HARMONIC (UK) LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
+33% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.2m
+3.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
23
-11.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£86k
+31.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,520,000 | £6,272,000 | £6,586,910 | £6,729,570 | £5,664,716 | £4,804,653 | -15.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£104,000 | -£262,000 | -£350,775 | -£432,067 | -£267,714 | -£231,716 | +13.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£47,000 | -£133,000 | -£290,754 | -£318,596 | -£125,718 | -£85,756 | +31.8% | |
| Net profit | -£114,000 | -£234,000 | -£383,352 | -£447,798 | -£219,451 | -£174,089 | +20.7% | |
| Cash | £616,000 | £782,000 | £2,507,940 | £691,125 | £1,042,237 | £1,386,406 | +33% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,737,000 | £6,129,000 | £6,499,972 | £6,905,861 | £7,337,810 | £7,961,508 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,514,000 | £5,948,000 | £6,336,857 | £6,754,136 | £7,004,385 | £7,243,803 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £5,514,000 | £5,946,977 | £6,336,857 | £6,754,136 | £7,004,385 | £7,243,803 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 23 | -11.5% | |
| Wages | £4,155,000 | £5,189,000 | £5,102,985 | £5,338,185 | £4,262,764 | £3,229,644 | -24.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £363,997 | £764,199 | £681,728 | £1,189,659 | £782,149 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £8,500 | £5,192 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £1,189,659 | £782,149 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.9% | -4.2% | -5.3% | -6.4% | -4.7% | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | -3.7% | -5.8% | -6.7% | -3.9% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | -4.3% | -5.4% | -6.3% | -3.6% | -2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.3% | 17.3% | 16.3% | 10.4% | 9.4% | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 11.85x | 19.50x | 13.39x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HARMONIC (UK) LTD 1999-04-01 → present
- HARMONIC LIGHTWAVES LIMITED 1997-06-30 → 1999-04-01
- HARMONIC L/W LTD. 1997-03-12 → 1997-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's ultimate parent company, Harmonic Inc. ... and the company's immediate parent company, Harmonic International GmbH ... have agreed to provide such financial support so as to allow Harmonic (UK) Ltd to meet its liabilities as they fall due”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHU, Timothy Cheng-Ping | Secretary | 2024-07-05 | — | — |
| CHU, Timothy Cheng-Ping | Director | 2015-06-15 | Jul 1973 | American |
| JANKOVIC, Walter Frank | Director | 2024-07-05 | Oct 1968 | American |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKSON, Robin Nicol | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2010-06-21 |
| GRAHAM, Ian Blair | Secretary | 2019-02-27 | 2024-07-05 |
| GREEN, John Harold | Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 2002-04-01 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2019-02-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 1997-03-12 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-28 | 2008-03-27 |
| AVER, Carolyn Vanderhorst | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2015-06-15 |
| DICKSON, Robin Nicol | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2010-06-21 |
| FITZGERALD, Raymond Edward | Director | 1998-07-20 | 2000-09-22 |
| GRAHAM, Ian | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2024-07-05 |
| HALL, David Rowland | Director | 1997-03-12 | 2004-06-29 |
| HARSHMAN, Patrick | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2011-02-04 |
| KESSARATOS, Fotios | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2006-12-08 |
| LEY, Anthony John | Director | 1997-03-12 | 2006-05-23 |
| PATTERSON, Francis Charles | Director | 2000-05-03 | 2003-05-30 |
| PRUITT, Jerry Wayne | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2011-08-02 |
| SAKATA, Glen Franklin | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2008-07-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-12 | 1997-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonic Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.