ACME PACKET UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.2m
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£26k
-573.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £22,031 | £5,521 | -£26,152 | -573.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£21,627 | £5,523 | -£26,152 | -573.5% | |
| Net profit | -£24,983 | £5,523 | -£26,152 | -573.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,220,024 | £1,225,546 | £1,199,394 | -2.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,220,024 | £1,225,546 | £1,199,394 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £1,220,024 | £1,225,546 | £1,199,394 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | 0.5% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| Current ratio | 9.67x | 9.80x | 9.20x |
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
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have therefore adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements and a material uncertainty is not considered to exist in relation to going concern.”
Group structure
- ACME PACKET UK LIMITED · parent
- Acme Packet Germany GmbH 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, David James, Mr. | Secretary | 2013-05-20 | — | — |
| HUDSON, David James | Director | 2013-05-20 | Oct 1966 | British |
| ORACLE CORPORATION NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-05-20 | — | — |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEIDMAN, Keith | Secretary | 2004-10-20 | 2008-09-18 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-20 | 2004-10-20 |
| MINIHANE, Peter James | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2013-05-20 |
| ORY, Andrew | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2013-05-20 |
| SEIDMAN, Keith | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2008-09-18 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-20 | 2004-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-04 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2018-07-04 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2018-07-04 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.