VODACOM BUSINESS AFRICA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4M
USD 3,224,000
+24.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£0
USD 0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.7M
USD -3,606,000
-236.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,022,009 | £14,482,707 | £13,686,929 | -5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,430,304 | -£846,684 | -£2,732,445 | -222.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,430,304 | -£802,515 | -£2,699,506 | -236.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,163,048 | £4,094,924 | -£8,077,557 | -297.3% | |
| Cash | £2,885,162 | £1,936,667 | £2,413,535 | +24.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,982,632 | £8,077,557 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,982,632 | £8,077,557 | — | — | |
| Equity | £3,982,632 | £8,077,557 | £0 | -100% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | £181,913 | £151,220 | £98,817 | -34.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.0% | -5.8% | -20.0% | |
| Net margin | 24.5% | 28.3% | -59.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 111.2% | -10.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.8% | 36.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.25x | 1.29x |
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
- VODACOM BUSINESS AFRICA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 2015-03-02 → present
- GATEWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2014-10-14 → 2015-03-02
- GATEWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 2006-10-12 → 2014-10-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- VODACOM BUSINESS AFRICA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- VBA Holdings Limited 100%
- VBA International Limited 100%
- Vodacom Business Kenya Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “VBA (Mauritius) Limited is in the process of deregistration in the 2026 financial year.”
- “Subsequent to year-end, the Company settled the provisions recognised in respect of tax matters arising from previously disposed subsidiaries. The total settlement amounted to USD 4.8 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-08-01 | — | — |
| KIVELL, Andrew John | Director | 2022-06-08 | Jun 1971 | British |
| LAMOLA, Martha | Director | 2020-10-30 | Sep 1973 | South African |
| MAHARAJ, Minnie Devi | Director | 2025-06-01 | Jun 1969 | South African |
| MULLOCK, Richard Alan | Director | 2025-06-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHETWYND, Mark | Secretary | 2008-12-23 | 2012-07-31 |
| MH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-12 | 2008-12-23 |
| BEALE, Thomas Jason | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2010-02-17 |
| BEELDERS, Wallace | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2011-07-01 |
| CASSIDY, Patrick | Director | 2022-06-08 | 2025-03-31 |
| CHETWYND, Mark | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2012-07-31 |
| CLARKE, Guy Loxely | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2025-05-31 |
| CRAIGIE-STEVENSON, Douglas James | Director | 2012-06-30 | 2015-09-30 |
| GBEDEMAH, Peter Emmanuel | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2009-09-30 |
| ITTMANN, Andre Johannes | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| JARANA, Vuyani | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-08-01 |
| KATHAN, Verakasrie Harris Theodore | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2020-11-09 |
| KNIGHT, Carl | Director | 2018-02-12 | 2022-03-08 |
| LIEBENBERG, Deon | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-08-01 |
| LORRAINE, Guy James Emile | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2022-02-06 |
| LUBBE, Douglas Gordon | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2011-06-01 |
| LUBBE, Douglas Gordon | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2010-02-17 |
| LUBBE, Douglas Gordon | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2009-06-17 |
| MCINTYRE, Julian | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2008-12-23 |
| NISSEN, Jens Fredrik | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| SWART, Willem Hendrik | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2010-02-17 |
| TOERIEN, Jacques | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2012-06-30 |
| UYS, Petrus Johannes | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2010-02-17 |
| VAN BEEK, Louisa | Director | 2012-06-30 | 2013-04-01 |
| VAN DEN BERGH, Michael John | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2010-02-17 |
| VAN DER WATT, Johan | Director | 2008-12-30 | 2010-01-01 |
| WEPENER, Waldi | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-02-12 |
| YOUNG, Christopher Paul | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2010-02-17 |
| ZIEGLER, Paul | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2010-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone Consolidated Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-13 |
| Vodacom Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
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