U-BLOX CAMBRIDGE LTD
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
-47.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£517k
+4.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Consequently the directors have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. No adjustments have been made to the financial statements as a result of the application of a non-going concern basis of accounting.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications 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 | £12,455,844 | £13,375,820 | £7,885,943 | -41% | |
| Operating profit | £643,402 | £523,336 | £511,928 | -2.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £635,843 | £495,167 | £516,737 | +4.4% | |
| Net profit | £662,527 | -£990,877 | £409,199 | +141.3% | |
| Cash | £2,169,826 | £1,011,938 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,919,636 | £6,492,613 | £1 | -100% | |
| Net assets | £6,251,577 | £5,313,941 | — | — | |
| Equity | £6,251,577 | £5,313,941 | £1 | -100% | |
| Average employees | 99 | 86 | 45 | -47.7% | |
| Wages | £7,826,272 | £8,561,023 | £4,146,496 | -51.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £75,785 | £73,336 | £52,802 | -28% |
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 | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | -7.4% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 8.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.42x | 3.08x | — | |
| Interest cover | 9.27x | 7.98x | 13.79x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- U-BLOX CAMBRIDGE LTD 2019-06-11 → present
- U-BLOX MELBOURN LTD 2012-09-05 → 2019-06-11
- U-BLOX UK MELBOURN LTD 2012-08-15 → 2012-09-05
- COGNOVO LIMITED 2009-05-05 → 2012-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Consequently the directors have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. No adjustments have been made to the financial statements as a result of the application of a non-going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2025 the company's trade and assets were transferred to another group company and following this the company ceased to trade.”
- “As part of the group reorganisation the trade and assets of the branch were transferred into a newly incorporated Belgian company.”
- “During the year, the R&D tax credit investigation was concluded on and it was ruled that there are no liabilities payable in respect of this.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPÖRRI, Christian | Director | 2026-03-03 | Jul 1985 | Swiss |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Mark Christopher | Secretary | 2009-05-05 | 2012-06-27 |
| AMMANN, Daniel, Mr. | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2019-03-31 |
| ASPIN, Gordon James, Dr | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2012-06-27 |
| BUDD, Graham Stephen | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2012-06-27 |
| COLLINS, Mark Christopher | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2012-06-27 |
| FRY, Richard Layton | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2012-06-27 |
| HERCZOG, Eugene Pascal | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2012-06-27 |
| JUD, Roland | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2024-11-13 |
| MILBOURN, Anthony John, Dr | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2012-06-27 |
| ROWETT, Andrew Joslin | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-08-29 |
| SEILER, Thomas William | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2022-12-31 |
| STURMAN, Charles Francis | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2012-06-27 |
| THIEL, Andreas | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2017-07-01 |
| ZIZALA, Stephan, Dr. | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-Blox Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.