METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD 2011-08-26 → present
2. DATA CONNECTION LIMITED 1981-08-10 → 2011-08-26

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Alianza has provided a letter of support confirming that as the ultimate parent company it will continue to support Metaswitch Networks Limited for meeting its liabilities as and when they fall due for the foreseeable future as defined above.”

Group structure

1. METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD · parent
   1. Metaswitch Networks S.A.R.L. 100% · France · Sales and marketing support to the parent company
   2. Metaswitch Networks Pty Ltd 100% · Australia · Sales and marketing support to the parent company
   3. Metaswitch (Thailand) Ltd 100% · Thailand · Sales and marketing support to the parent company
   4. Metaswitch Networks Ltd Mexico 100% · Mexico · Sales and marketing support to the parent company
   5. Metaswitch Networks Inc 100% · Canada · Sales and marketing support to the parent company
   6. Open Cloud Spain SL 100% · Spain · Software development and information technology services
   7. Open Cloud Inc 100% · USA · Dormant
   8. Open Cloud Japan Limited 100% · Japan · Dormant
   9. Metaswitch Networks Indonesia 100% · Indonesia · Software development and information technology services
   10. Metaswitch Networks Malaysia Sdn. Bhd 100% · Malaysia · Administrative and support to the parent company
   11. Metaswitch Networks Taiwan Co. Ltd 100% · Taiwan · Dormant

Significant events

• “Post year end, in March 2025, Metaswitch Networks Limited and its subsidiary companies were acquired by Alianza, LLC ('Alianza'), a company incorporated in the United States of America. Alianza became the ultimate parent company of Metaswitch from this date onwards.”
• “On 9 December 2024 Microsoft Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to sell 100% equity shares of Metaswitch Networks Limited and its subsidiaries to Alianza, LLC, a leading cloud communications platform for service providers, incorporated and registered in Delaware, USA. The acquisition by Alianza is bringing together a deep portfolio of services and expertise with proven cloud technology which will benefit the combined telecommunications operators' customer base. This sale was completed in March 2025.”
• “In March 2025, following the sale of the Company (see note 19) the ultimate controlling party became Alianza Inc, at the registered address: 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. This change has not impacted these financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -14.5%

  £216,995,000 → £185,488,000

• Cash

  +4.5%

  £11,785,000 → £12,313,000

• Net assets

  +42.7%

  £15,995,000 → £22,819,000

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Operating profit

  -52.8%

  £13,737,000 → £6,487,000

• Profit before tax

  -40.2%

  £15,223,000 → £9,108,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers