Japan Centre Group Limited
Registered name: JAPAN CENTRE GROUP LIMITED
Part of Aoyama Investment Brain Limited groupJapan Centre Group Limited made £18.1m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Japan Centre Group Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £18.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £1.9m and 168 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 50 yrs · since 1976
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £19.4m | £18.1m |
| Cost of sales | £9.7m | £12.2m | £15.6m | £14.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.8m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£538k | −£1.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£366k | −£1.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£4.2m | −£801k | −£366k | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.2m | −£801k | −£366k | −£1.9m |
| Staff costs | £3.9m | £5.5m | £5m | £5.2m |
| Employees (average) | 139 | 184 | 168 | 168 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −1.9% | −10.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 19.4% | 19.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £115k | £108k |
| Profit per employee | −£30.3k | −£4.4k | −£2.2k | −£11k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲32.4% | ▼8.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £208k | £240k | £167k | £356k |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £1.9m | £1.5m | −£90.9k |
| Fixed assets | £5m | £4.3m | £3.6m | £3.1m |
| Current assets | £6.2m | £5.7m | £6.3m | £5.4m |
| Debtors | £201k | £169k | £972k | £799k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £4.2k | £3m | £2m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.2m | −£402k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £108k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£11k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 11%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.4%
- 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
- ▼106%
- Now −£90.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▲113%
- Now £356k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 168
- Deferred income
- ▼34%
- Now £2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £3.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Aoyama Investment Brain Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kozosushi UK Limited50–75%
- Japan Centre Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Japan Centre Group Holdings LtdActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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