VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-01 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-18
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£417M
-0.4% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£18M
-42.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED 2010-02-11 → present
- IMMINUS LIMITED 1994-02-28 → 2010-02-11
- MIDLAND NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED 1989-01-01 → 1994-02-28
- TRAVINET LIMITED 1984-03-07 → 1989-01-01
- PLANEPEAK LIMITED 1984-01-24 → 1984-03-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £395,931,000 | £362,405,000 | |
| Operating profit | £22,784,000 | £8,603,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,080,000 | £17,766,000 | |
| Net profit | £25,891,000 | -£1,790,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £422,668,000 | £444,478,000 | |
| Net assets | £418,315,000 | £416,525,000 | |
| Equity | £418,315,000 | £416,525,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.4% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.8% | 13.2% | |
| Current ratio | 8.28x | 8.67x | |
| Interest cover | 14.76x | 5.04x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons:”
Significant events
- “In January 2025, the company sold its minority stake in Travel Technology Initiative Limited for a consideration of £840.”
- “In May 2025, Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group announced the creation of a new B2B company, combining their complementary direct B2B operations to a create a major new force in the UK business communications and IT sector (the Transaction). The Transaction completed in August 2025, with the creation of O2 Daisy Limited, as the parent company of the group including the Company (O2 Daisy Group).”
- “On 28 July 2025 Virgin Media Business Limited declared a dividend to Virgin Media Operations Limited of £212,205,281.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMED O2 SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-11-01 | — | — |
| BERTRAM, Joanna | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| MILTON, Paul Stephen | Director | 2025-08-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| SMITH, Nigel Paul | Director | 2025-08-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKETT, David Alston | Secretary | 1994-03-10 | 1994-08-08 |
| BURNS, Clive | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2006-07-17 |
| GREENHALGH, John Phillip | Secretary | 1994-08-08 | 1997-03-12 |
| JAMES, Gillian Elizabeth | Secretary | 2010-04-30 | 2021-11-01 |
| LAVER, John Michael | Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 2000-08-01 |
| RUSSELL, Mark David | Secretary | — | 1994-03-09 |
| VIRGIN MEDIA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-07-17 | 2010-04-30 |
| BOYLE, Julia Louise | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| BURDICK, Charles James | Director | 1998-09-03 | 2004-02-18 |
| BUTTERY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2017-03-01 |
| CASTELL, William Thomas | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2020-03-09 |
| COBIAN, Patricia | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2025-07-24 |
| COOK, Stephen Sands | Director | 2000-08-18 | 2006-03-03 |
| DUNN, Robert Dominic | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2019-09-09 |
| GALE, Robert Charles | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2013-11-29 |
| GALTEAU, Philippe Xavier | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1998-09-03 |
| GRAY, Ian | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1998-09-03 |
| GREENHALGH, John Phillip | Director | 1994-08-08 | 1998-05-08 |
| HARDMAN, Mark David | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| HERBERT, Graham Peter | Director | — | 1998-03-01 |
| HIFZI, Mine Ozkan | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2021-11-01 |
| HULL, Victoria Mary, Sol | Director | 1998-09-03 | 2000-08-18 |
| ILLSLEY, Anthony Kim | Director | 1998-11-23 | 2000-04-19 |
| JONES, Anthony John | Director | — | 1998-03-01 |
| KELLY, Peter John Anthony | Director | 2019-01-28 | 2021-08-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Mario | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2011-09-16 |
| MCNEIL, Roderick Gregor | Director | 2020-03-09 | 2021-10-01 |
| MEDINA MALO, Enrique | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2025-08-01 |
| MILLER, David John | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1998-09-03 |
| MILNER, Luke | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| MOCKRIDGE, Thomas | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2019-06-11 |
| MURRAY, Andrea Clare | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2019-08-05 |
| PASCU, Severina-Pompilia | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2020-11-16 |
| SCHULER, Lutz Markus | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2025-08-01 |
| SEXTON, Ian Tony | Director | 1998-08-03 | 1998-12-31 |
| SMART, Harald Ernest | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1998-06-30 |
| SMITH, Neil Reynolds | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2006-09-12 |
| STENHAM, Anthony William Paul | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2006-09-12 |
| STEWART, Colin Francis | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| STRONG, Dana Mcdonald | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2015-01-31 |
| TILLBROOK, Joanne Christine | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2012-12-31 |
| TILLBROOK, Joanne Christine | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2011-09-16 |
| VAN VALKENBURG, David Raynor | Director | 1998-09-03 | 1999-03-16 |
| WILKINSON, Linda Gay | Director | — | 1998-03-01 |
| WITHERS, Caroline Bernadette Elizabeth | Director | 2020-04-23 | 2021-10-01 |
| WITHERS, Caroline Bernadette Elizabeth | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2014-03-31 |
| VIRGIN MEDIA DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-09-12 | 2010-04-30 |
| VIRGIN MEDIA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-09-12 | 2010-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O2 Business Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| O2 Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-28 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
| Virgin Media Operations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-30 | Ceased 2025-07-28 |
| Filegale Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 367 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-04 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.5%
£395,931,000 £362,405,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-0.4%
£418,315,000 £416,525,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-62.2%
£22,784,000 £8,603,000
-
Profit before tax
-42.8%
£31,080,000 £17,766,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers