AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£195k
-31.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£52m
+416% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
406
-13.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£45m
+72.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications 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 | £416,040,000 | £318,695,000 | £292,331,000 | -8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £150,424,000 | £19,173,000 | £41,590,000 | +116.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£120,561,000 | £26,341,000 | £45,466,000 | +72.6% | |
| Net profit | -£113,007,000 | £38,179,000 | £42,630,000 | +11.7% | |
| Cash | £7,532,000 | £285,000 | £195,000 | -31.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,504,000 | £62,357,000 | £110,167,000 | +76.7% | |
| Net assets | -£28,319,000 | £10,152,000 | £52,384,000 | +416% | |
| Equity | -£28,319,000 | £10,152,000 | £52,384,000 | +416% | |
| Average employees | 493 | 469 | 406 | -13.4% | |
| Wages | £33,582,000 | £31,913,000 | £28,181,000 | -11.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £470,000 | £344,000 | £364,000 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £39,000 | £23,000 | £26,000 | +13% | |
| Highest paid director | £237,000 | £159,000 | £146,000 | -8.2% |
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 | 36.2% | 6.0% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | -27.2% | 12.0% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 589.8% | 30.7% | 37.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 112.3% | 94.7% | 76.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.49x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 7.75x | 8.89x | 17.42x |
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
- AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2007-05-09 → present
- AIRWAVE SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2007-04-23 → 2007-05-09
- AIRWAVE O2 LIMITED 2005-03-14 → 2007-04-23
- AIRWAVE MMO2 LIMITED 2001-09-06 → 2005-03-14
- BT SIXTY-SIX LIMITED 2001-03-30 → 2001-09-06
- BT WIRELESS LIMITED 2000-04-28 → 2001-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the financial resources available to the Company, together with the ultimate parent company support, will be sufficient for the Company to meet its operational needs for the foreseeable future or at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Airwave Solutions International Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLAND, David Jonathan Richard | Secretary | 2020-02-20 | — | — |
| LEE, Yvonne Low Min | Director | 2021-03-31 | Nov 1984 | Malaysian |
| MAHER, Katherine Ann | Director | 2022-02-28 | Oct 1982 | American |
| MAYNE, Fergus Andrew Otway | Director | 2021-07-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| SHORLAND, David Roger | Director | 2025-12-22 | Jan 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Simon Ross | Director | 2023-12-29 | Jul 1981 | British |
| WADDELL, Ian Alexander | Director | 2021-03-31 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMBER, Joanne | Secretary | 2016-02-19 | 2020-02-20 |
| BOYLE, Paul | Secretary | 2013-01-31 | 2016-02-19 |
| CAMERON-CHILESHE, Stephanie Delores | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | 2013-06-17 |
| DAVIDSON, Rachael Jennifer | Secretary | 2008-11-27 | 2013-01-31 |
| LAWRINSON, Anthony James | Secretary | 2007-04-20 | 2008-02-28 |
| MCDONALD, Susan | Secretary | 2008-02-28 | 2008-11-27 |
| NEWGATE STREET SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2001-11-19 |
| O2 SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-11-19 | 2007-04-20 |
| ABEL, Richard | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2016-02-19 |
| BARTMAN, Gareth James | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2000-11-10 |
| BECKLEY, Edward Thomas | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2010-05-17 |
| BEVANS, Graeme Francis | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2010-07-31 |
| BOBBETT, Richard Gordon | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2007-04-20 |
| BORTHWICK, David | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2001-09-20 |
| BRAMWELL, Philip Nicholas | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2016-02-19 |
| BRAMWELL, Philip Nicholas | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2006-10-31 |
| BUCKLING, Michael Andrew | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2009-07-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Justine | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2007-04-20 |
| CARRIER, Alain | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2012-03-08 |
| DAVIES, Scott William | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2009-07-21 |
| DYER, Peter | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2016-02-19 |
| DYER, Peter, Dr | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2014-06-30 |
| ELLIS, Robert Keith | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2014-03-28 |
| FETTER, Daniel Karl | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2012-03-08 |
| HARDAKER, Nigel Ian | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2021-03-31 |
| HARWOOD, Robert John | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2007-04-20 |
| HEATHCOTE, Christopher John | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2015-06-08 |
| HENKEN, Oscar Lynn Alexander | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-12-29 |
| KENNEDY, Vincent | Director | 2016-02-19 | 2020-05-27 |
| KOTTERING, Andreas Hermann, Dr | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2012-03-08 |
| LOFTUS, Gerard Christopher | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2016-02-19 |
| LUCKEY, Nathan Andrew | Director | 2014-07-21 | 2016-02-19 |
| LYDON, Ryan Thomas | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2021-03-31 |
| MCCULLAGH, Ian | Director | 2016-02-19 | 2021-06-30 |
| MCHUTCHINSON, Joshua | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2010-03-24 |
| MORIARTY, Gerald Edward | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2009-07-21 |
| NICHOLSON, Madalena Maria | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-05-27 |
| PEKOFSKE, Daniel George | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2022-02-28 |
| PERUSAT, Marc Michel | Director | 2010-05-17 | 2013-03-22 |
| RICHARDSON, Peter Nigel | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2009-07-21 |
| ROBERTS, Sarah | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2023-11-10 |
| RYAN, Christina Bridget | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2001-09-18 |
| SHORE, Leonard Peter | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-03-08 |
| SHORE, Leonard Peter | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2011-06-28 |
| SMITH, Christopher | Director | 2002-02-15 | 2006-06-29 |
| STANLEY, Martin Stephen William | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-03-28 |
| STANLEY, Martin Stephen William | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2010-11-03 |
| TURNER, Keith | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-03-28 |
| VASYLEVSKA, Tetyana | Director | 2016-02-19 | 2017-03-10 |
| WADDELL, Ian Alexander | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2019-01-31 |
| WALL, Stephen, Sir | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2011-07-25 |
| WALLIS, Eithne Victoria | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-03-28 |
| WOZNIAK, John Kenneth | Director | 2016-02-19 | 2018-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Digital Communications Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-12-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.