VANTAGE DATA CENTERS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£32m
-6.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.4m
-82.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£15m
-1,394.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £135,518,000 | £154,326,000 | £196,327,000 | +27.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,645,000 | £38,759,000 | £39,559,000 | +2.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£23,600,000 | £1,132,000 | -£14,651,000 | -1,394.3% | |
| Net profit | -£22,684,000 | -£9,747,000 | -£13,256,000 | -36% | |
| Cash | £25,953,000 | £34,375,000 | £32,135,000 | -6.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £183,730,000 | £749,424,000 | £812,796,000 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £85,303,000 | £36,133,000 | £6,403,000 | -82.3% | |
| Equity | £85,303,000 | £36,133,000 | £6,403,000 | -82.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 3.4% | 25.1% | 20.1% | |
| Net margin | -16.7% | -6.3% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.5% | 5.2% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.7% | 95.6% | 99.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 1.28x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 0.16x | 1.01x | 0.72x |
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
- VANTAGE DATA CENTERS UK LIMITED 2021-01-07 → present
- NEXT GENERATION DATA LTD 2007-03-01 → 2021-01-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for the 12-month period from the date of approval of these financial statements, covering the period to 30 June 2027. This assessment has included a review of the Company's financial position, cash flow forecasts, and the potential impact of various risks and uncertainties, including the current economic environment.”
Significant events
- “The Company formed strategic partnerships with key suppliers to secure long-term supply chain stability.”
- “Investments in operational enhancements were made to improve customer service and support, reflecting the commitment to maintaining high customer satisfaction levels.”
- “Included within cash and cash equivalents is £10,539,000 held in a ring-fenced account, which is restricted under a contractual arrangement with the Welsh Ministers and is not available for general operational use.”
- “At 31 December 2025, there is a unrecognised deferred tax asset of £24,227,302 (2024: £22,751,000) related in full to taxable losses and Corporate Interest Restriction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASLEHURST, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-05-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WATSON, Alasdair James David | Director | 2026-02-12 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Robert Kenneth | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| JENKINS, Justin Marcus | Secretary | 2021-08-01 | 2026-03-09 |
| KINCH, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2020-01-31 | 2021-08-01 |
| CHOKSI, Sureel Aroon | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2021-05-01 |
| CULBARD, Darren Stewart, Mr. | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2025-06-30 |
| EDWARDS, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2011-10-24 | 2020-01-31 |
| HANCOCK, Ian | Director | 2021-12-30 | 2025-09-23 |
| JENKINS, Justin Marcus | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2025-12-16 |
| KINCH, Stephen Paul | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2021-08-01 |
| METWALLI, Sharif Ali, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-08 |
| OREBI GANN, Simon James, Dr | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2016-06-27 |
| RAZEY, Nicholas James | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2020-07-27 |
| RENNER, David Charles | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-08 |
| STRAUVEN, Christophe Jacques, Mr. | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2021-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Simon | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2020-07-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Bobby Lee | Director | 2025-09-23 | 2026-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digitalbridge Group, Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2026-03-13 | Active |
| Next Generation Data Infrastructure 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-06-27 | Ceased 2026-03-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.