ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. Subsequent to the reporting period end of 31 December 2024, the directors... made the decision to cease the trading activities... and place it into solvent liquidation. The company's business and trade were transferred... during 2025, and it is anticipated that the company will be formally liquidated in 2026. The company is reliant on funding from its ultimate parent, Orange SA... The directors are confident that this support will continue to be provided until the liquidation is complete.

1. ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED 2007-11-27 → present
2. EQUANT NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED 1997-01-23 → 2007-11-27
3. SCITOR LIMITED 1991-09-20 → 1997-01-23
4. BATCHBASE LIMITED 1991-08-08 → 1991-09-20

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 Reduced Disclosure Framework

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

KPMG

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. Subsequent to the reporting period end of 31 December 2024, the directors... made the decision to cease the trading activities... and place it into solvent liquidation. The company's business and trade were transferred... during 2025, and it is anticipated that the company will be formally liquidated in 2026. The company is reliant on funding from its ultimate parent, Orange SA... The directors are confident that this support will continue to be provided until the liquidation is complete.”

Significant events

• “After the year-end, the directors of the parent company made the decision to cease the trading activities of Orange Business UK Limited and to place the company into solvent liquidation. During 2025, the company's business and trade were transferred to other Orange Business group entities. It is expected that the company will be formally liquidated in 2026.”

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

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

2

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

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

  -34.5%

  £39,942,179 → £26,151,964

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +3.6%

  £17,637,509 → £18,264,640

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Operating profit

  -137.3%

  £55,597 → -£20,756

• Profit before tax

  +2.9%

  £661,231 → £680,504

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