ARQIVA LIMITED

Active
Company number 02487597Private limited companyIncorporated 1990

Key figures

£4,048,300,000+10.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+10.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
02 bn4 bn6 bn2023/242024/25

† ARQIVA LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 59113

Where the company stands among the 10,478 active companies whose first SIC code is 59113 (Television programme production activities).

Turnover£590,900,000
Higher than 98% · median £2,076,936 among 365 that publish turnover
Net assets£4,048,300,000
Higher than 99% · median £9,426
Cash£20,900,000
Higher than 99% · median £25,201
Company age36.6 years
Older than 98% · median 9.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SKY UK LIMITED£6.8bn
  2. ARQIVA LIMITED£4bn
  3. ITV STUDIOS LIMITED£2.1bn
  4. NC SHINE ACQUISITION LTD.£421.6m
  5. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED£399.2m
  6. CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED£253.7m
  7. DISCOVERY NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£170.7m
  8. WARNER BROS. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PRODUCTION LIMITED£166.8m
  9. SDN LIMITED£139.6m
  10. BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£127m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 10,478. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ARQIVA LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ARQIVA LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02487597. It was incorporated on 2 Apr 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hampshire (SO21). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is television programme production activities (59113), other telecommunications activities (61900), other information technology service activities (62090), other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. (93290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £590,900,000. Profit for the year was £389,600,000. Net assets were £4,048,300,000, up 10.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £20,900,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 10,478 active companies whose first SIC code is 59113: By turnover it ranks higher than 98% of the 365 that publish turnover (median £2,076,936). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £9,426). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £25,201). It is older than 98% of them (median age 9.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £8.5m. Its most frequent buyer is NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (2 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 9 central government grants worth £650.2k, mainly from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, miscellaneous chemicals. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, paper and paperboard. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 38 days to pay suppliers, and 16% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 7.3% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 16 of 70 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover589,300,000590,900,000
Profit for the year393,400,000389,600,000
Cash at bank and in hand18,400,00020,900,000
Total assets6,146,700,000—
Total liabilities5,817,000,0006,417,300,000
Net assets / total equity3,658,800,0004,048,300,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

8 contracts

ARQIVA LIMITED is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2015. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £8.5m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers7
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
2 contracts · £1.3m
North Yorkshire County Council
1 contract · £4.5m
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED
1 contract · £2.7m
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
1 contract · £44.1k
AFFINITY WATER LIMITED
1 contract
Contracts
  1. UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 550 suppliers
  2. Telemetry System and Support ServicesNORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · £701,728 · runs until Jul 2028
  3. Smart Metering Supply, Installation & Connectivity Services‡United Utilities Water Limited
  4. Telemetry System and SupportNORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED · £637,650
  5. Supply and Installation of 4G/LTE Mobile Communications Infrastructure‡North Yorkshire County Council · £4,500,000
Show 3 more
  1. Digital Services Framework III‡The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) · shared by 315 suppliers, up to £25,000,000 in total
  2. Plan Direct & Co-ordinate ICT projects‡Maritime & Coastguard Agency · £44,082
  3. Multi Modal Integrated Command and Control System‡TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED · £2,664,767

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

9 grants

ARQIVA LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 9 central government grants since 2018, together worth £650.2k.

Funders
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
5 grants · £584.2k
Department for Education
3 grants · £49k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £17k
Grants
  1. Use-case and Technology Evaluation for UK CNI Time and Frequency Dissemination using the existing 198kHz broadcast networkDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £17,022 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
  2. ALB-Ofcom-InfrastructureDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £0 · ALB - Office of Communications (Ofcom) - 700MHz clearance programme
  3. ALB-Ofcom-Programme ManagementDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £0 · ALB - Office of Communications (Ofcom) - 700MHz clearance programme
  4. Small Commercial Radio Stations - Emergency Covid-19 Transmission Costs SchemeDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £584,199 · Radio Policy 2021
  5. ALB-Ofcom-InfrastructureDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £0 · ALB - Office of Communications (Ofcom) - 700MHz clearance programme
Show 4 more
  1. ALB-Ofcom-Programme ManagementDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £0 · ALB - Office of Communications (Ofcom) - 700MHz clearance programme
  2. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £6,000
  3. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £6,000
  4. ALB - Education and Skills Funding Agency - Apprenticeships 1618 ParticipationDepartment for Education · £37,000

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices30 Jun 2026 – 1 Jul 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
38 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
16%
Standard payment terms
60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 67%
  • 31 to 60 days 22%
  • After 60 days 11%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
37
79%
14%
30 Jun 2025
36
59%
14%
31 Dec 2024
40
66%
14%
30 Jun 2024
43
56%
14%
31 Dec 2023
45
58%
24%
30 Jun 2023
55
55%
23%
31 Dec 2022
55
80%
38%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 7.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 6.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 175% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter37% womenLower middle19% womenUpper middle22% womenUpper pay quarter23% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 10.9% lower
women 6.1% lower
2023/24
women 12.2% lower
women 8.7% lower
2022/23
women 11.2% lower
women 9.8% lower
2021/22
women 16.7% lower
women 11.4% lower
2020/21
women 21.6% lower
women 14.8% lower
2019/20
women 19.2% lower
women 19.7% lower
2018/19
women 18.5% lower
women 14.7% lower
2017/18
women 23.6% lower
women 17.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, miscellaneous chemicals, miscellaneous metal articles and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery and paper and paperboard.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £590.9m, net assets £4bn
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £589.3m, net assets £3.7bn
  3. Arqiva Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.