HURCO EUROPE LIMITED

Active
Company number 01628880Private limited companyIncorporated 1982

Key figures

£15,963,116+6.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+6.3%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
05 m10 m15 m20 m2023/242024/25

† HURCO EUROPE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 28490

Where the company stands among the 490 active companies whose first SIC code is 28490 (Manufacture of other machine tools).

Net assets£15,963,116
Higher than 97% · median £112,043
Total assets£19,975,564
Higher than 96% · median £286,914
Cash£368
Lower than 95% · median £87,111
Employees2
Around the median · median 2
Company age44.6 years
Older than 87% · median 20.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NOVANTA TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED£151.5m
  2. YAMAZAKI MAZAK U.K. LIMITED£112.8m
  3. INDEPENDENT TOOL CONSULTANTS LIMITED£37.1m
  4. AIXTRON LIMITED£34.5m
  5. XYZ MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED£23.5m
  6. ATLANTA TRUST LIMITED£16m
  7. HURCO EUROPE LIMITED£16m
  8. COLCHESTER MACHINE TOOL SOLUTIONS LTD£13.1m
  9. ESPRIT AUTOMATION LIMITED£11.7m
  10. HELLER MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED£10m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 490. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HURCO EUROPE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HURCO EUROPE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01628880. It was incorporated on 14 Apr 1982. Its status is active. The registered office is in High wycombe (HP12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other machine tools (28490).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £25,131,748. Net assets were £15,963,116, up 6.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £368. Total assets were £19,975,564 and total liabilities £3,706,587. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 490 active companies whose first SIC code is 28490: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £112,043). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £286,914). By cash it ranks lower than 95% of them (median £87,111). By number of employees it is around the median of them (2). It is older than 87% of them (median age 20.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 27 public contract award notices from 15 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.8m. Its most frequent buyer is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (9 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel articles, optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover23,993,13425,131,748
Profit for the year890,697—
Cash at bank and in hand9,880368
Total assets19,440,26819,975,564
Total liabilities4,130,2583,706,587
Net assets / total equity15,010,09115,963,116
Average number of employees—2

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

27 contracts

HURCO EUROPE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 27 public contract award notices from 15 public sector buyers since 2015. Their combined published value is £2.8m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers15
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
9 contracts · £625.9k
UK Research & Innovation
3 contracts · £688.5k
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)
2 contracts · £205.1k
The University Of Nottingham
2 contracts · £94.5k
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
1 contract · £250k
Contracts
  1. CNC Lathe‡UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · £102,923 · runs until Mar 2028
  2. CNC Milling Machine‡UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · £102,213 · runs until Mar 2028
  3. BE24257 - 5 Axis CNC Machine SpindleUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £14,000
  4. UKRI-3742 Purchase of CNC Mill Machining Centre with dual screen control‡UK Research & Innovation · £236,000
  5. UKRI-3577 CNC Machine‡UK Research & Innovation · £237,500
Show 22 more
  1. 3-axis & 5-axis CNC Mill‡Cardiff University · £75,500
  2. GB-Egham: RHUL-23054 Procurement of a CNC 5 Axis Milling Machine‡Royal Holloway and Bedford New College University, k/a Royal Holloway University of London · £107,900
  3. UKRI-2723 5-axis CNC machining centre‡UK Research and Innovation · £227,798
  4. UKRI-2342 CNC Machining Centre‡UK Research & Innovation · £215,000
  5. PAPI 324.1 - CNC Machining Centre - AWARD‡University of York · £49,900
  6. RE22144 - VM10i CNC Machine - UKRI - STFC - Competitive Quotation‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £46,200
  7. GB-Oxford: UKRI-1894 Hurco VMX30Ti Machining Centre‡UK Research and Innovations · £87,900
  8. RE21544 - Filtermist - UKRI‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £15,950
  9. UKRI - RE20574 - 3 Axis High Torque CNC Milling MachineUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £69,900
  10. UKRI RE20470 Turn/Mill CNC Turning Centre - Invitation to QuoteUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £91,500
  11. UKRI RE20455 Vertical Machining CentreUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £39,550
  12. UKRI - 5 Axis Fully Integrated High Speed CNC Machining CentreUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £109,900
  13. UKRI - 5 Axis CNC Milling MachineUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £178,900
  14. Provision of a CNC Milling MachineUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £67,400
  15. 1MZY - Goods-Workshop/Maintenance Other‡NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY · £49,995
  16. GB-Leeds: E3151‡University of Leeds · £58,905
  17. Tender for the supply and installation of CNC Milling machines‡Arts University Bournemouth · £159,900
  18. CNC Turning Centre - AWARD‡Lancaster University · £46,900
  19. 16-36 CNC Machining Provision (5 Axis and Lathe)‡UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED · £250,000
  20. Mechanical Equipment Capital > œ10k‡The University Of Nottingham · £69,500
  21. Mechanical Equipment Capital > œ10k‡The University Of Nottingham · £25,000
  22. Machining Centre‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £60,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, rubber and mineral fuels and oils.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, iron and steel articles, optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment and rubber.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £25.1m, net assets £16m, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £24m, net assets £15m
  3. Mr David Waghorn registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.