PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS (EUROPE) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS (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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 64302Where the company stands among the 122 active companies whose first SIC code is 64302 (Activities of unit trusts).
- SCHRODER UNIT TRUSTS LIMITED£99.6m
- RLUM LIMITED£61.9m
- ARC LP (UK) LIMITED£29.6m
- STANDARD LIFE FUND MANAGERS LIMITED£24.9m
- PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS (EUROPE) LIMITED£17.1m
- STATE STREET UNIT TRUST MANAGEMENT LIMITED£10.4m
- WW INVESTMENTS (N.I.) LTD£6.6m
- T. BAILEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED£5.8m
- HIGHCLERE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED£5.3m
- HALE BRENNAN LTD£4.8m
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 122. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS (EUROPE) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS (EUROPE) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03819986. It was incorporated on 5 Aug 1999. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC2V). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of unit trusts (64302), fund management activities (66300).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £42,487,194. Profit for the year was £7,829,807. Net assets were £17,052,645, down 15.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £21,259,775. Total assets were £33,518,247 and total liabilities £16,465,602. The company had an average of 99 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 122 active companies whose first SIC code is 64302: By net assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £186,738). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £201,327). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 0). It is older than 88% of them (median age 7.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Aug 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 38,894,521 | 42,487,194 |
| Profit for the year | 5,727,349 | 7,829,807 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 21,539,799 | 21,259,775 |
| Total assets | 33,772,310 | 33,518,247 |
| Total liabilities | 13,549,875 | 16,465,602 |
| Net assets / total equity | 20,222,435 | 17,052,645 |
| Average number of employees | 96 | 99 |
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.
Statutory reporting
- 2022
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: electrical equipment.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.
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- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £42.5m, net assets £17.1m, 99 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £38.9m, net assets £20.2m, 96 employees
- Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) Ii Limited registered as a person with significant control
- 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.