4COM NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-24 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£196K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14M
Equity attributable
Employees
164
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,366,000 | £45,987,000 | |
| Operating profit | £9,136,000 | £5,057,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,072,000 | £5,022,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,814,000 | £4,422,000 | |
| Cash | £46,000 | £196,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,437,000 | £14,674,000 | |
| Net assets | £10,073,000 | £14,495,000 | |
| Equity | £10,073,000 | £14,495,000 | |
| Average employees | 182 | 164 | |
| Wages | £7,200,000 | £6,098,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £904,000 | £217,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-06-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.2% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | 13.9% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 87.5% | 34.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.7% | 72.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 142.75x | 144.49x |
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
- 4COM NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED 2009-10-08 → present
- SUNNY NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED 2008-01-15 → 2009-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered a number of factors in determining whether the going concern basis remains appropriate. The Company is generating profit and in a net asset position. Directors received confirmation from VMED O2 UK Holdings Limited of sufficient financial support to meet liabilities for the next 12 months. As such, directors continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On the 23 September 2024, Daisy Midco Limited acquired the 4Com Group.”
- “The Company changed its accounting reference date from 30 June to 31 March to align its financial year with that of its ultimate parent company, Jet Holdco Limited (formerly Daisy Topco Limited).”
- “Subsequent to the period end on 1 August 2025, VMED O2 UK Limited became the ultimate parent company.”
- “Subsequent to the period end in May 2025, VMED O2 and Daisy Group announced the creation of a company, combining their complementary direct B2B operations. The transaction completed on 1 August 2025 with creation of O2 Daisy Limited, the parent of the group (O2 Daisy).”
- “On 1 August 2025, 4Com Group Limited, its immediate parent entity, repaid its debt facilities in full which were secured through fixed and floating charges over the assets of the Company along with a number of other companies within the Daisy Group.”
- “On 30 September 2025, the Company became a guarantor to intercompany loans totalling £1,351 million which are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the Company and certain fellow group undertakings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMED O2 SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-08-01 | — | — |
| SCUTT, Gary | Director | 2012-02-13 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTLEDGE, Lynda Terry | Secretary | 2009-10-05 | 2023-07-06 |
| TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-01-15 | 2009-10-05 |
| BECKETT, Kevin John | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2024-09-23 |
| BRADDON, Russell Kingdon | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2024-09-23 |
| BRYARS, Hannah | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2024-09-23 |
| CARTLEDGE, Dean | Director | 2022-01-05 | 2025-12-18 |
| ELFALLAH, Karen Lilian | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2013-07-04 |
| FORTESCUE, Mitchell | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2023-03-01 |
| HOPPER, Louisa | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2017-08-24 |
| HUTT, Daron Grenville | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2024-09-23 |
| JONES, Gareth | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2024-09-23 |
| LISTER, Simon | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2024-09-23 |
| NEWTON, James Arthur | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2017-08-08 |
| WHITTAKER, Andrew John | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2025-05-23 |
| YARWOOD, Simon | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2015-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4com Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-17 | Active |
| Mr Daron Grenville Hutt | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-22 |
| 4com Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-10-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-10-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.