BABBLE CLOUD LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4M
+135% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+98.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
467
-5.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.6M
-5.5% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,000,000 | £92,375,000 | £85,284,000 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,929,000 | £8,513,000 | £7,113,000 | -16.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,174,000 | £9,132,000 | £8,629,000 | -5.5% | |
| Net profit | -£4,181,000 | £9,094,000 | £8,573,000 | -5.7% | |
| Cash | £1,005,000 | £2,718,000 | £6,388,000 | +135% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£253,000 | £8,814,000 | £17,429,000 | +97.7% | |
| Net assets | -£353,000 | £8,741,000 | £17,314,000 | +98.1% | |
| Equity | -£353,000 | £8,741,000 | £17,314,000 | +98.1% | |
| Average employees | 385 | 495 | 467 | -5.7% | |
| Wages | £16,052,000 | £16,515,000 | £18,491,000 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.8% | 9.2% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | -7.2% | 9.8% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 96.6% | 40.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 84.6% | 70.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.77x | 1.03x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | -2.23x | 10.05x | 11.15x |
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
- BABBLE CLOUD LIMITED 2018-08-28 → present
- IP SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2001-05-10 → 2018-08-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting. The directors have reviewed the company's going concern positior. taking into account its current business activities, budgeted performance and factors likely to affect its future performance. Based on the information contained within the accounts and including consideration of the risks associated with the current macro economic climate, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 11 May 2026, A M Lindsell resigned as a director of the Company after 15 years of service to the Group.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Group was informed that O2 Business, wants to terminate its contracted volumes. The customer is considered a material customer to the Group. While the event does not affect the amounts recognised in these financial statements, it is expected to have a material impact on the Group's future trading performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAUND, Mark Andrew | Director | 2025-01-28 | Feb 1962 | British |
| CLARK, Alexander Ross | Director | 2024-04-12 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Paul | Secretary | 2003-03-24 | 2015-07-29 |
| SUTTON, Doreen | Secretary | 2001-05-10 | 2003-03-24 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-05-10 | 2001-05-10 |
| CAWOOD, James Laird | Director | 2018-02-23 | 2024-04-12 |
| GARLAND, Oliver Charles | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2018-02-16 |
| JONES, Toby | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| LINDSELL, Andrew Michael | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2026-05-11 |
| LINDSELL, Andrew | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2020-11-09 |
| LOCKWOOD, Andrew Shaun | Director | 2015-08-26 | 2017-10-25 |
| PARKER, Matthew John | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2025-01-15 |
| PURVES, Keith Gray | Director | 2001-05-10 | 2015-07-29 |
| RICHARDS, Paul | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2015-08-29 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-05-10 | 2001-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ldc (Nominees) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-10-25 | Ceased 2020-11-09 |
| Babble Cloud Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-10-25 | Active |
| Ip Solutions Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.