SKY TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1B
+10.3% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£115M
-27.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- SKY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 2015-02-05 → present
- BSKYB TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 2010-10-04 → 2015-02-05
- EASYNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2001-12-04 → 2010-10-04
- IPSARIS LIMITED 2000-11-20 → 2001-12-04
- FIBREWAY LIMITED 1993-12-21 → 2000-11-20
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 | £1,558,000,000 | £1,612,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £161,000,000 | £120,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £159,000,000 | £115,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £117,000,000 | £106,000,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,082,000,000 | £1,214,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,025,000,000 | £1,131,000,000 | |
| Equity | £1,025,000,000 | £1,131,000,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | £66,000,000 | £73,000,000 |
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 | 10.3% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.9% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.7% | 20.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 80.50x | 24.00x |
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
“As a result, after making enquiries, 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.”
Significant events
- “There have not been any significant changes in the Company's activities in the year under review.”
- “The Directors are not aware, at the date of this report, of any likely major changes in the Company's activities in the next year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKY CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-06-05 | — | — |
| MCNEIL, Roderick Gregor | Director | 2024-12-10 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MILLS, Barnaby Tristan | Director | 2026-03-06 | May 1980 | British |
| WEDLOCK, Paul | Director | 2024-06-28 | Dec 1982 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROFT, Richard James | Secretary | 2002-03-26 | 2009-11-04 |
| DANIEL, Graham Geoffrey | Secretary | 1993-12-21 | 1997-06-06 |
| GORMLEY, David Joseph | Secretary | 2009-11-04 | 2012-11-05 |
| MARSH, Alastair Stewart | Secretary | 2001-07-26 | 2002-03-26 |
| POLLEY, Julie Claire | Secretary | 2000-03-08 | 2001-07-26 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Secretary | 2012-11-05 | 2019-06-05 |
| WHORTON, Clive James | Secretary | 1997-06-06 | 2000-03-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-21 | 1993-12-21 |
| BERG, Steven Andrew | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2001-07-26 |
| BOOTHROYD, Gerald | Director | 1993-12-21 | 1997-04-01 |
| BRADLEY, Eamon | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-09-08 |
| COBBE, Anthony Robert | Director | 1995-12-11 | 1998-07-03 |
| CROFT, Richard James | Director | 2008-05-06 | 2010-08-19 |
| DARROCH, David Jeremy | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2013-01-08 |
| EVANS, Robin Edward Rowlinson | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2001-07-26 |
| FAWCETT, John Wyndham Henry | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-10-16 |
| FRYER, Jack Raymond | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2001-07-26 |
| GARDINER, Dwight Daniel Willard | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2008-05-06 |
| GLANFIELD, Peter Newman | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1999-11-12 |
| GODDARD, Richard Dudley | Director | 1993-12-21 | 1995-12-11 |
| GRIFFITH, Andrew John | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2018-01-12 |
| GRIFFITH, Andrew John | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2013-01-08 |
| HART, Terence Alan | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2006-02-28 |
| HINCHLIFFE, Peter Michael | Director | 1998-07-03 | 2001-02-01 |
| 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 |
| JONES, Colin Robert | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2014-12-19 |
| KERSLAKE, Rosaleen Clare | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2001-07-26 |
| RAFFERTY, Neil Martin | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2002-02-28 |
| REYNOLDS, Jane Margaret | Director | 1994-03-14 | 1998-10-21 |
| RICHARDS, Tanya Claire | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2024-06-28 |
| ROBSON, Simon | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2026-03-06 |
| ROWE, David Stanley | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2010-08-19 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2023-05-12 |
| SMITH, Rodney James | Director | 1999-01-15 | 1999-11-12 |
| STYLIANOU, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-09-01 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2019-06-05 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-21 | 1993-12-21 |
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 218 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 | |
| 2025-09-29 | 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 | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 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
+3.5%
£1,558,000,000 £1,612,000,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+10.3%
£1,025,000,000 £1,131,000,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-25.5%
£161,000,000 £120,000,000
-
Profit before tax
-27.7%
£159,000,000 £115,000,000
-
Wages
+10.6%
£66,000,000 £73,000,000
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