Shachihata (Europe) Ltd.
Registered name: SHACHIHATA (EUROPE) LTD.
Shachihata (Europe) Ltd. made £3.9m revenue and a £22k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Shachihata (Europe) Ltd.’s revenue fell 8% to £3.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £22k and 19 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other office machinery and equipment” and is based in Runcorn; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Runcorn, North West
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.2m | £3.9m |
| Cost of sales | £2.6m | £2.4m |
| Gross profit | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Operating profit | £120k | −£58k |
| Profit before tax | £70.5k | −£28.4k |
| Profit after tax | £51.2k | −£22k |
| Profit (best available) | £51.2k | −£22k |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 19 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.2% | −0.6% |
| Gross margin | 37.7% | 37.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £249k | £205k |
| Profit per employee | £3k | −£1.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼142.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £2.2m | £960k |
| Net assets | £4.9m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £707k | £684k |
| Current assets | £4.7m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £886k | £525k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £205k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.5%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼23%
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼56%
- Now £960k
- Headcount
- ▲12%
- Now 19
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £684k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£22k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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