GLOBECAST UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-06 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-23
Watchouts
Cash
£475K
-76.4% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1M
-1,586.5% vs 2023
Employees
108
+21.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
+59.6% vs 2023
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
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,015,189 | £44,823,013 | |
| Operating profit | -£3,726,963 | -£1,304,090 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,001,475 | -£1,615,466 | |
| Net profit | -£3,097,070 | -£1,253,878 | |
| Cash | £2,012,011 | £475,235 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,189,778 | -£114,447 | |
| Net assets | £79,032 | -£1,174,846 | |
| Equity | £79,032 | -£1,174,846 | |
| Average employees | 89 | 108 | |
| Wages | £5,290,553 | £6,629,867 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £165,870 | £168,424 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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
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Turnover
+6.7%
£42,015,189 £44,823,013
-
Cash
-76.4%
£2,012,011 £475,235
-
Net assets
-1,586.5%
£79,032 -£1,174,846
-
Employees
+21.3%
89 108
-
Operating profit
+65%
-£3,726,963 -£1,304,090
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Profit before tax
+59.6%
-£4,001,475 -£1,615,466
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Wages
+25.3%
£5,290,553 £6,629,867
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.9% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | -7.4% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -170.2% | 1139.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.7% | 104.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.77x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | -13.41x | -4.12x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- GLOBECAST UK LIMITED 2004-11-04 → present
- GLOBECAST UK LTD 2003-12-17 → 2004-11-04
- GLOBECAST NORTHERN EUROPE LTD. 1997-06-24 → 2003-12-17
- MAXAT LIMITED 1992-02-11 → 1997-06-24
- MAXWELL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1991-04-17 → 1992-02-11
- 618TH SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1990-08-23 → 1991-04-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, notwithstanding an operating loss of £1,304k for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: loss of £3,727k) and a net current liability position of £9,328k (2023: net current liability of £6,409k), which the directors consider to be appropriate for the below reasons. At 31 December 2024, the company had a net liability position of £1,175k (2023: net asset of £79k), and an undrawn intercompany loan facility of £2,721k.”
Significant events
- “No significant events have occurred since 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD, Philippe Jacques, Simon | Director | 2015-12-01 | Jan 1962 | French |
| GUILBAUD, Antoine Guillaume | Director | 2020-12-04 | Apr 1972 | French,Canadian |
| LEMERCIER, Samuel Jean | Director | 2015-03-02 | Apr 1975 | French |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOVAIRD, Matthew James | Secretary | 2012-11-16 | 2014-07-31 |
| BROADLEY, Rachelle | Secretary | 2002-01-29 | 2007-01-16 |
| KAMBOJ, Randeep Singh | Secretary | 2016-09-07 | 2017-11-03 |
| MADSEN, Jason Michael | Secretary | 2007-01-16 | 2008-09-19 |
| PEACOCK, Philip John | Secretary | — | 1997-07-09 |
| ROLLAND, Francis Amedee | Secretary | 1997-07-09 | 2002-01-29 |
| AZIBERT, Michel Louis | Director | 1997-02-03 | 2003-01-20 |
| BARBEROT, Olivier Yves Andre | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| CAUCHY, Jacques | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1994-05-18 |
| CLAYPOLE, Stephen | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2000-12-31 |
| COMBES, Michel | Director | 1996-06-27 | 2000-01-01 |
| COSTLEY, Julian Conway | Director | 1994-05-17 | 1997-01-28 |
| DISCHAMPS, Fabienne | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2000-04-30 |
| DUNN, Richard Johann | Director | 1997-11-10 | 1998-08-10 |
| EYMERY, Gerard | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| FORREST, John Richard, Dr | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2000-02-16 |
| GASSER, Francoise Andree | Director | 1996-06-27 | 1999-03-03 |
| GIRARD, Thierry | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| GOUIPPES, Jean-Yves | Director | — | 1996-03-28 |
| GUILBEAU, Francois | Director | 1995-04-27 | 1995-09-15 |
| HIRSCH, Michel Leopold | Director | 1996-03-28 | 1996-06-30 |
| HOUSSIN, Jean Pierre | Director | 1996-06-27 | 1998-07-08 |
| ISABELLE, Lorin De Reure | Director | 1997-11-12 | 1998-07-08 |
| KRICK, Nathalie | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-12-04 |
| LECHAPTOIS, Bruno Marie Pierre Francois | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2002-01-29 |
| LEOST, Marthe Marie | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2013-09-30 |
| MAGNE, Bruno Pierre | Director | 1994-05-17 | 1997-07-09 |
| MAITRE, Xaiver | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2002-01-29 |
| MARSHALL, Peter John | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MIALET, Laurent | Director | — | 1998-07-08 |
| MOREL, Anne Elise | Director | 1999-03-03 | 1999-09-20 |
| PINON, Christian Jean-Luc | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| PROFIT, Alain | Director | — | 1996-01-25 |
| ROLLAND, Francis Amedee | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2015-03-02 |
| VALDES, Antoine | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1998-07-08 |
| VANOT, Jean-Phillippe | Director | 1996-03-28 | 1996-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Sarah Judith | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2002-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globecast Holding | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-11 | Ceased 2025-11-17 |
| Orange S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.