# Japan Centre Group Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01240558](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01240558)
- **Status:** Liquidation
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 15 Jan 1976
- **Registered office:** PEARL ASSURANCE HOUSE 319 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY
- **Nature of business:** [47620](/sic/47620) Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores
- **Corporate group:** [Aoyama Investment Brain Limited](/group/17492) (7 companies)


## Previous names

- Management Consultancy International UK Limited (until 16 Mar 1993)
- Management Consultancy International Limited (until 1 Jul 1988)
- Japanese Publications Centre Limited (until 1 Oct 1987)
- Tokumine & Phillipps Limited (until 31 Dec 1980)
- Tokumine Limited (until 31 Dec 1978)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISHIKAWA, Masara | director | - | 31 Jan 1994 |
| YOSHINO, Katsu | director | - | 20 Sep 1994 |
| YOSHIDA, Toshio | director | 1 Nov 1993 | 20 Sep 1994 |
| FERGUSON, Kate | director | 1 Sep 1992 | 20 Sep 1994 |
| TOKUMINE, Susan Jennifer | secretary | - | 19 Dec 1994 |
| KONO, Kenji | director | - | 30 Sep 1995 |
| YOSHIDA, Toshio | director | 1 Dec 1994 | 30 Sep 1999 |
| MATSUSHIMA, Shigeki | director | 16 Aug 1999 | 12 Oct 1999 |
| YOSHINO, Katsu | director | 1 Oct 1997 | 30 Apr 2002 |
| HOSHINO, Katsunori | director | 1 Oct 1999 | 30 Sep 2002 |
| BOURKE, Joseph Gerald | director | 1 Oct 1995 | 8 Nov 2002 |
| VIS, Rudolf Jan | director | 4 Jan 2000 | 11 Apr 2003 |
| TOKUMINE, Kunitora | director | 20 Feb 2003 | 14 Nov 2005 |
| KUAN, King Chee | secretary | 19 Dec 1994 | 8 Oct 2009 |
| HARARI, Jane Heather | director | 12 May 2008 | 3 Feb 2012 |
| WITCHELL, David | secretary | 8 Oct 2009 | 4 May 2012 |
| IIZUKA, Tadaharu | director | 16 Aug 1999 | 13 Sep 2012 |
| ELLIS, Guy Graham | secretary | 4 May 2012 | 3 May 2013 |
| TOKUMINE, Kunitora | director | 30 Jul 2009 | 14 Jun 2013 |
| KOIKE, Michitaka | secretary | 3 May 2013 | 30 May 2014 |
| TOKUMINE, Hannah | secretary | 30 May 2014 | 10 Jun 2015 |
| TOKUMINE, Hannah | director | 8 Jan 2015 | 1 Feb 2020 |
| LOO, Chiew Leong | secretary | 10 Jun 2015 | 1 Mar 2022 |
| TOKUMINE, Kunizou | director | - | 30 May 2024 |
| TOKUMINE, Hannah | director | 29 Nov 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| DE MEL, Devsiri Vishan Arjuna | secretary | 1 Mar 2022 | 31 Aug 2024 |
| FURUKAWA, Kanji | director | 8 Jan 2015 | 31 Jan 2025 |
| NAKAMURA, Takeshi | director | 30 May 2024 | 20 May 2025 |
| HIGAKI, Shusaku | director | 11 Feb 2019 | 30 Dec 2025 |
| TSUKAO, Ikuko | director | 30 Dec 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| BASTA, Michel | secretary | 30 Jul 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| MORISHITA, Masanori | director | 30 May 2024 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kunizou Tokumine | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 5 Dec 2018 |
| Alindene Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 6 Dec 2018 |
| Kunizou Tokumine | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Dec 2018 | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Alindene Limited | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 1 Jan 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
| Kozosushi Co., Ltd | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 30 May 2024 | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Kozosushi Uk Limited | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 24 Jun 2024 |  |
| Mr Shusaku Higaki | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 11 Feb 2019 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £18,103,867 | -£90,855 | £356,119 | 172 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | - | £1,531,808 | £166,806 | 184 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | - | £1,897,672 | £240,301 | 139 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £18,295,325 | £2,698,366 | £208,000 | 159 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £15,310,095 | £6,914,465 | £543,965 | 205 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | - | £6,936,451 | £725,414 | 225 |



## Owned by

Japan Centre Group Limited → [Kozosushi UK Limited](/company/15697645) → [Aoyama Investment Brain Limited](/company/12515638)



## Controls

- [Heddon Yokocho Ltd](/company/10135349) (10135349)
- [Japan Centre Group Holdings Ltd](/company/11028839) (11028839)



## Directors' other companies

- [MORISHITA, Masanori](/person/6752803) - director at [Japan Centre Group Holdings Ltd](/company/11028839)
- [MORISHITA, Masanori](/person/6752803) - director at [Ichiba UK Limited](/company/10901481)



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