AVANTI HYLAS 2 LIMITED
Get an alert when AVANTI HYLAS 2 LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£219k
USD 294,000
+117.8% vs 2023
Net assets
-£101m
USD -135,533,000
-177.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
166
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£67m
USD -90,768,000
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Material uncertainty over going concern
There can, however, be no certainty that the SSF maturity is successfully extended to beyond the forecast period or that if the forecasts are not substantially achieved, additional financial support from the shareholder is made available. In that unlikely scenario, there can be no certainty of alternative sources of financing being found, and this represents a material uncertainty over the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
-
Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
-
Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,202,155 | £20,835,377 | £15,790,412 | -24.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£191,030,844 | -£67,344,482 | -£66,365,663 | +1.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£210,421,405 | -£68,572,278 | -£67,460,424 | +1.6% | |
| Net profit | -£208,981,048 | -£65,434,411 | -£64,391,676 | +1.6% | |
| Cash | £249,721 | £100,334 | £218,506 | +117.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £29,095,504 | -£36,338,907 | -£100,730,583 | -177.2% | |
| Equity | £29,095,504 | -£36,338,907 | -£100,730,583 | -177.2% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 166 | 166 | 0% | |
| Wages | £9,389,075 | £12,688,963 | £13,914,530 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,884,801 | £4,240,059 | £2,933,482 | -30.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.0% | 124.7% | 195.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.04x | 0.03x | 0.02x | |
| Interest cover | -9.85x | -54.85x | -60.62x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- AVANTI HYLAS 2 LIMITED 2009-12-08 → present
- AVANTI INDIGO LIMITED 2009-11-11 → 2009-12-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“There can, however, be no certainty that the SSF maturity is successfully extended to beyond the forecast period or that if the forecasts are not substantially achieved, additional financial support from the shareholder is made available. In that unlikely scenario, there can be no certainty of alternative sources of financing being found, and this represents a material uncertainty over the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- AVANTI HYLAS 2 LIMITED · parent
- Avanti HYLAS 2 Cyprus Limited 100%
- Avanti Communications Kenya Limited 99%
- Avanti HYLAS Services Limited 100%
- Avanti Communications South Africa (Pty) Limited 100%
- Cyberdine Secure Internet Proprietary Limited 70%
- Avanti HYLAS 2 Launch Services Limited 100%
- Avanti Communications Senegal SUARL 100%
Significant events
- “On 2 April 2024 the holders of the Super Senior Facility ("SSI") exercised a call option over the equity shares in the Group, resulting in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Plate Newco 3 Limited by Plate New Topco Limited.”
- “On 24 October 2024, the Company acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Avanti Communications Senegal SUARL, an entity previously wholly owned by Avanti Communications Africa Infrastructure 1 Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELDON-HILL, Bridget | Secretary | 2021-08-12 | — | — |
| PLEWS, Robert | Director | 2020-05-26 | Jul 1977 | English |
| SHELDON-HILL, Bridget Lynn | Director | 2020-05-26 | Oct 1973 | South African |
| WHITEHILL, Kyle David | Director | 2019-09-24 | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERLEY, William | Secretary | 2020-02-12 | 2021-08-12 |
| MITCHELL, Natalie | Secretary | 2018-09-28 | 2020-02-12 |
| WILLCOCKS, Patrick | Secretary | 2013-03-07 | 2018-09-28 |
| BESTWICK, David James | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2018-06-30 |
| BESTWICK, David James | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2010-08-25 |
| FOX, Nigel Adrian Dawson | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2020-05-26 |
| MITCHELL, Natalie | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-09-24 |
| O'CONNOR, Matthew John | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2016-03-31 |
| WILLCOCKS, Patrick | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2018-09-28 |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2017-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate Bidco 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-04-13 | Active |
| Avanti Communications Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-10-15 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.