DBSD SATELLITE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£25K
USD -34,002
-106.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£544K
-3,676.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The company does not have sufficient income, based on our current revenue and expenditures, and is therefore dependent upon DBSD North America, Inc and EchoStar Corporation for future funding. At present neither DBSD North America nor EchoStar Corporation have provided a formal commitment to support the company.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,272 | -£8,028 | -£19,200 | -£14,400 | -£543,827 | -3,676.6% | |
| Net profit | -£5,578 | -£6,173 | -£14,661 | -£11,034 | -£547,188 | -4,859.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £392,439 | £384,179 | -£25,454 | -106.6% | |
| Equity | £545,054 | £538,881 | £524,220 | £513,186 | -£34,002 | -106.6% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 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
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DBSD SATELLITE SERVICES LIMITED 2009-05-14 → present
- ICO SATELLITE SERVICES LIMITED 2002-02-05 → 2009-05-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The company does not have sufficient income, based on our current revenue and expenditures, and is therefore dependent upon DBSD North America, Inc and EchoStar Corporation for future funding. At present neither DBSD North America nor EchoStar Corporation have provided a formal commitment to support the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, James Samuel | Director | 2025-02-14 | Sep 1966 | American |
| MANSON, Dean Alfred | Director | 2025-02-14 | Jan 1967 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAMSEN, Brent Michael | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2004-06-18 |
| CURTIN, David Paul | Secretary | 2002-02-05 | 2003-01-05 |
| MEADOWS, Kelly Ann | Secretary | 2004-06-18 | 2009-10-27 |
| WATSON, Masaki John | Secretary | 2003-01-05 | 2003-06-30 |
| ABRAHAMSEN, Brent Michael | Director | 2003-01-05 | 2004-06-18 |
| CURTIN, David Paul | Director | 2002-02-05 | 2003-01-05 |
| DE WEES, Stephen | Director | 2009-04-29 | 2012-03-23 |
| DODGE, Robert Stanton | Director | 2012-03-23 | 2017-10-20 |
| MEADOWS, Kelly Ann | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2009-04-30 |
| MESSNER, Timothy A., Executive Vice President And General Counsel | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2025-02-14 |
| REGULINSKI, Paul | Director | 2002-02-05 | 2002-07-10 |
| SCHMITT, Dennis Alan | Director | 2003-01-05 | 2009-04-30 |
| WATSON, Masaki John | Director | 2003-01-05 | 2003-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Lawrence Howard | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2003-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echostar Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-01-02 | Active |
| Dish Network Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.