Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor 168 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6RA
- Classification (SIC)
- Agents involved in the sale of furniture household goods hardware and ironmongery (46.15 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 20/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Arne Knaup on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Ms Eszter Takacs on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-30 with no updates
- 22/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
13/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 30/03/2026Due 13/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 30/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 30/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.09M2025
-28.76%vs 20242024: £1.54M
Total Assets
£1.002025
-100.00%vs 20242024: £1.61M
Cash in Bank
£256.62K2025
-42.90%vs 20242024: £449.46K
Total Liabilities
£76.84K2024
-62.41%vs 20232023: £204.44K
Employees
52025
+1vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 100.00% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -23.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | +1 |
| 2024 | 4 | -1 |
| 2023 | 5 | -1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 6 in 2021 to 5 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
15Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 15/07/2005–15/06/2018 | 2 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 30/03/1994–20/05/1994 | 1251 | |
| Secretary | 20/05/1994–04/12/1995 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 02/08/2004–30/09/2010 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 04/12/1995–31/05/2001 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 31/05/2001–20/07/2004 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 01/03/2011–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 20/02/1996–31/12/2019 | 3 | |
| Nominee Director | 30/03/1994–20/05/1994 | 3366 | |
| Director | 20/02/1996–31/05/2001 | 1 | |
| Director | 20/05/1994–09/08/1996 | 0 | |
| Director | 13/09/2018–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 20/07/2004–02/08/2004 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/04/2014–27/10/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/02/2018–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–31/12/2019 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 28/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 20/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 20/04/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 22/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 20/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Arne Knaup on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Ms Eszter Takacs on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-30 with no updates
- 22/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 16/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-30 with no updates
- 03/12/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 15/05/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-30 with updates
- 28/12/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Ms Eszter Takacs on 2021-11-27
- 20/12/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 05/04/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-30 with no updates
- 30/03/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-03-31
- 28/10/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Sarah-Jane Choudry as a director on 2022-10-27
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 2nd Floor 168 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6RA. Companies House classifies its business as Agents involved in the sale of furniture household goods hardware and ironmongery. It has been on the register for 32 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.09M and 5 employees.
EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Agents involved in the sale of furniture household goods hardware and ironmongery (46.15 - SIC 2007).
EUROPEAN MERCHANDISING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 30/03/1994.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.09M, total assets of £1.00, cash in bank of £256.62K and total liabilities of £76.84K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 20/04/2026: Director's details changed for Mr Arne Knaup on 2026-04-20, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 13/04/2027.
Companies House lists 15 officers (3 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control (0 current).