COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Backed by Fidelity Investments, the entity serves as the holding company for Colt Technology Services, a multinational provider of telecommunications and IT managed services.
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Cash
£539m
EUR 629,300,000
+46.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.4bn
EUR 2,844,300,000
-19.9% vs 2024
Employees
6,420
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£533m
EUR -622,400,000
-115.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED's latest filing
Colt Group's latest numbers show a £592m operating loss, driven by a massive asset write-down and a Q3 cyber attack. Here is what the accounts reveal. 👇
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 | £1,663,500,000 | £1,877,012,676 | £1,796,248,715 | -4.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£70,000,000 | -£599,862,967 | -£526,121,960 | +12.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£54,200,000 | -£247,858,856 | -£533,059,267 | -115.1% | |
| Net profit | — | -£297,619,048 | -£515,758,822 | -73.3% | |
| Cash | £134,800,000 | £368,619,390 | £538,968,825 | +46.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,728,300,000 | £4,146,282,974 | £3,681,226,447 | -11.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,728,300,000 | £3,040,767,386 | £2,436,022,610 | -19.9% | |
| Equity | £1,728,300,000 | £3,040,767,386 | £2,436,022,610 | -19.9% | |
| Average employees | 5,626 | 6,658 | 6,420 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £385,400,000 | £425,059,952 | £405,875,300 | -4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,000,000 | £2,826,310 | £2,826,310 | 0% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.856 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | -4.2% | -32.0% | -29.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -15.9% | -28.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.1% | -14.5% | -14.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.5% | 38.2% | 46.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 1.31x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | -1.04x | -8.02x | -9.54x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2018-10-01 → present
- COLT INTERIM HOLDINGS LIMITED 2018-08-22 → 2018-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Colt Technology Services Limited
- Colt Technology Services Australia Pty Ltd
- Colt Technology Services GmbH
- Colt Technology Services SRL
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFIN PAIN, Caroline Emma | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | — | — |
| AVERY, John Dalton | Director | 2024-01-01 | Aug 1964 | American |
| COHEN, Timothy Michael | Director | 2025-02-28 | Aug 1969 | American |
| GILDER, Keri Renee | Director | 2020-07-01 | Apr 1974 | American |
| JOHNSON, Abigail | Director | 2018-11-30 | Dec 1961 | American |
| NEFF, Stephen | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1952 | American |
| STREETER, Suzanne Kristina | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1974 | American |
| UHRIG, Jennifer Stonestreet | Director | 2018-11-30 | Mar 1961 | American |
| WILENS, Michael Engber | Director | 2018-11-30 | Aug 1953 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHENGAPEN, Esmee Alicen Devi | Secretary | 2018-09-11 | 2018-11-30 |
| CARR, Gary Stephen | Director | 2018-08-22 | 2018-11-30 |
| DE VAUCLEROY, Jacques | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2023-07-31 |
| EALES, Hugo Martin | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-07-30 |
| GALTIERI, Alessandro | Director | 2018-08-22 | 2018-11-30 |
| GRIVNER, Carl James | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2020-06-30 |
| HASLAM, Simon Mark | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-06-30 |
| JILLA, Cyrus David | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-03-31 |
| LAGARCE, Jeffrey Paul, Mr. | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| MACDONALD, Bradley Lane | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2022-12-23 |
| SPEIRS, Grant Robert Fairlie | Director | 2019-06-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| TILBROOK, Richard Martin | Director | 2018-08-22 | 2018-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-07-31 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-31 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.