WESSEX INTERNET LIMITED

Active
Company number 06258070Private limited companyIncorporated 2007

Key figures

−37,557,115 EUR-68.6%
Net assets 2025
-40 m-30 m-20 m-10 m0202320242025

Amounts are in EUR (the currency of the accounts).

† WESSEX INTERNET 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 61100

Where the company stands among the 3,150 active companies whose first SIC code is 61100 (Wired telecommunications activities).

Company age19.5 years
Older than 82% · median 8.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. OPEN FIBRE NETWORKS LIMITED£190.5m
  2. SALTCO II LIMITED£120.4m
  3. SALTCO LIMITED£120m
  4. F & W NETWORKS LTD£93.4m
  5. EXPONENTIAL-E LIMITED£87.5m
  6. GLIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED£79.8m
  7. MS3 NETWORKS LIMITED£47.6m
  8. SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£45.6m
  9. TELSTRA UK LIMITED£43m
  10. SCG CLOUD LIMITED£40.4m

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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WESSEX INTERNET LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WESSEX INTERNET LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06258070. It was incorporated on 24 May 2007. Its status is active. The registered office is in Blandford (DT11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wired telecommunications activities (61100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was 8,508,538 EUR. Loss for the year was 15,284,320 EUR. Net assets were −37,557,115 EUR, down 68.6% on the previous year. Total assets were 102,092,857 EUR and total liabilities 139,649,972 EUR. The company had an average of 360 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2023–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,150 active companies whose first SIC code is 61100: It is older than 82% of them (median age 8.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £78.4m. Its most frequent buyer is Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (3 contracts). It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £1,500, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2025
20232024 †2025 †
Turnover4,779,8045,762,1388,508,538
Profit for the year-7,986,542-12,146,224-15,284,320
Cash at bank and in hand72,157——
Total assets43,391,61468,987,440102,092,857
Total liabilities53,518,18591,260,235139,649,972
Net assets / total equity-10,126,571-22,272,795-37,557,115
Average number of employees213307360
Average pay (per year)20,077——

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activities during the period were operation of Ultrafast Fibre and superfast fixed wireless broadband to homes and businesses in Dorset, South Wiltshire, South Somerset and parts of Hampshire.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

4 contracts

WESSEX INTERNET LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2021. Their combined published value is £78.4m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
3 contracts · £77.6m
Dorset Council
1 contract · £824.2k
Contracts
  1. GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Dorset & South Somerset‡Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £37,516,276 · runs until Sep 2029
  2. GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - South Wiltshire‡Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £23,759,557 · runs until Feb 2036
  3. GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02‡Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £16,325,756 · runs until Mar 2033
  4. Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset‡Dorset Council · £824,165

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

1 grant

WESSEX INTERNET LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £1,500.

Grant
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £1,500

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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
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 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.

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

26 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover 8.5m EUR, net assets −37.6m EUR, 360 employees
  2. James Randolf GIBSON FLEMING resignedSecretary
  3. James Randolf GIBSON FLEMING resignedDirector
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover 5.8m EUR, net assets −22.3m EUR, 307 employees
  5. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £4.8m, net assets −£10.1m, 213 employees
  6. Wessex Internet Midco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Fibre River Ltd ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Fiona Lucy GIBSON FLEMING resignedDirector
Earlier events (18)
  1. Ludovic Harry Ralph SKINNER appointedDirector
  2. Fibre River Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Fiona Lucy Gibson Fleming ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr James Randolf Gibson Fleming ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mrs Fiona Lucy Gibson Fleming registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to WESSEX INTERNET LIMITEDPreviously RANSTON LIMITED
  7. Mrs Fiona Lucy Gibson Fleming ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Hector GIBSON FLEMING appointedDirector
  9. Mr James Randolf Gibson Fleming registered as a person with significant control
  10. Mrs Fiona Lucy Gibson Fleming registered as a person with significant control
  11. WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  12. WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  13. James Randolf GIBSON FLEMING appointedSecretary
  14. WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  15. Fiona Lucy GIBSON FLEMING appointedDirector
  16. James Randolf GIBSON FLEMING appointedDirector
  17. WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  18. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.