JESSOPS EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£800k
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£15m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
Period ending 2025-09-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to the company's net liabilities position and to note 1.2 of the financial statements, which sets out the current insolvency position of the company and the directors' assessment of going concern. Notwithstanding this, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis due to the financial support available from the ultimate shareholder. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. The Directors are aware that should any of the creditors decide to call on their amounts due to them, the Company does not have the immediate ability to fully extinguish the debts to the extent of its net liabilities. This indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. One of the Directors has confirmed via a letter of support they have sufficient liquid funds and will provide the Company with the financial support it requires to discharge its liabilities for a period of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements as required. Repayments on the bank loan are being met and has since been fully settled after year end. This therefore helps mitigate the material uncertainty. The Directors are of the opinion that the Company has the full support of all related parties that the Company owes amounts to. The company is dependent on the continued support of the ultimate beneficial owner, with significant loan balances being due to other entities under the owner's control, and their continued support is necessary to cover ongoing losses. The Directors have considered the above and concluded that the Company can continue as a going concern, meeting its liabilities as they fall due. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,844,355 | £18,523,361 | £19,770,867 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£840,655 | -£748,054 | -£765,060 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,215,119 | -£1,189,910 | -£1,058,733 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,215,119 | -£1,189,910 | -£1,058,733 | — | |
| Cash | £4,688 | £108,797 | £799,600 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£12,644,914 | -£11,774,013 | -£14,918,557 | — | |
| Net assets | -£12,689,914 | -£13,879,824 | -£14,938,557 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | -£14,938,557 | — | |
| Average employees | 28 | 25 | 24 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.2% | -4.0% | -3.9% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | -6.4% | -5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 614.4% | 684.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -2.24x | -1.69x | -2.61x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MGI Midgley Snelling LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to the company's net liabilities position and to note 1.2 of the financial statements, which sets out the current insolvency position of the company and the directors' assessment of going concern. Notwithstanding this, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis due to the financial support available from the ultimate shareholder. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. The Directors are aware that should any of the creditors decide to call on their amounts due to them, the Company does not have the immediate ability to fully extinguish the debts to the extent of its net liabilities. This indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. One of the Directors has confirmed via a letter of support they have sufficient liquid funds and will provide the Company with the financial support it requires to discharge its liabilities for a period of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements as required. Repayments on the bank loan are being met and has since been fully settled after year end. This therefore helps mitigate the material uncertainty. The Directors are of the opinion that the Company has the full support of all related parties that the Company owes amounts to. The company is dependent on the continued support of the ultimate beneficial owner, with significant loan balances being due to other entities under the owner's control, and their continued support is necessary to cover ongoing losses. The Directors have considered the above and concluded that the Company can continue as a going concern, meeting its liabilities as they fall due. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDGATE, James Edward Peter | Secretary | 2013-02-01 | — | — |
| CRAWFORD-TAYLOR, Adam Peter | Director | 2023-01-05 | Mar 1978 | British |
| GHAFFAR, Ashfaq Ahmed | Director | 2023-01-05 | May 1989 | British |
| JONES, Peter David | Director | 2013-02-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| JONES, William Peter | Director | 2023-01-05 | Jan 1996 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOTAI, Pradeep | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2021-12-26 |
| GUEVEL, Serge Patrick Christian | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2023-01-06 |
| OLD, Neil Stewart | Director | 2017-01-06 | 2019-09-06 |
| VINCENT, Stephen Mark | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter David Jones | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Jessops (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CVA4 | insolvency | Liquidation voluntary arrangement completion | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-29 | CVA3 | insolvency | Liquidation cva supervisors abstract of receipts payments with brought down date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-27 | CVA3 | insolvency | Liquidation cva supervisors abstract of receipts payments with brought down date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-19 | CVA3 | insolvency | Liquidation cva supervisors abstract of receipts payments with brought down date | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.