GLOBAL SWITCH LIMITED
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Cash
£9.7M
-94.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3B
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
146
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£108M
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
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 | £13,836,000 | £14,671,000 | £10,828,000 | -26.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£13,396,000 | -£11,474,000 | -£24,794,000 | -116.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £101,345,000 | £94,241,000 | £107,626,000 | +14.2% | |
| Net profit | £101,281,000 | £90,689,000 | £110,104,000 | +21.4% | |
| Cash | £4,516,000 | £177,841,000 | £9,723,000 | -94.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,849,151,000 | £293,537,000 | £3,046,766,000 | +937.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £2,786,945,000 | £2,877,634,000 | £2,987,738,000 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 103 | 124 | 146 | +17.7% | |
| Wages | £13,698,000 | £10,026,000 | £13,947,000 | +39.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £9,134,000 | £3,452,000 | £3,771,000 | +9.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -96.8% | -78.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | -3.9% | -0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | 1.05x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | -0.25x | -0.21x | -0.48x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GLOBAL SWITCH LIMITED 2009-06-10 → present
- DATA CENTRE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2007-05-17 → 2009-06-10
- 3532ND SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2007-05-04 → 2007-05-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The parent company, Global Switch Holdings Limited ("GSHL"), has confirmed its continued financial support to ensure that the Company continues to meet its obligations as they fall due. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the audited financial statements.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL SWITCH LIMITED · parent
- Global Switch UK Holdings Limited 100%
- Global Switch (London) Limited 100%
- Global Switch Finance B.V. 100%
- GS (NA) Holdings N.V. 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 June 2022 the Group publicly confirmed that its shareholders were exploring a potential divestment transaction. In relation to the potential liquidity transaction, the Group entered into an indemnity letter in 2022 with several of the appointed financial advisors, together with a back-to-back indemnity arrangement with its direct shareholders.”
- “On 14 April 2025, the Company undertook a restructuring whereby Global Switch Limited agreed to sell and transfer to Global Switch UK Holdings Limited its shares in Global Switch Estates 1 Limited and Global Switch Estates 2 Limited. Both parties of the transaction are subsidiaries of Global Switch Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Jonathan Christopher | Director | 2026-05-07 | Jan 1973 | British |
| DOMENEY, Peter William | Director | 2024-11-19 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MULDOON, Ashley Thomas Edward | Director | 2023-04-12 | Nov 1971 | Australian,British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN, Anne | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2019-07-12 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-04 | 2008-03-31 |
| COLLINS, William Richard | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2016-08-19 |
| CORCORAN, John Anthony | Director | 2014-11-07 | 2024-01-01 |
| CORCORAN, John Anthony | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2007-10-15 |
| DOYLE, David Colin | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2026-03-16 |
| EATON, Adam Michael | Director | 2023-04-12 | 2025-12-08 |
| HOWARD OF LYMPNE, Michael, Rt Hon | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2013-12-30 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2008-08-29 | 2016-12-21 |
| ROWSON, Richard James Christopher | Director | 2009-07-10 | 2013-06-07 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-05-23 |
| SERJEANTS'INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Switch Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.