COLT DATA CENTRE SERVICES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£69m
-6.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£199m
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
188
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.1m
+652.7% first positive since 2024
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 | £66,422,000 | £118,078,000 | £122,265,000 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £9,587,000 | £7,529,000 | £6,491,000 | -13.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,587,000 | -£931,000 | £5,146,000 | +652.7% | |
| Net profit | £5,474,000 | £1,648,000 | £11,344,000 | +588.3% | |
| Cash | £2,659,000 | £74,400,000 | £69,355,000 | -6.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £222,451,000 | £220,936,000 | £206,290,000 | -6.6% | |
| Net assets | £205,183,000 | £206,831,000 | £198,921,000 | -3.8% | |
| Equity | £205,183,000 | £206,831,000 | £198,921,000 | -3.8% | |
| Average employees | 161 | 170 | 188 | +10.6% | |
| Wages | £21,654,000 | £30,055,000 | £25,883,000 | -13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,759,000 | £3,019,000 | £4,621,000 | +53.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,641,000 | £1,914,000 | £2,682,000 | +40.1% |
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 | 14.4% | 6.4% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 1.4% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.8% | 42.9% | 40.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.14x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.86x | 2.67x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis due to the base case and downside forecasts showing positive cashflows over a period of 13 months from the date the financial statements are approved. The Directors have also considered the principal risks and future strategy of the business”
Group structure
- COLT DATA CENTRE SERVICES UK LIMITED · parent
- Colt DCS India LLP 50%
- Colt Data Centre Services Japan G.K. 100%
Significant events
- “The Colt Group suffered a Cyber incident in August 2025, which impacted all business support systems, further requiring manual processes to be implemented for critical activities. The Colt DCS data centres were not affected by the incident.”
- “Colt DCS is now delivering on a major transformation programme to separate its systems and services from the rest of the Colt Group, enabling Colt DCS to focus on its own processes to support growth ambitions, security requirements, and a standalone business operating model.”
- “The Company is considering an option to sell the two data centres owned by the Company to new legal entities to be set up in the Colt Group to simplify the corporate structure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGUIRIANO PEREZ, Marta | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1968 | Spanish |
| CROWTHER, David | Director | 2022-06-06 | Mar 1975 | British |
| TILBROOK, Richard Martin | Director | 2017-05-09 | May 1977 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENIS, Victoria, Ms. | Secretary | 2013-09-24 | 2016-01-26 |
| CHENGAPEN, Esmee Alicen Devi | Secretary | 2016-01-26 | 2019-08-01 |
| CHENGAPEN, Esmee Alicen Devi | Secretary | 2010-07-06 | 2012-01-01 |
| GAUGHAN, Clare | Secretary | 2012-01-16 | 2013-09-24 |
| RAMASAMY, Nadine-Ruth Paula | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | 2023-09-29 |
| BORNSTEIN, David | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, Oliver | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2014-06-12 |
| GEOGHEGAN, Bernard | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GRIFFIN PAIN, Caroline Emma | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2022-03-31 |
| HARRISON, Martin Christopher James | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2012-07-31 |
| JAFFER, Akber | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2013-05-15 |
| JARVIS, Clive | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2010-07-31 |
| KEARNS, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2022-05-31 |
| OOSTHOEK, Adriaan, Mr. | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2014-04-07 |
| SANFRIDSSON, Lord Niclas Jerry | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2026-04-30 |
| SPANG, Detlef | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2019-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-12-10 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-03 | 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
- 1
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.