ADVANIA UK LIMITED
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Cash
£7m
+179.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£199m
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
515
-2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
-133.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £96,112,000 | £111,437,000 | £107,996,000 | -3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £5,206,000 | £4,982,000 | -£1,570,000 | -131.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,379,000 | £4,845,000 | -£1,625,000 | -133.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,165,000 | £5,810,000 | -£1,688,000 | -129.1% | |
| Cash | £860,000 | £2,496,000 | £6,969,000 | +179.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £91,408,000 | £201,424,000 | £199,230,000 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | £90,857,000 | £200,595,000 | £198,907,000 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | £90,858,000 | £200,595,000 | £198,907,000 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 467 | 530 | 515 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £33,072,000 | £34,468,000 | £38,553,000 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £97,179 | £160,000 | +64.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 4.5% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.2% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 2.5% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.5% | 45.5% | 47.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.21x | 0.25x | |
| Interest cover | 81.34x | 35.33x | -6.62x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ADVANIA UK LIMITED 2023-11-10 → present
- CONTENT+CLOUD LIMITED 2020-10-01 → 2023-11-10
- I.T.LAB LIMITED 2000-05-19 → 2020-10-01
- WEST ONE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2000-04-07 → 2000-05-19
- BETTER WORLD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 1998-10-07 → 2000-04-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company's going concern assessment is considered as part of a wider 'group' structure... Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- ADVANIA UK LIMITED · parent
- The Mirus Trading Group Limited 100%
- Sol-Tec Limited 100%
- SIP Communications Limited 100%
- Advania Corporation (US) 100%
- Perspective Risk Limited 100%
- Mirus Telephony Limited 100%
- Mirus Managed Print Limited 100%
- Advania UK SMB Limited 100%
- Advania SA (Pty) Ltd (SA) 100%
- Azzure IT Limited 100%
- Advania Dormant Limited 100%
- Advania UK (Servium) Limited 100%
- Advania Communications AB 100%
- CCS Media Holdings Limited 100%
- Advania UK (CCS) Limited 100%
- CCS Media Group Limited 100%
- Advania Ireland Limited 100%
- Advania Netherlands BV 100%
- CCS Media Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Colin William | Director | 2022-03-24 | Sep 1962 | British |
| HARRIS, Sabrina | Director | 2026-03-27 | May 1986 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Lucan | Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 2009-01-21 |
| HOWARD, Rosa Kathleen | Secretary | 2009-01-21 | 2016-06-23 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 |
| BARNSLEY, John Corbitt | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Colin | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| FOYN-LAUKVIK, Henrik | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-01 |
| GESTSSON, Gestur | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-01 |
| GRAY, Sebastian Christopher | Director | 1998-10-07 | 2016-06-23 |
| HARDY, James Edward | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| HOWARD, Rosa Kathleen | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2016-06-23 |
| INSLEY, Andrew David Paul | Director | 2018-02-08 | 2025-10-31 |
| MEZHER, David Richard | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2017-11-10 |
| NOAKSSON, Mikael | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-01 |
| SCHIBLER, Hans Henrik | Director | 2025-03-14 | 2026-03-27 |
| SEARS, Howard Woodley | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| SKÚLADÓTTIR, Lilja Brynja | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2025-03-14 |
| STYLES, Ryan Thomas | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2018-09-28 |
| STØRE, Hege | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-27 |
| SWEETBAUM, Peter Mark | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2022-12-07 |
| THOMPSON, Gary Stephen, Mr. | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2008-11-14 |
| THORISSON, Aegir | Director | 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| YATES-KNEEN, Geoffrey Christopher | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advania Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Significant influence (as firm) | 2022-12-31 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Advania Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-12-31 | Active |
| It Lab Enterprises Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.