OSPREY EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-20% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
+7.7% vs 2024
Employees
74
+1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.7M
-42.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £69,751,924 | £72,112,414 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £5,481,196 | £2,162,981 | -60.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,510,797 | £3,741,533 | -42.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,117,148 | £2,821,912 | -44.9% | |
| Cash | £2,045,810 | £1,635,773 | -20% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,535,905 | £39,328,692 | +7.6% | |
| Net assets | £36,435,455 | £39,257,367 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £36,435,455 | £39,257,367 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 74 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £3,307,961 | £3,217,441 | -2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.0% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.42x | 3.75x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The integration program that started last year ended-up during the fiscal year with a full and complete system integrations of the Company into the wider Helen of Troy organization. This represented a significant cross department effort to prepare for the switch, perform system UAT and adopt new ways of working.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARCIA, Nicolas | Director | 2022-01-10 | Nov 1973 | Italian |
| GRASS, Brian Lee | Director | 2023-04-27 | Jul 1970 | American |
| LOTT, Wayne Crews | Director | 2026-04-16 | Sep 1965 | American |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Julia Ann | Secretary | 2003-08-29 | 2018-06-11 |
| BOURI, Divya | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2016-01-14 |
| ENTWISTLE, Tom Robert | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-29 |
| ENTWISTLE, Tom Robert | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2018-06-11 |
| ESMENJAUD, Francois | Director | 2016-06-13 | 2017-06-08 |
| JOHNSON, Christian | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2021-12-29 |
| JUDGE, Tessa Nathene | Director | 2021-12-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| OGILVIE, Hamish Stuart | Director | 2003-11-12 | 2007-05-14 |
| OSBERG, Matthew James | Director | 2021-12-29 | 2023-04-27 |
| PETTY, Jonathan Wilfrid | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-29 |
| PETTY, Jonathan Wilfrid | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2018-06-11 |
| PFOTENHAUER, Scott | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2021-12-29 |
| RIGNEY, Layne | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2021-12-29 |
| TAYLOR, Dagne | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-29 |
| TAYLOR, Dagne | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2018-06-11 |
| WYLIE, Robert Burns | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2019-03-29 |
| WYLIE, Robert Burns | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2018-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Of Troy Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-29 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| Helen Of Troy Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-29 | Active |
| Ms Diane Wren | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-11 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| Mr Michael Pfotenhauer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-11 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| Mr Scott Pfotenhauer | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-11 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| Mr Christian Johnson | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-11 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| Mr Layne Rigney | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-11 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| Julia Ann Davis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-11 |
| Robert Burns Wylie | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-02 | 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.