{"name":"STRAND EUROPE LIMITED","company_number":"02710372","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1992-04-23","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"207 3rd Floor, Regent Street, London, England, W1B 3HH","postcode":"W1B 3HH","sic_codes":[{"code":46190,"description":"Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods"},{"code":46760,"description":"Wholesale of other intermediate products"},{"code":52103,"description":"Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities"},{"code":82920,"description":"Packaging activities"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activity of the company and group continued to be that of the sales and marketing of Kodak branded batteries, flash lights and headphones.","previous_names":[{"name":"STRAND (1992) LIMITED","changed_on":"1993-04-20"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Group","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":24,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","profit_loss":2411577,"net_assets":13613925,"cash":7057613,"average_employees":24},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","profit_loss":2548022,"net_assets":13405282,"cash":10748691,"average_employees":25},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","net_assets":13553242,"cash":7594233},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":12715080,"cash":5632628},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":10649738,"cash":5023760}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":17,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":10,"outstanding":1},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Strand Europe Limited is a financially robust business with a strong balance sheet (net assets of £13.6M) and a proven 33-year track record, but it is experiencing a transitional period marked by declining revenue (−12%), margin compression (−4.6pp), and negative operating cash flow (−£1.69M). While the company retains substantial cash reserves (£7.06M) and remains profitable, the practice of paying £2.245M in dividends while operations consume cash is unsustainable and should be addressed immediately. With disciplined margin restoration, working capital management, and dividend restraint, the business is well-positioned to return to robust financial health.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/strand-europe","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/strand-europe/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/strand-europe/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02710372","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/strand-europe/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/strand-europe/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/strand-europe/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/strand-europe/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/strand-europe"}