FIRSTCOM EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
+153.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£16M
+27.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
90
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.4M
+87% highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,188,418 | £11,952,746 | £13,638,061 | £16,481,610 | £17,873,402 | £18,266,428 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,516,384 | £2,483,316 | £1,672,948 | £603,876 | £2,349,615 | -£2,037,362 | -186.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,921,447 | £2,458,223 | £1,586,182 | £609,761 | £1,806,613 | £3,378,691 | +87% | |
| Net profit | £1,833,715 | £2,328,585 | £1,564,046 | £269,046 | £1,788,170 | £3,365,785 | +88.2% | |
| Cash | £1,200,492 | £709,303 | £483,079 | £272,133 | £679,096 | £1,724,275 | +153.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,217,945 | £8,579,819 | £10,247,222 | £10,450,125 | £12,239,846 | £15,648,925 | +27.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,217,945 | £8,546,530 | £10,110,576 | £10,379,622 | £12,167,792 | £15,533,577 | +27.7% | |
| Equity | £6,217,945 | £8,546,530 | £10,110,576 | £10,379,622 | £12,167,792 | £15,533,577 | +27.7% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,526,155 | £1,927,586 | £2,303,343 | £3,127,892 | £3,534,323 | £3,740,430 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £227,250 | £6,500 | £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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 20.8% | 12.3% | 3.7% | 13.1% | -11.2% | |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 19.5% | 11.5% | 1.6% | 10.0% | 18.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 28.9% | 16.3% | 5.8% | 19.2% | -13.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.53x | 0.32x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 9.67x | 98.96x | 19.28x | 1.14x | 4.33x | -2.37x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FIRSTCOM EUROPE LIMITED 2021-01-20 → present
- TELESIS LIMITED 2009-09-21 → 2021-01-20
- BRITANNIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2009-03-06 → 2009-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in business for the foreseeable future. The ultimate parent company, Firstcom Europe Group Holdings Limited ('the Group') has agreed in writing to provide financial support, if required. Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have sufficient cashflows and resources available to continue operating for at least 12 months.”
Group structure
- FIRSTCOM EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Firstcom Europe CLQ Limited (formerly Calteq Limited) 100%
Significant events
- “On 22nd April 2025 the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the customer base of approximately 130 customers in the UK for £0.54m.”
- “On 2nd April 2026, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the customer base of approximately 300 customers for £1.97m, which included initial consideration payable on the acquisition date of £1.57m and deferred consideration of £0.40m payable 12 months from the acquisition date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLEAKLEY, Erica | Secretary | 2018-10-25 | — | — |
| BLEAKLEY, Carl Christian | Director | 2009-08-06 | Jan 1974 | British |
| WILD, Anthony | Director | 2021-02-24 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANGAN, Kerry Anne | Secretary | 2009-10-31 | 2010-11-16 |
| CRISP, Adam Alexander | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2021-02-24 |
| KING, Daniel John | Director | 2014-06-15 | 2021-02-24 |
| MANGAN, Kerry Anne | Director | 2009-10-31 | 2010-11-16 |
| SHAW, Erica | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2009-10-31 |
| ST BARBE, Benjamin | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2018-12-21 |
| VANDROMME, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2020-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firstcom Europe Group Midco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-01-26 | Active |
| Mr Christian Carl Bleakley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2018-01-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.