AIRSPAN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airspan Networks Inc., the company provides wireless telecommunications equipment and network solutions.
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Cash
£675K
USD 901,000
-59.3% vs 2023
Net assets
-£420M
USD -561,572,000
-16.3% vs 2023
Employees
299
-36.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£58M
USD -77,818,000
+14% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Group incurred a loss of $78.9 million and accumulated losses of $842.9 million. Total liabilities were $572.8 million, $565.8 million due to the parent company. The Group relies on its parent for financing, with parent debt/facility maturing in 2026. Uncertainty exists regarding refinancing or having available cash to satisfy this debt.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,188,000 | £37,918,102 | £16,774,218 | -55.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£17,845,000 | -£51,730,798 | -£37,424,016 | +27.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,561,000 | -£67,760,144 | -£58,255,727 | +14% | |
| Net profit | -£18,569,000 | -£67,797,574 | -£59,054,499 | +12.9% | |
| Cash | — | £1,658,931 | £674,502 | -59.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£4,615,960 | £3,135,200 | +167.9% | |
| Net assets | — | -£361,346,758 | -£420,401,258 | -16.3% | |
| Equity | — | -£361,346,758 | -£420,401,258 | -16.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 470 | 299 | -36.4% | |
| Wages | — | £25,588,411 | £18,846,384 | -26.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £310,675 | £309,178 | -0.5% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -84.2% | -136.4% | — | |
| Net margin | -87.6% | -178.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -1193.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.52x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | -24.92x | -3.23x | -1.80x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Group incurred a loss of $78.9 million and accumulated losses of $842.9 million. Total liabilities were $572.8 million, $565.8 million due to the parent company. The Group relies on its parent for financing, with parent debt/facility maturing in 2026. Uncertainty exists regarding refinancing or having available cash to satisfy this debt.”
Group structure
- AIRSPAN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Airspan Networks Limited 100%
- Airspan Networks (Poland) Sp zoo 100%
- Airspan Networks (India) Private Limited 99%
- Airspan Communications Limited (Nepal) 100%
- Airspan Italy SRL 100%
- Cong TY TNHH Airspan Vietnam 100%
- Airspan Solutions Limited 100%
- Airspan Networks (Finland) OY Limited 100%
- Airspan Networks Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2024, the Company's U.S. parent and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of title 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The Company's U.S. parent and the U.S. subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 on 11 October 2024.”
- “On 1 April 2024, the staff of NYSE Regulation announced its determination to commence proceedings to delist Airspan TopCo's common stock... and trading of the Common Stock was suspended immediately.”
- “On 11 October 2024, Airspan TopCo filed a Form 15 with the SEC to suspend the Airspan TopCo's public reporting obligations with the SEC.”
- “During 2024 and 2025, the Group significantly reduced its operations in Israel. The supply chain and inventory was moved to the U.S. The Israel building lease ended in April 2025 and was not renewed.”
- “The Australia subsidiary was dissolved during 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAHERTY, Raymond Francis | Secretary | 2007-02-22 | — | British |
| BRANT, David Mark Elias | Director | 2006-10-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
| LAXDAL, Glenn | Director | 2024-01-30 | Apr 1960 | American |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANT, David Mark Elias | Secretary | 1998-01-26 | 2006-10-01 |
| CURRY, Jason Michael Robert | Secretary | 2006-10-01 | 2007-02-21 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-26 | 1998-01-26 |
| CAFFARELLI, Joseph | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2000-12-14 |
| CLAYDON, Peter Anthony John | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2013-05-02 |
| HUSEBY, Thomas | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2000-12-14 |
| PAGET, Jonathan | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2006-08-01 |
| SENIOR, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2013-05-03 | 2021-11-05 |
| STONESTROM, Eric Donald | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2023-12-27 |
| YEUNG, Joemanne | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-11-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-26 | 1998-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.