TASCHEN UK LIMITED
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Cash
£127k
-37.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2.4m
-0.2% vs 2024
Employees
24
+4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£10k
-0.9% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £608,904 | £632,373 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £10,338 | £10,243 | -0.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £10,338 | £10,243 | -0.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,217 | -£5,108 | -319.7% | |
| Cash | £177,221 | £833,171 | £203,926 | £127,412 | -37.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,303,098 | £2,352,359 | £2,386,719 | £2,381,611 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,386,719 | £2,381,611 | -0.2% | |
| Equity | £2,303,098 | £2,352,359 | £2,386,719 | £2,381,611 | -0.2% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £39,533 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.7% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 8.8% | 11.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 9.75x | 7.91x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have received a letter from the directors of the parent company confirming that it is their current intention to continue to advance Taschen UK Limited further monies as and when they require them to enable the company to maintain a base in the United Kingdom.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASANES, Regina | Secretary | 2024-03-27 | — | — |
| PARMAR, Fiona | Secretary | 2024-03-27 | — | — |
| TASCHEN, Benedikt | Director | 1994-06-03 | Feb 1961 | German |
| TASCHEN, Marlene | Director | 2017-09-11 | Sep 1985 | German |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Mark Simon | Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 1997-08-30 |
| TORJUSSEN, Paul | Secretary | 1997-12-17 | 2003-09-01 |
| DOWGATE HILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-06-03 | 1994-11-01 |
| INCORPORATION SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-21 | 2008-04-06 |
| WATERLOW REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-06 | 2009-04-06 |
| WATERLOW REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-21 |
| SALVADOR DE LEMOS LISBOA, Joao Pedro | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2011-07-13 |
| THOMSON, Mark Simon | Director | 1995-01-18 | 1997-08-30 |
| TORJUSSEN, Paul | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2003-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benedikt Taschen | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-08-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.