FIBRESPEED LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-1.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£711K
+288.5% vs 2023
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£749K
-30.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
A material uncertainty related to the going concern assumption exist within these financial statements. The management assessed different scenarios for the future development of the Company which demonstrated that going concern concept is applicable for the financial statements as of 31 December 2024 and the Company has enough liquidity to meet its obligations as and when due.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,090,000 | £2,823,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,086,000 | £751,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,081,000 | £749,000 | |
| Net profit | £808,000 | £528,000 | |
| Cash | £8,365,000 | £8,235,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,666,000 | £7,577,000 | |
| Net assets | £183,000 | £711,000 | |
| Equity | £183,000 | £711,000 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | £203,000 | £222,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.6%
£3,090,000 £2,823,000
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Cash
-1.6%
£8,365,000 £8,235,000
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Net assets
+288.5%
£183,000 £711,000
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Employees
0%
2 2
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Operating profit
-30.8%
£1,086,000 £751,000
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Profit before tax
-30.7%
£1,081,000 £749,000
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Wages
+9.4%
£203,000 £222,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 35.1% | 26.6% | |
| Net margin | 26.1% | 18.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.2% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 2.77x | |
| Interest cover | 217.20x | 375.50x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“A material uncertainty related to the going concern assumption exist within these financial statements. The management assessed different scenarios for the future development of the Company which demonstrated that going concern concept is applicable for the financial statements as of 31 December 2024 and the Company has enough liquidity to meet its obligations as and when due.”
Significant events
- “The original agreement with the Welsh Government expired in March-25. The network is still being operated by Fibrespeed, with an extension agreed until March-26, with the possibility of a further extension to September-26.”
- “The Welsh Government is currently looking to either sell the network or look for other potential network operators to replace Fibrespeed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEEGAN, Colman Martin | Director | 2024-11-18 | Jun 1973 | Irish |
| SMITH, Jennifer Lyn, Mrs. | Director | 2024-11-18 | Nov 1982 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAGGARD, Sheree | Secretary | 2008-02-06 | 2011-07-21 |
| NICHOLS, Jason Blake | Secretary | 2011-07-21 | 2014-05-15 |
| SHIH, Edith | Secretary | 2007-08-10 | 2008-02-06 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-08-10 | 2007-08-10 |
| AAGAARD, Jesper Parlov | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2023-09-15 |
| AINGER, Michael Clement | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2014-05-15 |
| BAYLEY, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2014-04-15 |
| BEER, Scott Edward | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2015-11-03 |
| CARUSO, Daniel Philip | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2017-12-18 |
| CASSITY, Wendy Jean | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| CASTLEDINE, David | Director | 2008-02-06 | 2009-12-10 |
| DESGARENNES, Ken | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2017-12-18 |
| FENWICK, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2014-05-15 |
| HOWE, Adrian Trevor | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2014-05-15 |
| JAGGARD, Sheree | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2014-04-16 |
| LEBOYER, Yannick Andre Patrice Gael, Mr. | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2024-11-18 |
| LEHMANN, Hans Andreas | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2020-01-31 |
| MERKEL, Robert Louis | Director | 2018-08-24 | 2024-11-18 |
| MOONEY, Michael John | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2024-11-18 |
| PLUMPTON, Gary | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2011-01-21 |
| SALBAING, Christian Nicolas Roger | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2008-02-06 |
| SHIH, Edith | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2008-02-06 |
| SIXT, Frank John | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2008-02-06 |
| SMEDLEY, Christopher | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2014-05-15 |
| WATTS, Jonathan | Director | 2008-02-06 | 2011-07-21 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-08-10 | 2007-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zayo Group Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-28 | Active |
| Geo Networks Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.