SKY SUBSCRIBERS SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+71.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£628M
+19.2% vs 2023
Employees
8,164
-8.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£110M
+11.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SKY SUBSCRIBERS SERVICES LIMITED 1989-07-03 → present
- ALNERY NO. 820 LIMITED 1989-01-27 → 1989-07-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,036,000,000 | £1,012,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £78,000,000 | £71,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £99,000,000 | £110,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £78,000,000 | £96,000,000 | |
| Cash | £7,000,000 | £12,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £597,000,000 | £658,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £527,000,000 | £628,000,000 | |
| Equity | £527,000,000 | £628,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 8,963 | 8,164 | |
| Wages | £288,000,000 | £272,000,000 |
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 | 7.5% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.2% | 49.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | 39.00x | 23.67x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have formed a judgement at the time of approving the financial statements that the Company will have access to adequate resources to continue for at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SKY SUBSCRIBERS SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Sky Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2025, subject to consultation, an announcement was made where three contact centres managed by the Company were intended to close, along with some reductions at other sites. The expected cost of this proposal is in the range of £30 million to £35 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKY CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-06-05 | — | — |
| HARVEY, Giles Edward John | Director | 2024-03-29 | Jul 1972 | British |
| MCNEIL, Roderick Gregor | Director | 2024-12-10 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MILLS, Barnaby Tristan | Director | 2026-03-06 | May 1980 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE, Richard James | Secretary | 1992-07-10 | 1995-02-02 |
| GORMLEY, David Joseph | Secretary | 1996-01-22 | 2012-11-05 |
| MACKENZIE, Christopher Kenneth | Secretary | 1995-02-02 | 1996-01-22 |
| ROGERS, Eleanor | Secretary | — | 1992-07-10 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Secretary | 2012-11-05 | 2019-06-05 |
| ALLAN, Denise Elizabeth Catherine | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2024-03-29 |
| BALL, Anthony Frank Elliott | Director | 1999-06-02 | 2003-11-04 |
| BAMFORD, Nicola Mary | Director | 2004-11-26 | 2008-10-14 |
| BARLOW, Frank | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| BOOTH, Mark William | Director | 1997-12-03 | 1999-05-31 |
| BROOKE, Richard James | Director | 1995-02-02 | 1997-11-21 |
| CARRINGTON, Nicholas John | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1998-03-06 |
| CHANCE, David Christopher | Director | 1995-02-02 | 1997-12-31 |
| CHISHOLM, Samuel Hewlings | Director | — | 1997-12-03 |
| CREPON, Michel Claude Andre | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| DARROCH, David Jeremy | Director | 2004-08-31 | 2013-01-08 |
| DETTLOFF, Thierry | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| EVANS, David | Director | — | 1993-01-07 |
| FISCHER, August Antonius | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| FREUDENSTEIN, Richard | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2006-07-28 |
| GRIFFITH, Andrew John | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2018-01-12 |
| HOLMES, Karl | Director | 2023-05-16 | 2024-12-13 |
| JONES, Colin Robert | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2023-12-31 |
| JONES, Colin Robert | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2019-02-25 |
| KNIGHT, Andrew Stephen Bower | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1994-06-28 |
| MACKENZIE, Christopher Kenneth | Director | 1995-02-02 | 1997-08-29 |
| MACKENZIE, Christopher Kenneth | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1993-09-21 |
| MACKENZIE, Kelvin Calder | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1994-08-12 |
| MURDOCH, James Rupert | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2007-04-07 |
| MURDOCH, Keith Rupert | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| ODENDAAL, Robert | Director | 1998-06-19 | 2003-06-18 |
| RHODES, Michael James | Director | 1998-06-19 | 2001-10-29 |
| RICHARDS, Tanya Claire | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2024-06-28 |
| ROBSON, Simon | Director | 2024-06-28 | 2026-03-06 |
| SISKIND, Arthur Michael | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1995-07-26 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2023-05-12 |
| SMITH, Gary John | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2004-11-26 |
| STAUNTON, Henry Eric | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1994-11-10 |
| STEWART, Martin David | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2004-08-04 |
| STYLIANOU, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-09-01 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2019-06-05 |
| TIBBITTS, James Benjamin Stjohn | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1994-11-10 |
| VOELKE, Walter Felix | Director | — | 1993-01-07 |
| WALTERS, Donald Geoffrey | Director | 1998-06-19 | 2003-03-21 |
| WEBSTER, Robert Mark | Director | 2008-11-21 | 2013-01-08 |
| WEST, Ian Christopher | Director | 1998-06-19 | 1999-08-18 |
| WHEELER, David Anthony | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1998-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.3%
£1,036,000,000 £1,012,000,000
-
Cash
+71.4%
£7,000,000 £12,000,000
-
Net assets
+19.2%
£527,000,000 £628,000,000
-
Employees
-8.9%
8,963 8,164
-
Operating profit
-9%
£78,000,000 £71,000,000
-
Profit before tax
+11.1%
£99,000,000 £110,000,000
-
Wages
-5.6%
£288,000,000 £272,000,000
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