ADTRAN NETWORKS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
-73.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£9.4M
-40.8% vs 2023
Employees
107
-11.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.7M
-3.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £74,876,000 | £63,657,000 | -15% | |
| Operating profit | £1,797,000 | £1,897,000 | +5.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,706,000 | £1,651,000 | -3.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,196,000 | £1,369,000 | +14.5% | |
| Cash | £6,566,000 | £1,754,000 | -73.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,387,000 | £12,238,000 | -36.9% | |
| Net assets | £15,850,000 | £9,385,000 | -40.8% | |
| Equity | £15,850,000 | £9,385,000 | -40.8% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 107 | -11.6% | |
| Wages | £8,670,000 | £7,368,000 | -15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,000 | £10,000 | -9.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.9% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.37x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 19.12x | 13.36x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ADTRAN NETWORKS (UK) LIMITED 2023-06-24 → present
- ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING LIMITED 2000-08-29 → 2023-06-24
- FIRST FIBRE LIMITED 1998-07-01 → 2000-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the year £8 million of dividends were paid (2023: £2 million).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, Ian | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | — | British |
| CAMMISH, Victoria Tracey | Director | 2025-05-27 | Jun 1973 | British |
| EPPNER, Stephan | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1971 | German |
| SANTO, Timothy | Director | 2025-05-27 | May 1976 | American |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 1998-07-01 |
| LAVANCHY, Kenneth | Secretary | 1998-10-06 | 2003-03-31 |
| HERTS SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 1998-10-06 |
| ACLAND, Simon Hugh Verdon | Director | 1998-10-26 | 2000-07-13 |
| ARMITAGE, Reg | Director | 1998-10-06 | 2007-11-20 |
| BAARSLAG, Maurice | Director | 2016-10-21 | 2024-01-15 |
| BAARSLAG, Maurice | Director | 2005-02-18 | 2011-11-21 |
| BELLIS, Richard William | Director | 1998-10-06 | 2008-06-11 |
| BLACKBURN, Ian | Director | 1998-10-06 | 2004-05-31 |
| CHEESMAN, David | Director | 1998-10-26 | 2000-07-13 |
| CLOVIS, Kristen Louise | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2025-05-30 |
| DOPFER, Ulrich | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2025-05-30 |
| HUTHART, Michael Kenneth | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| KRUMBACHER, Florian Nikolaus, Dr | Director | 2008-06-11 | 2010-07-01 |
| MOSELEY, Simon Paul | Director | 1998-10-06 | 2008-06-11 |
| PROTIVA, Brian Leopold | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2014-03-31 |
| RIEDER, Christian Marc, Herr | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| RUTSCH, Andreas Gerhard | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2007-11-20 |
| SCHOECK, Anja Karina | Director | 2024-01-15 | 2025-05-30 |
| SINGH, Jaswir | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2015-01-09 |
| SWALES, Alistair John | Director | 1999-08-20 | 2007-11-20 |
| VIEHOEFER, Anne-Katrin | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2016-10-20 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-01 | 1998-07-01 |
| HERTS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-07-01 | 1998-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adtran Networks Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.