LILY COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
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Cash
£450k
-7.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£238k
+257.7% first positive since 2024
Employees
81
-9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£688k
+441.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,261,150 | £12,133,693 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £372,372 | £714,379 | +91.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £126,883 | £687,529 | +441.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £8,355 | £404,736 | +4,744.2% | |
| Cash | £829,743 | £137,109 | £354,797 | £636,933 | £484,846 | £449,615 | -7.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £916,864 | £1,489,664 | £1,457,455 | £1,687,707 | £1,169,675 | £1,843,276 | +57.6% | |
| Net assets | £286,113 | £286,571 | -£55,240 | £52,515 | -£151,251 | £238,485 | +257.7% | |
| Equity | £286,113 | £286,571 | -£55,240 | £52,515 | -£151,251 | £238,485 | +257.7% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 67 | 82 | 82 | 89 | 81 | -9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,773,249 | £3,471,826 | -8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £225,583 | £217,780 | -3.5% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 31.8% | 38.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 102.5% | 96.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.79x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 3.78x |
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
- LILY COMMUNICATIONS LTD. 2011-05-24 → present
- XTEL (UK) LTD 2009-10-08 → 2011-05-24
- XTEL COMMS (NORTHERN) LIMITED 2009-09-15 → 2009-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LILY COMMUNICATIONS LTD. · parent
- Digiquip Group Limited 100%
- Hiçel Limited 100%
- Intellia Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 12 December 2025, the company completed a sale and leaseback transaction in respect of its Leeds headquarters property. Following completion of the sale, the company continues to occupy and operate from the premises under a lease agreement entered into with the purchaser.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILBERT, Ralph | Director | 2016-09-30 | Jun 1981 | British |
| GOODMAN, Christopher David | Director | 2016-09-30 | Aug 1979 | British |
| MORRISEY, Christopher James | Director | 2011-10-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Adrian | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2012-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adrian Richard Jackson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-11 |
| Mr Christopher James Morrisey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Adrian Richard Jackson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.