AVAYA UK
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Cash
£1.2m
+42.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£47m
-43% vs 2024
Employees
180
-15.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£36m
+57% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,990,814 | £44,307,315 | £48,002,920 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£15,538,305 | -£83,083,362 | -£35,742,045 | +57% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,105,596 | -£83,180,880 | -£35,804,250 | +57% | |
| Net profit | -£14,943,456 | -£82,942,761 | -£35,804,250 | +56.8% | |
| Cash | £1,450,514 | £850,876 | £1,211,155 | +42.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,087,870 | £89,265,509 | £54,350,720 | -39.1% | |
| Net assets | £39,299,243 | £83,196,414 | £47,392,164 | -43% | |
| Equity | £39,299,243 | £83,196,414 | £47,392,164 | -43% | |
| Average employees | 254 | 214 | 180 | -15.9% | |
| Wages | £22,562,696 | £21,448,314 | £18,222,855 | -15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £654,732 | £760,803 | £1,682,669 | +121.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -32.4% | -187.5% | -74.5% | |
| Net margin | -31.1% | -187.2% | -74.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -34.5% | -93.1% | -65.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.6% | 17.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.79x | 2.77x | 1.69x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- AVAYA UK 2000-07-10 → present
- LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED 1996-02-06 → 2000-07-10
- AT&T SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY (UK) LTD. 1995-12-15 → 1996-02-06
- FARTHINGSPRING LIMITED 1995-04-26 → 1995-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We expect our existing cash balance, and cash generated by operations to be our primary sources of short-term liquidity. Our ability to meet our cash requirements will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We have prepared forecasts, including cash flow forecasts, that take into account a possible downturn in operations and are satisfied that we have the ability to meet liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. As a result, the directors have concluded that the company has sufficient liquidity to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- AVAYA UK · parent
- Aurix Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A project was undertaken in May 2026 to increase the liquidity of certain companies within the Avaya Group. As part of this project, the company received investment of £39m from its parent Avaya UK Holdings Limited, which in turn was used to invest in the company's subsidiary Aurix Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASTINGS, Lee | Secretary | 2010-10-11 | — | British |
| HASTINGS, Lee John | Director | 2010-10-11 | Jan 1975 | British |
| THOMSON, Cameron Iain | Director | 2025-09-30 | May 1968 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERLEY, Barbara Diane | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 1998-09-22 |
| ECCLES, Nigel Peter | Secretary | 1998-09-22 | 1999-08-12 |
| HESKETH, Linda | Secretary | 2001-01-31 | 2001-12-19 |
| HOLLAND, Nicholas Alexander Anderson | Secretary | 1999-08-12 | 2000-08-01 |
| HUNTER, Ena Jennifer | Secretary | 2015-06-22 | 2025-09-30 |
| LOIDI, Koldobika Arnold | Secretary | 2010-10-11 | 2015-06-22 |
| MANNION, Marilyn Deidre | Secretary | 1995-12-14 | 1996-07-01 |
| PHELAN, Anthony Michael | Secretary | 2005-02-09 | 2010-10-11 |
| SCOTT, Nancy Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-12-19 | 2010-10-11 |
| TAWNEY, Christopher | Secretary | 2000-07-25 | 2001-01-31 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-26 | 1995-12-13 |
| BRUCE, Deborah Mary | Director | 2003-11-21 | 2008-03-19 |
| CERONIE, Buddie Alan | Director | 2005-01-11 | 2009-04-09 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1995-04-26 | 1995-12-13 |
| CONDIT, David Pierson | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1996-03-15 |
| CULMER, Simon Christopher John | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2016-03-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ronald William | Director | 1996-08-02 | 2000-07-20 |
| GUDGION, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-07-20 | 2002-01-17 |
| HALL, Derek Sidney | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1996-06-30 |
| HUGHES, John Llewellyn Mostyn | Director | 1997-12-15 | 2000-07-20 |
| HUNTER, Ena Jennifer | Director | 2015-06-22 | 2025-09-30 |
| JOYNER, Steve | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| LOCKE SCOBIE, Kirk Alexander | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2003-11-21 |
| LOIDI, Koldobika Arnold | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2015-06-22 |
| MACFARLANE, James Allan Colquhoun | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1996-06-30 |
| MACRAE, Ioan Griffith | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2019-09-30 |
| MALES, James | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2012-08-16 |
| MCGINNIS, Francis William | Director | 1996-08-02 | 1997-12-15 |
| MONTILLA, Arthur Neil | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2002-06-21 |
| PHELAN, Anthony Michael | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2013-06-28 |
| PHILLIPS, David Robert | Director | 1996-03-22 | 1998-09-22 |
| RAFFERTY, Steven Kevin | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2017-01-19 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1995-04-26 | 1995-11-21 |
| SANDERS, Richard Granville | Director | 1996-03-15 | 1996-08-02 |
| SAUNDERS, Geoffrey Paul | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1996-03-22 |
| SAWKINS, Clive Peter | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2005-01-07 |
| SCOTT, Nancy Elizabeth | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2010-10-11 |
| SHEPPARD, Andrew | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2012-04-17 |
| SHORTEN, Lee Darren | Director | 2009-04-09 | 2011-08-17 |
| STABLES, Nicholas James | Director | 1996-08-02 | 2000-07-29 |
| STACEY, Indira | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2025-09-30 |
| TOMLINSON, Mark | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2009-02-26 |
| WEEKS, Steven Robert | Director | 2002-01-17 | 2003-02-14 |
| WINCHESTER, John Howard | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-05-28 |
| WOOLLETT, Simon Martin | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2006-06-15 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen John | Director | 2013-01-09 | 2020-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.