CABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2B
USD 3,119,000,000
+22.3% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£423M
USD 566,000,000
+270.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £75,502,729 | -£6,671,151,977 | |
| Profit before tax | -£248,187,187 | £423,114,301 | |
| Net profit | -£248,187,187 | £423,114,301 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,713,837,183 | £3,604,694,625 | |
| Net assets | £1,906,257,008 | £2,331,613,964 | |
| Equity | £1,906,257,008 | £2,331,613,964 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+22.3%
£1,906,257,008 £2,331,613,964
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-8,935.6%
£75,502,729 -£6,671,151,977
-
Profit before tax
+270.5%
-£248,187,187 £423,114,301
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | -185.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.1% | 40.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.46x | 5.07x | |
| Interest cover | 0.23x | -21.93x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making suitable inquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED · parent
- C&W Senior Finance Limited 100%
- Cable & Wireless Delaware 1, Inc. 100%
- Cable & Wireless DI Holdings Limited 100%
- Cable & Wireless Services UK Limited 100%
- Cable and Wireless Pension Trustee Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEGG, Leah Helena | Secretary | 2016-07-31 | — | — |
| PEGG, Leah Helena | Director | 2016-09-20 | Jun 1985 | English |
| READ, Matthew Edward | Director | 2018-01-05 | Jul 1977 | English |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 1999-04-14 | 2005-01-31 |
| CLAYDON, Kenneth Keith | Secretary | — | 2004-05-01 |
| COOPER, Nicholas Ian | Secretary | 2006-01-17 | 2010-03-26 |
| GARARD, Andrew Sheldon | Secretary | 2004-05-01 | 2006-01-17 |
| HANSCOMB, Heledd Mair | Secretary | 2005-01-31 | 2010-07-20 |
| MARTIN, Emily Louise | Secretary | 2014-03-13 | 2016-07-31 |
| UNDERWOOD, Clare | Secretary | 2010-03-26 | 2014-03-13 |
| ASTLE, Edward Morrison | Director | 1995-09-12 | 1997-03-21 |
| BALL, Simon Peter | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2010-03-26 |
| BARTON, Robert John Orr | Director | 2009-03-09 | 2010-03-26 |
| BATTERSBY, George William | Director | 2004-07-27 | 2010-03-26 |
| BISCHOFF, Winfried Franz Wilhelm, Sir | Director | — | 2003-07-25 |
| BRACKEN, Charles Henry Rowland | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2016-09-20 |
| BROWN, Richard Harris | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-12-10 |
| BUTLER, Alan Clive | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2010-03-26 |
| CAIO, Francesco | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2006-04-01 |
| CAREY, Peter Willoughby, Sir | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Adrian | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2003-09-03 |
| CHELLEW, Tom | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| CHEUNG, Linus Wing Lam | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-08-17 |
| COOPER, Nicholas Ian | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2015-05-21 |
| EVANS, Jeremy Lewis | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2016-09-20 |
| FRANCIS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2010-03-26 |
| GALE, Michael George | Director | — | 1994-01-18 |
| GRAY, Bernard Peter | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2006-07-21 |
| HARRIS, Michael John | Director | — | 1995-03-30 |
| HARTMAN, Ulrich | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1997-03-07 |
| HERLINGER, Charles Edward Nield | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| HOWE, Graham Edward | Director | 2003-05-27 | 2006-06-30 |
| HUGHES, Penelope Lesley | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2010-03-26 |
| JONES, Harris | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2007-11-12 |
| LAPTHORNE, Richard Douglas, Sir | Director | 2003-01-10 | 2010-03-26 |
| LAWSON, Ian James | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2015-06-01 |
| LERWILL, Robert Earl | Director | 1997-01-14 | 2003-06-03 |
| LOOSEMORE, Kevin | Director | 2003-04-02 | 2004-12-01 |
| MARSH, James | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-03-26 |
| MARTIN, Emily Louise | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2016-05-16 |
| MCTIGHE, Robert Michael | Director | 2000-08-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| MORGAN, Janet Patricia, Doctor | Director | — | 2004-07-22 |
| NASH, David Percy | Director | 1995-09-12 | 2002-12-31 |
| NEALON, Kathleen Anne | Director | 2005-01-18 | 2010-03-26 |
| OLSEN, Rodney James | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| PATEL, Chatan | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2015-02-27 |
| PEMBERTON, Brian Arthur | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| PENNINGTON, Timothy Lincoln | Director | 2008-11-11 | 2014-02-11 |
| PETTIT, Stephen Raymond | Director | 1995-09-12 | 2001-08-31 |
| PLASTOW, David Arnold Stuart, Sir | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| PLUTHERO, John | Director | 2005-11-14 | 2010-03-26 |
| PRINCE, David Norman | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| REED, Donald | Director | 2000-08-21 | 2003-01-31 |
| RICE, William Anthony | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2010-03-26 |
| ROBERTSON, George Islay Macneil, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| ROBINS, Ralph Harry, Sir | Director | 1994-04-12 | 2003-02-28 |
| RORSTED, Kasper Bo | Director | 2003-05-27 | 2010-03-26 |
| ROSS, James Hood | Director | — | 1995-11-21 |
| ROWLEY, Robert Oscar | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2006-07-21 |
| SEITZ, Raymond George Hardenbergh, The Honourable | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| SMITH, Norman Brian, Sir | Director | 1995-11-21 | 1998-06-26 |
| SMITH, Norman Brian, Sir | Director | — | 1995-06-27 |
| SOLOMON, Jonathan Hilali Moiese | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| STOCKWELL, Belinda Catherine | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2018-01-05 |
| TOURAINE, Agnes | Director | 2005-01-18 | 2009-05-19 |
| UNDERWOOD, Clare Patricia | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2016-05-16 |
| VARNEY, David Robert | Director | 1999-05-11 | 2000-04-20 |
| WALLACE, Graham Martyn | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2003-04-04 |
| YOUNG-OF-GRAFFHAM, David Ivor, Lord | Director | — | 1995-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless Communications Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 4540 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.