METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD
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Cash
£11m
USD 14,440,000
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.4m
USD 11,384,000
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£12m
USD 15,595,000
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £170,996,848 | £140,755,805 | £150,032,653 | — | |
| Operating profit | £10,825,059 | £4,922,598 | £10,709,462 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £11,996,060 | £6,911,519 | £11,573,284 | — | |
| Net profit | £10,208,826 | £5,167,704 | £8,428,942 | — | |
| Cash | £9,286,840 | £9,343,603 | £10,716,141 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,604,413 | £17,315,981 | £8,448,237 | — | |
| Net assets | £12,604,413 | £17,315,981 | £8,448,237 | — | |
| Equity | £12,604,413 | — | £8,448,237 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 16 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 3.5% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 85.9% | 28.4% | 126.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.4% | — | 89.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.28x | 1.11x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD 2011-08-26 → present
- DATA CONNECTION LIMITED 1981-08-10 → 2011-08-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Alianza LLC has provided a letter of support confirming that it will continue to support Metaswitch Networks Limited in meeting its liabilities as and when they fall due for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD · parent
- Metaswitch Networks S.A.R.L. 100%
- Metaswitch Networks Pty Ltd 100%
- Metaswitch (Thailand) Ltd 100%
- Metaswitch Networks Ltd Mexico 100%
- Metaswitch Networks Inc 100%
- Open Cloud Spain SL 100%
- Open Cloud Japan Limited 100%
- Metaswitch Networks Indonesia 100%
- Metaswitch Networks Malaysia Sdn. Bhd 100%
- Metaswitch Networks Taiwan Co. Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Company was acquired by Alianza, LLC on 3 March 2025. In order to align with Alianza, the accounting period was extended to 16 months ending 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEADS III, Garner Beardall | Secretary | 2026-01-15 | — | — |
| BELL, Bryan Scott | Director | 2025-12-01 | Nov 1975 | American |
| BEUTLER, Brian Quinn | Director | 2025-03-03 | May 1979 | American |
| MEADS III, Garner Beardall | Director | 2025-12-01 | Sep 1981 | American |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKER, Derek William | Secretary | — | 2010-09-15 |
| HALSTEAD, Stephen | Secretary | 2010-09-15 | 2015-01-08 |
| SMITH, Jonathan | Secretary | 2015-01-08 | 2016-04-30 |
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-07-14 | 2025-04-02 |
| VERSEC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-01 | 2020-07-14 |
| ALLEN, Jeffrey | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2017-09-27 |
| BALL, Benjamin Hales | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2017-09-27 |
| BARBER, Kelvin Trevor | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2019-06-26 |
| BREIN, Jason Aaron | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2020-07-14 |
| COOPER, John Mark | Director | — | 1997-09-05 |
| COUGHRAN JR, William | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2014-07-04 |
| DANCER, Colin Michael | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2008-01-09 |
| DENUCCIO, Kevin | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2014-02-14 |
| DOLLIVER, Keith Ranger | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2025-03-03 |
| DOWNES, Anthony Michael | Director | — | 2008-01-09 |
| EASTWOOD, Andrew Christopher, Dr | Director | — | 1996-10-28 |
| EVANS, Michael Jeffrey | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2008-01-09 |
| FERGUSON, Ian Stewart | Director | — | 2020-07-14 |
| GETZ, Marion Earl | Director | — | 1996-08-31 |
| GOETZ, James | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2020-07-14 |
| KING, Benjamin Lance | Director | 2025-03-03 | 2025-12-01 |
| LAZAR, John Wilfred, Sir | Director | — | 2016-08-31 |
| LUND, Hans Martin Nielsen | Director | 2015-08-27 | 2020-07-14 |
| MACARTHUR, Graeme | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2019-06-26 |
| MACARTHUR, Graeme | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2020-07-14 |
| MACARTHUR, Graeme | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2019-04-30 |
| MACARTHUR, Graeme | Director | — | 2008-01-09 |
| MAIRS, Christopher John | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2018-04-25 |
| MAIRS, Christopher John | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2008-01-09 |
| MAIRS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1997-02-20 |
| MAIRS, John Christopher | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2016-09-27 |
| MAY, Philip Jonathan | Director | — | 2008-01-09 |
| MCCONNELL, Philip Jeremy | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| MULLANEY, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2014-08-28 | 2020-07-14 |
| NORTON, Mark Lawrence | Director | — | 1993-12-18 |
| ORNDORFF, Benjamin Owen | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2025-03-03 |
| PALOMBO, John Bennett | Director | — | 2008-01-09 |
| PARTRIDGE, Clive Stanley | Director | — | 2008-01-09 |
| RATCLIFFE, Nigel Stuart | Director | — | 1997-09-05 |
| SHAH, Deep | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2020-07-14 |
| WALKER, Gary John | Director | — | 2008-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Uk Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-03 | Active |
| Somerville Acquisition Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-14 | Ceased 2025-03-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 524 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.