ADVANIA UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-06 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-20
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+190.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£201M
+120.8% vs 2023
Employees
530
+13.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
-9.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ADVANIA UK LIMITED 2023-11-10 → present
- CONTENT+CLOUD LIMITED 2020-10-01 → 2023-11-10
- I.T.LAB LIMITED 2000-05-19 → 2020-10-01
- WEST ONE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2000-04-07 → 2000-05-19
- BETTER WORLD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 1998-10-07 → 2000-04-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £96,112,000 | £111,437,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,206,000 | £4,982,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,379,000 | £4,845,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,165,000 | £5,810,000 | |
| Cash | £860,000 | £2,496,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £91,408,000 | £201,424,000 | |
| Net assets | £90,857,000 | £200,595,000 | |
| Equity | £90,858,000 | £200,595,000 | |
| Average employees | 467 | 530 | |
| Wages | £33,072,000 | £34,468,000 |
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 | 5.4% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 2.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | 81.34x | 35.33x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have received confirmation that Advania Holdings UK Limited will provide any necessary financial support to the company for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. In doing so, Advania Holdings UK Limited will ensure that the company can meet all current liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- ADVANIA UK LIMITED · parent
- The Mirus Trading Group Limited 100%
- Sol-Tec Limited 100%
- SIP Communications Limited 100%
- Advania Corporation (formerly SIP Communication Corporation) (US) 100%
- Perspective Risk Limited 100%
- Mirus Telephony Limited 100%
- Mirus Managed Print Limited 100%
- Mirus IT Solutions Limited 100%
- Advania SA (Pty) Ltd (formerly ContentandCloud Limited (SA)) 100%
- Azzure IT Limited 100%
- Advania Dormant Limited (formerly Advania UK Limited) 100%
- Servium Limited 100%
- Servium Gmbh 100%
- Advania Communications AB 100%
- CCS Media Holdings Limited 100%
- CCS Media Limited 100%
- Advania UK (Servium) Limited (formerly known as CCS Media Group Limited) 100%
- CCS Media (Europe) Limited 100%
- CCS Media BV 100%
- Advania UK (CCS) Limited (formerly known as CCS Media Services Limited) 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company completed the acquisition of Servium Limited and CCS Media Holdings Limited funded by loans and equity from immediate and ultimate parent undertakings.”
- “During the year the company issued 127,000 £1 ordinary shares for a consideration of £102,779,000 to provide funding for the acquisition of CCS Media Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Colin William | Director | 2022-03-24 | Sep 1962 | British |
| HARDY, James Edward | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
| SCHIBLER, Hans Henrik | Director | 2025-03-14 | Jun 1978 | Danish |
| STØRE, Hege | Director | 2023-02-23 | Nov 1969 | Norwegian |
| THORISSON, Aegir | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1973 | Icelandic |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Lucan | Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 2009-01-21 |
| HOWARD, Rosa Kathleen | Secretary | 2009-01-21 | 2016-06-23 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 |
| BARNSLEY, John Corbitt | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Colin | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| FOYN-LAUKVIK, Henrik | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-01 |
| GESTSSON, Gestur | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-01 |
| GRAY, Sebastian Christopher | Director | 1998-10-07 | 2016-06-23 |
| HOWARD, Rosa Kathleen | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2016-06-23 |
| INSLEY, Andrew David Paul | Director | 2018-02-08 | 2025-10-31 |
| MEZHER, David Richard | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2017-11-10 |
| NOAKSSON, Mikael | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2026-03-01 |
| SEARS, Howard Woodley | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| SKÚLADÓTTIR, Lilja Brynja | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2025-03-14 |
| STYLES, Ryan Thomas | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2018-09-28 |
| SWEETBAUM, Peter Mark | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2022-12-07 |
| THOMPSON, Gary Stephen, Mr. | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2008-11-14 |
| YATES-KNEEN, Geoffrey Christopher | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advania Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-12-31 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Advania Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-12-31 | Active |
| It Lab Enterprises Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
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Turnover
+15.9%
£96,112,000 £111,437,000
-
Cash
+190.2%
£860,000 £2,496,000
-
Net assets
+120.8%
£90,857,000 £200,595,000
-
Employees
+13.5%
467 530
-
Operating profit
-4.3%
£5,206,000 £4,982,000
-
Profit before tax
-9.9%
£5,379,000 £4,845,000
-
Wages
+4.2%
£33,072,000 £34,468,000
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