LIKEWIZE SERVICES UK LIMITED
Get an alert when LIKEWIZE SERVICES UK LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£949k
-30.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£36m
+83.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
338
-5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3.6m
+63.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications 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 | £238,508,000 | £187,619,000 | £180,402,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,084,000 | -£1,676,000 | -£1,869,000 | -11.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,738,000 | -£9,831,000 | -£3,589,000 | +63.5% | |
| Net profit | -£3,911,000 | -£1,547,000 | £153,000 | +109.9% | |
| Cash | £316,000 | £1,364,000 | £949,000 | -30.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,826,000 | £21,099,000 | £36,837,000 | +74.6% | |
| Net assets | £20,961,000 | £19,414,000 | £35,567,000 | +83.2% | |
| Equity | £20,961,000 | £19,414,000 | £35,567,000 | +83.2% | |
| Average employees | 328 | 357 | 338 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £9,625,000 | £12,287,000 | £11,730,000 | -4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -0.5% | -0.9% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | -0.8% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.7% | -7.9% | -5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.1% | 77.4% | 62.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.80x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | -0.30x | -0.45x | -1.09x |
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
- LIKEWIZE SERVICES UK LIMITED 2021-08-20 → present
- BRIGHTSTAR 20:20 UK LIMITED 2013-11-27 → 2021-08-20
- 20:20 MOBILE 1 LIMITED 2013-02-13 → 2013-11-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have also obtained a letter of support from its parent Likewize Corp, stating that it will provide any necessary funding to ensure that the Company has adequate funding to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due for a period of 12 months”
Significant events
- “During the year, a share issue of £16,000k was completed and a corresponding reduction of share capital/share premium of £16,000k was approved, resulting in no net movement in the share premium balance at the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISCOE, Gordon Frederick | Director | 2025-08-15 | Jun 1968 | American |
| MORRIS, Andrew James | Director | 2023-09-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| PARKINSON, Daniel Edward | Director | 2023-06-30 | Feb 1983 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIJS, Stijn | Secretary | 2016-05-23 | 2017-10-20 |
| REKTORLI, Bjorn | Secretary | 2014-02-07 | 2016-05-23 |
| ADAMS, Peter Martin | Director | 2020-07-24 | 2023-06-30 |
| BROWNING, James Scott | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2014-02-07 |
| FUMAGALI, Oscar J | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-10-20 |
| HANCOCK, Andrew David | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2020-08-12 |
| MARSDEN, Noel Gerald | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2019-04-08 |
| NEGRO, Jack Alois | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2025-08-15 |
| NIJS, Stijn Piet | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2020-07-24 |
| O'KEEFFE, Gerard Patrick | Director | 2020-08-12 | 2023-09-01 |
| OLDERSMA, Meinie, Mr. | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2014-02-07 |
| RUSSELL, Stephen David | Director | 2020-07-24 | 2021-08-20 |
| SINGER, Michael David Eugene | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2020-07-24 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2014-02-07 |
| WHITE, Andrew Mark | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2013-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wdc Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-05-03 | Ceased 2023-05-03 |
| Likewize Emea Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-04 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-30 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-31 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-05-31 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.