RIDOWN CAPITAL LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
+0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£4.4m
+11.3% vs 2024
Employees
91
-5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£555k
-60.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £40,647,348 | £57,392,591 | £65,233,379 | +13.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £113,772 | £1,444,442 | £585,986 | -59.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £105,149 | £1,398,962 | £555,174 | -60.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £83,554 | £1,377,272 | £556,568 | -59.6% | |
| Cash | £115,966 | £5,287 | £5,167 | £2,754,423 | £3,707,227 | £3,725,761 | +0.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £113,113 | £2,908,180 | £2,907,340 | -£1,081,237 | £3,345,736 | -£246,388 | -107.4% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£6,546,142 | -£4,907,928 | -£4,351,261 | +11.3% | |
| Equity | £113,113 | £2,908,180 | £2,907,340 | -£6,546,142 | -£4,907,928 | -£4,351,261 | +11.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 96 | 91 | -5.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,333,659 | £3,729,688 | £3,375,657 | -9.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £91,357 | £74,006 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £1,321 | £991 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.3% | 2.5% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.2% | 2.4% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 43.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 159.5% | 128.5% | 127.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.62x | 0.91x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 13.19x | 30.90x | 18.92x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- RIDOWN CAPITAL LIMITED 2022-09-30 → present
- BIOS GROUP LIMITED 2019-04-04 → 2022-09-30
- BRG FOUR LIMITED 2015-05-26 → 2019-04-04
- BUSINESS PHONES DIRECT LIMITED 2008-03-03 → 2015-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- JWR Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- RIDOWN CAPITAL LIMITED · parent
- CyberSentry Limited 100%
- Id Protect Limited 100%
- Hosted Business Limitred 100%
- MyScore Limited 100%
- Onestream Limited 100%
- Phones4u.com Mobile Limited 100%
- Webuyanyphone Limited 100%
- Ridown Property Limited 100%
- Evolve Club Limited 100%
- Payoo Technology Limited 66.67%
- Southern Air Charter Limited 50%
- Onehive Limited 50%
Significant events
- “On 30 June 2026, the group completed the disposal of its entire interest in Hosted Business Limited a wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in web hosting, to Onecom Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Aaron Maurice | Director | 2009-09-15 | Oct 1982 | British |
| RIDGE, Darren Michael | Director | 2009-09-11 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKETT, Kyle Alexander | Secretary | 2008-03-03 | 2008-08-20 |
| Brighton Secretary Limited | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-03 | 2008-03-05 |
| BIRKETT, Gareth Edward | Director | 2008-03-03 | 2008-08-20 |
| BOYLE, Kevin | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2008-12-12 |
| VASS, James | Director | 2008-08-20 | 2010-03-29 |
| Brighton Director Limited | Corporate Director | 2008-03-03 | 2008-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Michael Ridge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-13 | Active |
| Mr Aaron Maurice Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-13 | Active |
| Brownridge Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-29 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.