GIGACLEAR LIMITED
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Cash
£27M
-38.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£264M
-168% vs 2024
Employees
654
-16% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£166M
+23.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
With that in mind, sensitivity analysis has been performed on ARPU change by 10%. The results demonstrate it would fall below the £10,000,000 minimum liquidity threshold required during the going concern period. This risk could be mitigated via liaising with the lenders (who are also the shareholders) to further drawdown the £20,000,000 of uncommitted funding potentially available under the SSFA or to agree a covenant relief or deferral event or even further funding, and as such management recognises this creates an inherent material uncertainty.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,183,000 | £64,856,000 | +37.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£181,369,000 | -£69,258,000 | +61.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£217,793,000 | -£165,742,000 | +23.9% | |
| Net profit | -£217,793,000 | -£165,742,000 | +23.9% | |
| Cash | £43,995,000 | £26,992,000 | -38.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £812,473,000 | £709,366,000 | -12.7% | |
| Net assets | -£98,633,000 | -£264,375,000 | -168% | |
| Equity | -£98,633,000 | -£264,375,000 | -168% | |
| Average employees | 779 | 654 | -16% | |
| Wages | £35,598,000 | £30,477,000 | -14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,670,000 | £1,621,000 | -2.9% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -106.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -22.3% | -9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 111.3% | 133.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.03x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | -2.95x | -0.71x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GIGACLEAR LIMITED 2019-02-20 → present
- GIGACLEAR PLC 2014-09-09 → 2019-02-20
- GIGACLEAR LIMITED 2010-12-22 → 2014-09-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“With that in mind, sensitivity analysis has been performed on ARPU change by 10%. The results demonstrate it would fall below the £10,000,000 minimum liquidity threshold required during the going concern period. This risk could be mitigated via liaising with the lenders (who are also the shareholders) to further drawdown the £20,000,000 of uncommitted funding potentially available under the SSFA or to agree a covenant relief or deferral event or even further funding, and as such management recognises this creates an inherent material uncertainty.”
Significant events
- “On 8 April 2026, following the completion of the recapitalisation process, the Company's shares were transferred to Buzz Holdco Limited, which is owned by a consortium of experienced institutional investors, including the National Wealth Fund, ABN AMRO and NatWest.”
- “In addition, the existing c.£963m million senior debt facility is being amended and restated to reflect a revised principal amount of £575 million, and to reflect the new holding structure. Also, The £80 million facility that was originally entered into in December 2025 with Gigaclear Limited's existing lenders remains effective.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOMS, Catherine | Director | 2025-07-31 | Aug 1976 | British |
| EALES, Hugo Martin | Director | 2024-11-06 | Feb 1967 | British |
| LISTON, Stephanie Way | Director | 2025-07-31 | Mar 1958 | British |
| LITTLEJOHNS, Andrew Douglas | Director | 2025-09-15 | May 1974 | British |
| RUNDLE, Nathan David | Director | 2024-02-14 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2019-04-03 |
| ARMANINI, Michele | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2020-09-21 |
| BANKS, Simon Mark | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2014-09-08 |
| BULLOCK, Simon Charles | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| FROST, Jonathan | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2014-09-08 |
| GIBSON, Keith James | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2012-01-27 |
| HARE, Matthew William Edward | Director | 2010-12-22 | 2018-06-18 |
| HEPBURN, James William Frankland | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2026-04-08 |
| INNES KER, Katherine Christina Mary, Dr | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| KARLSSON, Christer Karl Ivar | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2013-12-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Andrew | Director | 2019-04-16 | 2026-04-01 |
| MCGREGOR, Charles Stuart | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| MELLISH, James Christopher | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-02-04 |
| MINSHULL, Edward Peter | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| MOONEY, Anthony James | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2026-03-31 |
| NELSON, Stephen Keith James | Director | 2015-05-07 | 2024-12-16 |
| O'FLAHERTY, Peter Bartholomew | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-02-04 |
| PRELZ OLTRAMONTI, Massimo Giovanni | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2017-08-01 |
| SHEPHERD, Brett | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2018-05-04 |
| SMYTH, David Alastair | Director | 2018-01-26 | 2019-02-14 |
| SPENCER, Adam | Director | 2025-02-05 | 2025-02-06 |
| WADE, Ian Michael | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2024-02-28 |
| WAKEFIELD, Ian Edward Gibbon | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2014-09-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth John | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2024-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-08 | Active |
| Gigaclear Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-16 | Ceased 2026-04-08 |
| Gigaclear Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-16 | Ceased 2023-06-16 |
| Infracapital (Gc) Slp Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-06 | Ceased 2023-06-16 |
| Infracapital (Gc) Gp Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-01 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-01 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.