CIENA GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LTD.
The company operates as a UK distribution subsidiary for Ciena, a global telecommunications networking equipment and software services provider.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£16M
USD 21,038,005
+5.9% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.6M
USD 2,151,119
+145.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-11-02
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-28 | 2024-11-02 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £934,279,986 | £695,017,592 | -25.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,347,090 | £3,447,271 | +3% | |
| Profit before tax | £658,920 | £1,617,018 | +145.4% | |
| Net profit | -£251,434 | £874,376 | +447.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £14,940,106 | £15,814,482 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £14,940,106 | £15,814,482 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.752 per USD (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 | 2023-10-28 | 2024-11-02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 0.99x | 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. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BKL Audit 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CIENA GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LTD. · parent
- Ciena Switzerland GMBH 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since 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 · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LICHTER, Erik Jordan | Secretary | 2024-08-27 | — | — |
| LICHTER, Erik Jordan | Director | 2024-08-27 | Apr 1972 | American |
| LIU, Jiong | Director | 2024-08-27 | Sep 1968 | American |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROTHENSTEIN, David Marc | Secretary | 2021-01-18 | 2024-08-27 |
| MOYLAN, JR., James | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2024-08-27 |
| ROTHENSTEIN, David Marc | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2024-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciena Global Holding, Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 23 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-02-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.