DISCOVERY GROUP EUROPE LIMITED

Active
Company number 05029900Private limited companyIncorporated 2004

Key figures

£836,567,536+5.9%
Net assets 2025/26
+5.9%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
0250 m500 m750 m1 bn2024/252025/26

† DISCOVERY GROUP 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.

DISCOVERY GROUP EUROPE LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 70100

Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).

Net assets£836,567,536
Higher than 97% · median £388,830
Total assets£965,486,253
Higher than 96% · median £1,308,696
Cash£1,553,122
Higher than 81% · median £49,040
Company age22.8 years
Older than 69% · median 16.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NSG HOLDING (EUROPE) LIMITED£335.6bn
  2. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED£68.8bn
  3. ASTRAZENECA TREASURY LIMITED£48.3bn
  4. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.£48.1bn
  5. ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED£42.3bn
  6. NATIONAL GRID PLC£39.3bn
  7. RIO TINTO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£39.2bn
  8. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (1998) LIMITED£34.1bn
  9. GLAXOSMITHKLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED£25.2bn
  10. BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£24.7bn

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 25,710. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DISCOVERY GROUP EUROPE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DISCOVERY GROUP EUROPE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05029900. It was incorporated on 29 Jan 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (WC2R). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 30 Jun 2026); the company files full accounts. Loss for the year was £3,439,300. Net assets were £836,567,536, up 5.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,553,122. Total assets were £965,486,253 and total liabilities £128,918,717. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £1,308,696). By cash it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £49,040). It is older than 69% of them (median age 16.6 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 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 31 Mar 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Profit for the year-522,672-3,439,300
Cash at bank and in hand1,842,7951,553,122
Total assets—965,486,253
Total liabilities125,022,991128,918,717
Net assets / total equity789,750,209836,567,536

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

Modern slavery statements4
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITALITY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITALITY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITALITY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED)
Earlier years (1)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (VITALITY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED)

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.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £836.6m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £789.8m
  3. Discovery Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to DISCOVERY GROUP EUROPE LIMITEDPreviously DISCOVERY OFFSHORE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  5. 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.