Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 June 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 7 June 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 24 May 2026
Kodansha Europe Limited
- Incorporated
- 24 May 1990 (36 years)
- Previously known as
- Challart Limited (until 17 July 1990)
- Industry
- Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products (46180) Other publishing activities (58190)
- Directors
- Hirotoshi KuritaAlvin LuTakashi Sakuda
- Owned by
- Kodansha Limited
- Accounts type
- Small
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 2 Craven RoadLondonW5 2UA
Officers 6 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Kurita, Hirotoshi
Director · Appointed 30 October 2024
Japanese
Born November 1969
Lu, Alvin
Director · Appointed 30 October 2024
American
Born August 1969 (57)
Sakuda, Takashi
Director · Appointed 30 October 2024
Japanese
Born March 1960 (66)
Takami, Yohei
Director · Appointed 30 October 2024
Japanese
Born March 1976 (50)
Wilkes, Timothy Christopher Eric
Director · Appointed 20 December 2016
British
Born August 1964 (62)
Wilkes, Timothy Christopher Eric
Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2015
Officer history (28 former)
30 October 2024
Resigned Nakada, Hiroshi as Director
30 October 2024
Appointed Lu, Alvin as Director
30 October 2024
Appointed Sakuda, Takashi as Director
30 October 2024
Appointed Takami, Yohei as Director
30 October 2024
Appointed Kurita, Hirotoshi as Director
30 October 2024
Resigned Kanemaru, Tokuo as Director
30 October 2024
Resigned Yoshiba, Osamu, Director as Director
30 October 2024
Resigned Furukawa, Kohei as Director
29 March 2017
Resigned Yamane, Ryu as Director
29 March 2017
Appointed Kanemaru, Tokuo as Director
20 December 2016
Resigned Green, Malcolm Peter Lusk as Director
20 December 2016
Appointed Wilkes, Timothy Christopher Eric as Director
1 April 2015
Appointed Wilkes, Timothy Christopher Eric as Secretary
1 April 2015
Resigned Green, Malcolm Peter Lusk as Secretary
18 March 2014
Appointed Furukawa, Kohei as Director
18 March 2014
Resigned Irie, Yoshio, Chairman as Director
8 June 2012
Appointed Nakada, Hiroshi as Director
8 June 2012
Resigned Usui, Nobuyuki, Director as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Yoshiba, Osamu, Director as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Irie, Yoshio, Chairman as Director
8 September 2011
Resigned Hirota, Koji as Director
8 September 2011
Resigned Kanemaru, Tokuo as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Usui, Nobuyuki, Director as Director
26 April 2011
Resigned Maeda, Shozo as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Noma, Sawako as Director
15 June 2009
Resigned Tomita, Mitsuru as Director
15 June 2009
Appointed Hirota, Koji as Director
15 June 2009
Appointed Maeda, Shozo as Director
17 March 2008
Appointed Yamane, Ryu as Director
17 March 2008
Appointed Kanemaru, Tokuo as Director
3 March 2008
Resigned Ishikawa, Masaaki as Director
1 March 2008
Resigned Yokoyama, Yoshitaka as Director
19 June 2006
Resigned Hatano, Fumio as Director
19 May 2006
Appointed Tomita, Mitsuru as Director
4 June 2004
Resigned Tashiro, Tadayuki as Director
4 June 2004
Resigned Sainowaki, Kazuhide as Director
4 June 2004
Appointed Ishikawa, Masaaki as Director
4 June 2004
Appointed Yokoyama, Yoshitaka as Director
4 June 2004
Resigned Fumiiri, Hidetoshi as Director
5 June 2002
Resigned Kondo, Shinji as Director
1 June 2000
Resigned Satoh, Toshikazu as Director
23 June 1999
Resigned Suzuki, Keiji as Director
23 June 1999
22 February 1999
Appointed Hatano, Fumio as Director
22 February 1999
Resigned Hiraga, Sumio as Director
25 June 1997
Appointed Sainowaki, Kazuhide as Director
27 June 1994
Appointed Kondo, Shinji as Director
1 September 1992
Appointed Satoh, Toshikazu as Director
1 September 1992
Resigned Shimada, Yasuo as Director
1 September 1992
Resigned Matsuba, Yoshitaka as Director
1 September 1992
Appointed Tashiro, Tadayuki as Director
18 July 1991
Resigned Hattori, Toshiyuki as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Kodansha Limited
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited Company
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · small accounts
- Net Assets
- £1,386,922
- Cash
- £829,669
- Employees
- 1
- Debt Ratio
- 36%
- Current Ratio
- 2.8x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,473 | £1,052 | £2,176 | £1,107 | £2,004 |
| Current Assets | £2,151,300 | £1,656,276 | £1,414,511 | £1,042,249 | £640,295 |
| Debtors | £284,539 | £222,982 | £173,390 | £409,190 | £265,295 |
| Cash | £829,669 | £466,024 | £320,313 | £252,141 | £123,087 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £765,483 | £626,530 | £645,255 | £738,924 | £362,066 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £105,000 | £210,000 | |||
| Net Current Assets | £1,385,817 | £1,029,746 | £769,256 | £303,325 | £278,229 |
| Net Assets | £1,386,922 | £1,030,535 | £770,986 | £199,432 | £70,233 |
| Shareholder Funds | £1,386,922 | £1,030,535 | £770,986 | £199,432 | £70,233 |
Filings 171
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2026 | Registered office address changed | |||
| 9 November 2026 | Director's details changed | |||
| 23 June 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 24 May 2026 | ||
| 5 December 2025 | Accounts for a small company | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 21 October 2025 | Registered office address changed |
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