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Japan Centre Group Limited

Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Ikuko Tsukao 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Takeshi Nakamura 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Shusaku Higaki 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Kanji Furukawa 2015-2025 Director View profile
  5. Hannah Tokumine 2014-2024 Director View profile
  6. Kunitora Tokumine 2009-2013 Director View profile
  7. Jane Heather Harari 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Rudolf Jan Vis 2000-2003 Director View profile
  9. Katsunori Hoshino 1999-2002 Director View profile
  10. Tadaharu Iizuka 1999-2012 Director View profile
  11. Shigeki Matsushima 1999-1999 Director View profile
  12. Katsu Yoshino 1997-2002 Director View profile
  13. Joseph Gerald Bourke 1995-2002 Director View profile
  14. Toshio Yoshida 1994-1999 Director View profile
  15. Kate Ferguson 1992-1994 Director View profile
  16. Kunizou Tokumine 2024 Director View profile
  17. Masara Ishikawa 1994 Director View profile
  18. Kenji Kono 1995 Director View profile
  19. Michel Basta 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  20. Devsiri Vishan Arjuna De Mel 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  21. Chiew Leong Loo 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  22. Michitaka Koike 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  23. Guy Graham Ellis 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  24. David Witchell 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  25. King Chee Kuan 1994-2009 Secretary View profile
  26. Susan Jennifer Tokumine 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores
Incorporated
15/01/1976
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Shusaku Higaki
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-02-11
  • Kunizou Tokumine ceased 2018-12-05
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kunizou Tokumine ceased 2019-01-01
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kozosushi UK Limited
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-06-24
  • Alindene Limited ceased 2018-12-06
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alindene Limited ceased 2024-05-30
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-01-01

Group

  1. Japan Centre Group Limited is controlled by Shusaku Higaki
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-02-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shusaku Higaki.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
-£90,855
Total assets
£1,892,281
Cash
£356,119
Employees
168
Turnover
£18,103,867
Profit/loss
-£1,852,620

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 4Hospitality 3Finance 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01240558
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
24/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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