MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

25.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EUROCHOICE TRADERS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

5 Windus Road, London, N16 6ut.

 

 

Country :

United Kingdom  

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.12.1992

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

02775689

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesalers of diamonds

 

 

No. of Employees :

05

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES:

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2011)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

United Kingdom 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 



Company Identification Details

 

Subject Reported on

EUROCHOICE TRADERS LIMITED

Registration Number

02775689

VAT Number

GB626433741

Address

30A HATTON GARDEN, LONDON, EC1N 8DH.

Telephone

020 7831 8204

Facsimile

020 7405 9550

 

 

 

 

Payment Behaviour

 

 

( No Payment Analysis Data is Available )

 

 

 

Official Company Data

 

 

Legal Form

Private Limited

Registration Number

02775689

VAT Number

GB626433741

Subject Status

Trading

Date of Incorporation

21/12/1992

Registered Office

5 WINDUS ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UT.

History

8/11/2011 : The Registered Office address changed from 30A HATTON GARDEN, LONDON, EC1N 8DH, EC1N 8DH.

 

27/01/2004 : The Registered Office address changed from 63/66 HATTON GARDEN, LONDON, EC1N 8LE.

 

10/06/1999 : The Registered Office address changed from 250 ST ANNS ROAD, LONDON, N15 5EN.

 

9/10/1997 : The Registered Office address changed from 42 QUEEN ELIZABETH WALK, LONDON, N16.

 

9/04/1993 : The Registered Office address changed from 43 WELLINGTON AVENUE, LONDON, N15 6AX.

Date of Last Annual Return to Registry

21/12/2011

Accounts

The last filed accounts at Companies House are those to 31/12/2010

Accounting Reference Date

31/12

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

Activities

Wholesalers of diamonds

Nace Code

5147

Premises

Rented,Offices

Staff Employed

5

Import Countries

CHINAINDIA

Export Countries

No Export Activity

Bankers

HSBC BANK PLC

Address

LONDON.

Auditors

Sugarwhite Associates

 

 

Search History Summary

 

Last 3 Months

Last 6 Months

Last 12 Months

0

0

0

 

Search History Details

 

The Search History Details shows details of the most recent 40 searches

 

 

Public Record Information

 

 

Summary of CCJ's/Scottish Decrees

 

No CCJs/Scottish Decrees are recorded in our file.

 

 

 

Summary of Mortgages, Charges and Satisfactions

 

 

Total Number of Mortgages/Charges Registered

3

Number Outstanding

3

Number Partially Satisfied

0

Number Satisfied

0

 

 

Date of Latest Mortgage Created

04/08/1998

 

 

 

Details of most recent Mortgages, Charges and Satisfactions

 

 

Date Fully
Satisfied

Date
Registered

Date
Created

Charge
Description

Form Type

Lender

 

13/08/1998

04/08/1998

Rent Deposit Deed

395

Hatton Cross Limited

 

20/04/1998

08/04/1998

Legal Charge

395

Barclays Bank Plc

 

24/06/1994

17/06/1994

Debenture

395

Barclays Bank Plc

 

It should be noted that there is no legal requirement to file satisfaction details of mortgages/charges at Companies House.

 

Other Filings and Notices

 

 

Date

Source

Description

 

09/04/1993

Companies House Gazette

Change among directors of a company

 

 

 

Company Secretary

 

 

Secretary

ASHER WEINBERG

Service Address

134 STAMFORD HILL, LONDON, N16 6QT.

Country of Origin

ISRAEL

Date of Birth

02/08/1963

Appointment Date

02/04/1993

Other Directorships

RAVENSDALE PROPERTIES LTD, A & I JEWELLERS LTD, YESHUAS AVRHOM LTD, A. & I. JEWELLERS 2000 LTD, TOPACE ESTATES LTD, KEREN YAACOV LIMITED

 

 

 

Directors

 

 

Director

BENJAMIN ISSACHAROFF

Service Address

42 QUEEN ELIZABETHS WALK, LONDON, N16 0HH.

Country of Origin

UNITED KINGDOM

Date of Birth

17/07/1964

Appointment Date

02/04/1993

Other Directorships

A & I JEWELLERS LTD, YESHUAS AVRHOM LTD, BEACONSTAR ESTATES LTD

 

 

 

Share Capital

 

 

Shares

Ordinary GBP 1.00

Issued Number

4

Principal Shareholder

1 Chaya Issacharoff

 

1 Gittel Tova Weinberg

 

1 B. Assacharoff

 

1 A. Weinberg

 

The above reflects the principle shareholder(s) by number of shares held, irrespective of share classification type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data– Statutory Accounts

 

 

 

Profit & Loss Accounts are not available for companies categorised as small companies under the companies act.

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks

52

52

52

52

Accounts Date

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

31/12/2008

31/12/2007

Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS

171

155

150

175

Tangible Assets

171

155

150

175

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

2429

2493

2770

3164

Trade debtors

1941

2307

2392

2735

Stocks

28

24

276

355

Other Current Assets

460

162

102

74

Cash

460

162

102

74

TOTAL ASSETS

2600

2648

2920

3339

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

1771

1841

2137

2590

Trade creditors

1771

1195

1192

1862

Short Term Loans

 

 

125

23

Bank Overdraft

 

 

125

23

Other Liabilities

 

646

820

705

WORKING CAPITAL

658

652

633

574

NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

829

807

783

749

SHARE CAPITAL + RESERVES

829

807

783

749

Profit and Loss account

829

807

783

749

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

829

807

783

749

CAPITAL EMPLOYED

829

807

783

749

 

 

Financial Comparison

 

The following figures are shown in units of 1000

 

Number of Weeks

52

52

52

52

Accounts Date

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

31/12/2008

31/12/2007

Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Liquid Assets

2401

2469

2494

2809

Net Working Capital

658

652

633

574

Tangible Net Worth(T.N.W)

829

807

783

749

Equity

829

807

783

749

Number of Years Trading

18

17

16

15

 

 

Key Credit Ratios

 

The following figures are shown as Ratios or Percentages

 

Accounts Date

31/12/2010

31/12/2009

31/12/2008

31/12/2007

Current Ratio

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

Quick Ratio

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

T.N.W/Total Assets%

31.9

30.5

26.8

22.4

Borrowing Ratio%

 

 

16

3.1

Equity Gearing%

46.8

43.8

36.6

28.9

 

 

 

Key Industry Sector Trends

 

 

Year

2011

2010

2009

2008

Sample Size

6671

11068

10996

11110

Pre-Tax Profit Margin

3

2.2

0.9

0.7

Current Ratio

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Borrowing Ratio

39.9

39.5

50

51.4

Return on Capital

24.3

23.8

23.2

26.8

Creditors Days

222

175

122

100

 

Above figures relate to companies in 2003 Standard Industry Classification (Nace) sector : Wholesale of household goods

 

 

 

Financial Summary

 

Auditors Qualification

The company has taken advantage of exemptions under the Companies Act such that the accounts have not been audited or examined.

 

No Turnover

The company's balance sheet total is less than GBP 5,600,000 and is a medium sized company as defined by the Companies Act. It is not required to disclose turnover but it is likely to be in the range of GBP 2,800,000 - GBP 11,200,000.

 

No Pre-Tax Profit

The Company is exempt from the requirement to file a Profit Loss Account. We note that the difference on the Profit and Loss Account shown on the Balance Sheet is GBP 22,000 increase. This suggests that the Company may have made a post-tax profit of GBP 22,000.

 

Fixed Assets

The subject's fixed assets increased during the year by GBP 16,000 to GBP 171,000 and are now 6 % of total assets compared with 5 % in the previous year.

 

 


DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-          From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace for diamonds.  It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.  India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and Australia.

-          The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by progressive Government policies.

-          The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.

-          Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and philanthropy.

-          Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.

-          The diamond jewellery industry in India today may be more than Rs 60000 mil and is rated amongst the fastest growing  in the world. Indi ranks third in the world in domestic diamond consumption.

-          Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.

-          Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

 

DIAMOND SAGA – DIRTY DOZEN STUCK WITH 2K CR DEBT

 

This could be the biggest credibility crisis the Indian diamond industry has ever faced. Fifteen banks run the risk of losing Rs 2000 crore lent to a dozen diamond firms in Surat. Until about two months ago, they had not repaid  these dues. Bankers believe many diamantaires borrowed money during the economic downturn two years ago and diverted funds to businesses like real estate and capital markets. Many of themselves made money from these businesses but their diamond companies have gone sick and declared insolvency.

-          Most of the money borrowed from the banks in the name of their diamond business has been diverted in real estate and the share market. The banks are not in a position to seize their properties because in many cases, these were purchased in the name of their relatives and friends.

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.52.79

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.17

Euro

1

Rs.69.53

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

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