BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED
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Cash
£7.3m
USD 9,806,000
-79.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£66m
USD 88,316,000
-31.7% vs 2024
Employees
82
-37.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£23m
USD 31,162,000
-52.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,439,955 | £58,463,898 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,007,108 | £2,020,202 | +100.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £49,301,160 | £23,316,124 | -52.7% | |
| Net profit | £46,105,499 | £21,487,467 | -53.4% | |
| Cash | £35,833,146 | £7,337,074 | -79.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £105,800,224 | £69,821,923 | -34% | |
| Net assets | £96,811,822 | £66,080,060 | -31.7% | |
| Equity | £96,811,822 | £66,080,060 | -31.7% | |
| Average employees | 131 | 82 | -37.4% | |
| Wages | £12,742,985 | £10,667,415 | -16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 81.7% | 36.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.0% | 2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.8% | 45.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | 9.82x | 18.62x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED 2013-07-18 → present
- RESEARCH IN MOTION UK LIMITED 2000-06-22 → 2013-07-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is a trading company with substantial cash reserves, and it has received a letter of support from BlackBerry Limited, the ultimate parent, that it will provide financial support to the Company, if needed, for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED · parent
- BlackBerry Deutschland GmbH 100%
- BlackBerry France SAS 100%
- BlackBerry Italy SrL 99%
- BlackBerry Netherlands B.V. 100%
- BlackBerry Spain S.L. 100%
- Secusmart GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “On February 3, 2025, the Group completed the sale of its Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities to Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. ("Arctic Wolf"). The transaction included the sale of all ordinary shares of the Company's subsidiary, Cylance Ireland Limited (Ireland).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGILLIVRAY, Cyndi | Secretary | 2025-01-31 | — | — |
| BENNETT, Keith Lee | Director | 2019-10-01 | May 1974 | Canadian |
| DEZIEL, Fraser | Director | 2025-01-31 | Feb 1981 | Canadian |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST, Gregory | Secretary | 2014-06-26 | 2023-05-05 |
| COSTANZO, Rick | Secretary | 2000-06-22 | 2004-09-14 |
| DEZIEL, Fraser | Secretary | 2023-05-05 | 2025-01-31 |
| HODDLE, Ian James | Secretary | 2004-09-14 | 2010-02-23 |
| SMILLIE, Tessa Louise | Secretary | 2010-03-08 | 2013-07-22 |
| BALSILLIE, James | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2010-11-05 |
| BIDULKA, Brian | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2013-11-28 |
| CAPELLI, Steven | Director | 2016-10-25 | 2019-10-01 |
| CHAI, Jay Peng | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| HODDLE, Ian James | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2010-02-23 |
| KAVELMAN, Dennis | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2006-07-11 |
| LOBERTO, Angelo | Director | 2006-07-11 | 2009-02-05 |
| MEYER, Charles Bernard | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2004-09-14 |
| RAI, Satwinder | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2019-10-01 |
| RAMSEY-ARMORER, Jennifer | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2015-05-29 |
| SMILLIE, Tessa Louise | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2013-07-22 |
| SPENCE, Patrick | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2012-06-15 |
| SPOHRER, Nicola Ann | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2023-01-31 |
| YERSH, James | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2016-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-07-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-29 | SH14 | capital | Capital redomination of shares | |
| 2024-04-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-04-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-02 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-04-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.