TRUESPEED COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Operating as a subsidiary of Truespeed Holdings Limited, this Bath-based telecommunications company provides full-fibre broadband networks and internet services to residential and business customers in the South West of England.
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Cash
£1.1m
-50.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£136m
-23.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
130
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£28m
-10.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 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.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,662,886 | £5,423,632 | £6,625,819 | £9,272,444 | £11,615,420 | +25.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,072,839 | -£6,226,739 | -£12,876,776 | -£10,409,272 | -£10,342,841 | +0.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,894,788 | -£12,948,081 | -£25,749,419 | -£25,039,256 | -£27,562,984 | -10.1% | |
| Net profit | -£11,894,788 | -£12,948,081 | -£25,749,419 | -£25,039,256 | -£27,562,984 | -10.1% | |
| Cash | £271,821 | £1,671,782 | £1,717,714 | £2,119,684 | £1,056,694 | -50.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,355,188 | £33,103,385 | £70,410,717 | £56,430,412 | £79,017,717 | +40% | |
| Net assets | -£28,639,316 | -£41,587,397 | -£84,899,689 | -£109,938,945 | -£135,824,403 | -23.5% | |
| Equity | -£28,639,316 | -£41,587,397 | -£84,899,689 | — | -£135,824,403 | — | |
| Average employees | 123 | 138 | 220 | 132 | 130 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £4,794,664 | £4,053,179 | £5,761,750 | £4,781,737 | £7,908,760 | +65.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £557,485 | £605,213 | £671,712 | £717,040 | £2,038,998 | +184.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -193.1% | -114.8% | -194.3% | -112.3% | -89.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -25.9% | -18.8% | -18.3% | -18.4% | -13.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 198.8% | 227.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.19x | 0.21x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | -1.47x | -0.93x | -1.00x | -0.71x | -0.60x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- TRUESPEED COMMUNICATIONS LTD 2015-01-13 → present
- WANSDYKE NETWORKING LTD 2014-08-28 → 2015-01-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared a detailed business plan and rolling cash flow forecasts. The company (as part of the new Freedom Truespeed Group) has the support of its new investor, Infrabridge, which has committed to fund the company through to cash breakeven. On this basis the directors have concluded that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future and hence it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During 2025, the company combined with County Broadband Limited, bringing both entities under common ownership.”
- “In the current year, as part of the group reorganisation, the shareholder loans, the borrowing from Aviva Investor Infrastructure No. 6 Limited and accrued interest payable were transferred to Truespeed Communications Group Limited creating an intercompany creditor.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, the group to which the company belongs combined with Freedom Fibre Limited, a further full-fibre broadband provider, to create the Freedom Truespeed Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULCAHY, Patrick John | Secretary | 2016-04-25 | — | — |
| MISSIER, Nelson Jonatius Simon Santosh | Director | 2026-04-30 | Jan 1979 | Swedish |
| OSBORNE, Clarke Anthony | Director | 2014-12-04 | Jul 1952 | British |
| VAUTIER, Nathan Alan | Director | 2026-04-30 | Feb 1976 | British |
| WOODS, Darren John | Director | 2026-04-30 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Ian Graham | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2019-11-22 |
| BRUEGGER, Edmund Peter | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2026-03-25 |
| BURRIDGE, Paul | Director | 2020-09-07 | 2026-03-25 |
| HARRINGTON, Lisa Catherine | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2026-03-25 |
| HORNAK, Francis Benedict | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2022-03-30 |
| JONES, Andrew Peter Mitchell | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2026-03-25 |
| KARTHAUSER, Josef Lawrence Paul, Doctor | Director | 2014-08-28 | 2022-03-30 |
| LOWTHER, James | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2025-12-31 |
| MCCABE, Matthew David | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2015-05-29 |
| MCLACHLAN, Sean Kent | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2023-02-28 |
| MISSIER, Nelson Jonatius Simon Santhosh | Director | 2026-01-19 | 2026-03-25 |
| MULCAHY, Patrick John | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2022-03-30 |
| PLACE, James Callow | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2017-04-30 |
| SHERVELL, Ian | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2026-04-30 |
| TORROAIS ALBUQUERQUE LEAL, Margarida | Director | 2023-02-28 | 2025-09-11 |
| WIENBURG, Evan Frank | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2021-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Hold Co 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2026-04-30 | Active |
| Truespeed Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-04 | Ceased 2026-04-30 |
| Mr Francis Benedict Hornak | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-21 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.