BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-01 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£290K
-5.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-30.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
50
-10.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
+14.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 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 | -£1,292,838 | -£1,108,496 | |
| 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 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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -15.1% | -14.2% | -16.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -14.0% | -12.9% | -15.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -36.8% | -38.7% | -46.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 59.7% | 72.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.37x |
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 §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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-26.1%
£10,011,686 £7,399,285
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-5.5%
£306,617 £289,891
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-30.5%
£3,634,644 £2,526,148
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-10.7%
56 50
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+15.3%
-£1,419,811 -£1,202,590
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+14.3%
-£1,292,838 -£1,108,496
highest in 3 filed years
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