IHS AFRICA (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
+25.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.8m
+60.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
65
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
+8.3% vs 2024
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 | £28,883,000 | £26,740,000 | £28,943,000 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,754,000 | £1,782,000 | £1,970,000 | +10.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,791,000 | £1,865,000 | £2,019,000 | +8.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,625,000 | £1,889,000 | £2,845,000 | +50.6% | |
| Cash | £847,000 | £1,920,000 | £2,406,000 | +25.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,356,000 | £6,117,000 | £9,824,000 | +60.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,333,000 | £6,113,000 | £9,820,000 | +60.6% | |
| Equity | £7,333,000 | £6,113,000 | £9,820,000 | +60.6% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 69 | 65 | -5.8% | |
| Wages | £15,206,000 | £15,260,000 | £15,260,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,011,000 | £2,629,000 | £3,542,000 | +34.7% |
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 | 9.5% | 6.7% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 7.1% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.4% | 29.1% | 20.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 54.3% | 52.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.04x | 1.84x | 1.89x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company is expected to have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and are not aware of any reason or intention for the service agreement currently in place to be terminated which would impact the ability of the entity to continue as a going concern over the next 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Additionally, IHS Holding Limited, the Company's immediate and ultimate holding company has provided the Company with a letter of support and confirmed that it is intending the service agreement to continue for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On February 17, 2026, the Group announced it had entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by MTN Group Limited for $8.50 per ordinary share in cash, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $6.2 billion (being cash consideration of approximately $2.2 billion, presented on a 100% equivalent basis as $3.0 billion, plus the net impact of borrowings, lease liabilities and non-controlling interests less cash and cash equivalents aggregating to approximately $3.2 billion), subject to closing adjustments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARWISH, Mohamad | Director | 2013-10-30 | Jun 1979 | Lebanese |
| HOWDEN, Stephen John | Director | 2017-02-24 | Jan 1983 | British |
| TROVOADA, Melissa | Director | 2023-03-10 | Oct 1981 | Portuguese |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORDMAN, David | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2014-06-17 |
| PHILLIP, Rhys Ap John | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2017-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ihs Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-19 | Active |
| Ihs Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-08 | Ceased 2019-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.