EQUINIX (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£566k
-20.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£461m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
444
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£22m
-15.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £648,855,000 | £657,806,000 | £670,044,000 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £55,241,000 | £53,546,000 | £46,248,000 | -13.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,911,000 | £26,572,000 | £22,362,000 | -15.8% | |
| Net profit | £11,565,000 | £19,173,000 | £15,635,000 | -18.5% | |
| Cash | £28,354,000 | £715,000 | £566,000 | -20.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,349,958,000 | £1,323,642,000 | £1,401,236,000 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | £418,553,000 | £443,019,000 | £461,492,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £418,553,000 | £443,019,000 | £461,492,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 415 | 436 | 444 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £33,095,000 | £34,206,000 | £37,223,000 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £412,000 | £396,000 | £206,000 | -48% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £16,000 | £15,000 | £8,000 | -46.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,018,000 | £396,000 | £206,000 | -48% |
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 | 8.5% | 8.1% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.2% | 70.9% | 70.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 0.80x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 2.00x | 1.88x | 1.96x |
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
- EQUINIX (UK) LIMITED 2007-09-17 → present
- INTERCONNECT EXCHANGE EUROPE LIMITED 1998-11-18 → 2007-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- EQUINIX (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Equinix (UK) Enterprises Limited 100%
- Harbour Exchange Propco Limited 100%
- Equinix (LD-B) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, Harbour Exchange Propco Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, was dissolved by voluntary strike-off on 18 August 2026.”
- “On 21 August 2026, the Company's immediate parent undertaking, Equinix (EMEA) B.V., subscribed for one ordinary share of £1.00 in the Company at a premium of £349,999,999, for total consideration of £350,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLEIJN, Harald Jan Paul | Director | 2025-08-15 | Feb 1972 | Dutch |
| TYLER, James Edward | Director | 2025-04-08 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACH, Karen | Secretary | 2004-08-24 | 2006-07-14 |
| ROWSON, Richard James Christopher | Secretary | 2000-08-08 | 2004-02-25 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-11-18 | 2000-08-08 |
| CITY REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-07-14 | 2016-07-01 |
| BACH, Karen | Director | 2004-08-24 | 2007-12-31 |
| BERGEN HENEGOUWEN, Eugenius Antonius Johannes Maria | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| CLEAVER, Anthony Brian, Sir | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2001-11-28 |
| DE BUCHET, Christophe Marie Robert | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2008-06-01 |
| HERRICK, Kathryn Louise | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| MARCHBANK, James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| MEAD, Richard Barwick | Director | 1999-09-22 | 2001-11-28 |
| OWEN-CROMPTON, Bruce | Director | 2023-05-02 | 2025-06-01 |
| POOLE, Russell Alan | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2023-02-10 |
| ROWSON, Richard James Christopher | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2003-02-05 |
| SCHWARTZ, Eric Charles | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| SMIT, Rene Maria | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2025-08-15 |
| SMITH, Stephen | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2008-05-08 |
| TAWIL-KUMMERMAN, Alan | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2001-11-28 |
| WILLNER, Guy Peter De Rohan | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2008-06-01 |
| LEA YEAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-11-18 | 1998-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.