann | Director | 1994-04-29 | 1999-07-20 |
| EDWARDS, Mark | Director | 1997-01-25 | 2000-09-29 |
| GRAFFAM, Ward Irving | Director | 1992-09-11 | 1995-06-01 |
| GUILLAUME-SMITH, Nigel | Director | 1994-04-29 | 1999-12-14 |
| HOARE, Raymond Alfred | Director | — | 2000-05-23 |
| LAUX, Robert James | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2000-10-13 |
| ORR III, James Finley | Director | 1992-09-11 | 1999-11-01 |
| PENCHUK, Nicholas | Director | — | 1992-07-30 |
| SHARP, Ralph Julian | Director | 1997-02-12 | 1999-06-30 |
| STRATTON, Albert | Director | — | 1999-08-11 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Janet | Director | 1992-09-11 | 1995-06-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Benjamin Franklin | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2010-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanson And Holt Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Unum Life Insurance Company Of America | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-09 | RP04CS01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2017-09-13 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.