GLOBAL 4 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Operating under brands including Weekly Broadband, this private telecommunications company provides flexible broadband and connectivity services to customers across the UK.
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Cash
£648K
-59.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
154
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£705K
-24.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,278,504 | £27,482,323 | £29,124,437 | +6% | |
| Operating profit | £454,464 | £1,025,096 | £1,078,609 | +5.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £391,889 | £931,503 | £704,734 | -24.3% | |
| Net profit | £279,478 | £709,275 | £381,535 | -46.2% | |
| Cash | £823,363 | £1,617,381 | £648,128 | -59.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,510,339 | £3,786,627 | £8,817,827 | +132.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,911,810 | £2,211,085 | £2,287,626 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £1,911,810 | £2,211,085 | £2,287,626 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 95 | 142 | 154 | +8.5% | |
| Wages | £3,727,594 | £5,022,242 | £6,280,820 | +25.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £657,876 | £455,060 | £488,099 | +7.3% |
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | 27.1% | 12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.2% | 77.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.30x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 4.33x | 8.97x | 2.69x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Feist Hedgethorne Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The group has continued to acquire additional subsidiaries, which the directors feel will improve profitability and cash flows once synergies have been realised. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL 4 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Flexible Group Limited 100%
- Adnitor Limited 100%
- HML Acquisitions Limited 90%
- Gemini IT (UK) Limited 90%
- Gemini Communications Limited 90%
- Gemini T M L Limited 90%
- Intelligent Performance Limited 100%
- L2J Limited 100%
- Logic 1st Limited 100%
- STI-Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the group extended it's existing debt facility by £7.45m, increasing the total facility to £14.2m”
- “The debt facility was utilised for the acquisition of a subsidiary operating in the IT/MSP sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Carl Nigel | Director | 2014-01-15 | Dec 1986 | British |
| FRY, Jason Peter | Director | 2026-03-09 | Oct 1970 | British |
| ROUTLEDGE, James | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jul 1988 | British |
| SCOTT-HEALEY, Darren John | Director | 2026-03-04 | Feb 1971 | British |
| TWIGG, Matthew Peter | Director | 2024-03-22 | Apr 1988 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Sandra Mary | Secretary | 1999-05-27 | 2003-07-07 |
| FRIGHT, Jennifer | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| JORDAN, Linda May | Secretary | 1998-03-13 | 1999-05-27 |
| PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-13 | 1998-03-13 |
| BARNETT, Nigel Martin | Director | 1998-11-10 | 2026-03-09 |
| BARRETT, Russ James | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| BRENT, Michael James | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-12-30 |
| ELLIS, Richard David | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2024-03-01 |
| FRIGHT, Jennifer | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| GORE, Gary | Director | 2025-03-26 | 2025-11-20 |
| HOWARD, Rebecca Evelyn | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2024-03-15 |
| JOHNSON, Simon Christopher | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2013-11-30 |
| JORDAN, Arthur William | Director | 1998-03-13 | 1999-05-26 |
| SMITH, Alasdair John | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| WATSON, Derek John | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2026-03-09 |
| WEST, Matthew George | Director | 2024-03-22 | 2024-10-08 |
| WHYTE VENABLES, Robert Arthur | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2019-08-30 |
| PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-13 | 1998-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hml Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-04-21 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Martin Barnett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2023-04-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.