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BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Cash
£290K
-5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-30.5% vs 2024
Employees
50
-10.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
+14.3% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 02182174
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1987-10-22
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,989,865 | £10,011,686 | £7,399,285 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,812,201 | -£1,419,811 | -£1,202,590 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,673,770 | -£1,292,838 | -£1,108,496 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,673,770 | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | £447,961 | £306,617 | £289,891 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,927,482 | £3,671,576 | £2,562,201 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,927,482 | £3,634,644 | £2,526,148 | |
| Equity | £6,648,779 | £6,601,252 | £4,927,482 | £3,634,644 | £2,526,148 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 74 | 56 | 50 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Significant events
- “The Company entered into a lease agreement with Ultima Properties Limited during the previous year, which has a rent free period of 25 months, with first rent instalment due in November 2025.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADO, Keith Anthony | Director | 2024-12-03 | Nov 1977 | American |
| VAN DER WIT, Andrew Roel Jacobus | Director | 2020-01-09 | May 1971 | Dutch |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKSON, Jessica | Secretary | 2007-12-05 | 2017-07-31 |
| DEAN, Deborah Anne | Secretary | 1997-07-14 | 2001-02-14 |
| JOHN, Clive Alan | Secretary | — | 1997-07-14 |
| LUSCOMBE, Timothy Laurence | Secretary | 2001-02-14 | 2002-07-18 |
| MELLORS, Paul | Secretary | 2017-09-05 | 2020-09-01 |
| TOBIN, Brendan Christopher | Secretary | 2002-07-18 | 2007-12-05 |
| WRIGHT, Derek John Parker | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2021-02-10 |
| BAIRD, Anna Maria | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2003-01-31 |
| BALCUNE, Regina | Director | 2020-01-09 | 2022-04-19 |
| BALMFORTH, Edward Michael | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2004-08-13 |
| BOETTICHER, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1998-07-22 |
| COOK, Bernard John | Director | — | 1992-08-14 |
| CROFT, Roger Eric Malcolm | Director | — | 2007-12-03 |
| FERNANDES, Leslie Martin | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2014-11-07 |
| FERNANDES, Leslie | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| FISHER, Brian Richard | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2024-12-03 |
| HANSSEN, Per Ejrup | Director | 1993-07-15 | 1997-01-08 |
| HUDGELL, Patrick Anthony | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-05-31 |
| JOHN, Clive Alan | Director | — | 1997-07-14 |
| LUSCOMBE, Timothy Laurence | Director | 2001-05-31 | 2002-07-18 |
| MCANDREW, Michael | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2007-11-29 |
| THOMAS, Matthew Peter | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2024-02-23 |
| TOBIN, Brendan Christopher | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2025-11-06 |
| WALLIN, Leenamaija Katariina | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-01-09 |
| WHITNEY, Joshua | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2019-03-31 |
| YOUNG, Frederick | Director | 1993-07-15 | 2007-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Box Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-18 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type medium |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-26 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-07 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-10-24 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-06-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-04-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-04-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
1.30
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.271 × 6.56 = +1.78
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.129 × 6.72 = -0.87
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.372 × 1.05 = +0.39
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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