CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED

Active
Company number 07488363Private limited companyIncorporated 2011

Key figures

−£556,301,000
Net assets 2025

† CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS 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 61900

Where the company stands among the 8,492 active companies whose first SIC code is 61900 (Other telecommunications activities).

Turnover£14,260,000
Higher than 60% · median £8,193,961 among 353 that publish turnover
Net assets−£556,301,000
Lower than 99% · median £12,194
Total assets£5,805,453,000
Higher than 99% · median £56,954
Cash£3,022,000
Higher than 95% · median £32,628
Employees1,380
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age15.8 years
Older than 72% · median 9.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£25bn
  2. BT GROUP PLC£12.6bn
  3. EE LIMITED£9.3bn
  4. TELEFONICA O2 HOLDINGS LIMITED£7.2bn
  5. CITYFIBRE HOLDCO LIMITED£3.1bn
  6. CABLE & WIRELESS WORLDWIDE LIMITED£1.8bn
  7. VODAFONETHREE HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.5bn
  8. COLT TELECOM FINANCE SWEDEN£1.2bn
  9. CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED£1bn
  10. TELTHOLD LIMITED£568.2m

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 8,492. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07488363. It was incorporated on 11 Jan 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (WC2E). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other telecommunications activities (61900).

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 £14,260,000. Loss for the year was £81,824,000. Net assets were −£556,301,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,022,000. Total assets were £5,805,453,000 and total liabilities £6,361,754,000. The company had an average of 1,380 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 8,492 active companies whose first SIC code is 61900: By turnover it ranks higher than 60% of the 353 that publish turnover (median £8,193,961). By net assets it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £12,194). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £56,954). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £32,628). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 72% of them (median age 9.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Southend-on-sea Borough Council. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3.2m. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £118.6k, from Department for Work and Pensions.

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 electrical equipment, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 27 days to pay suppliers, and 71% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.2% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 9 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 25 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Turnover14,260,000
Profit for the year-81,824,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,022,000
Total assets5,805,453,000
Total liabilities6,361,754,000
Net assets / total equity-556,301,000
Average number of employees1,380

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

1 contract

CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Southend-on-sea Borough Council. Its published value is £3.2m.

Contract
  1. Dark Fibre Circuits‡Southend-on-sea Borough Council · £3,240,000

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

CITYFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £118.6k.

Grant
  1. CITYFIBRE HOLDINGSDepartment for Work and Pensions · £118,643 · Kickstart Scheme

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 practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
71%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 49%
  • 31 to 60 days 50%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
25
55%
55%
30 Jun 2025
23
70%
46%
31 Dec 2024
23
91%
15%
30 Jun 2024
22
89%
19%
31 Dec 2023
23
87%
15%
30 Jun 2023
28
72%
29%
31 Dec 2022
24
88%
14%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 5.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 9.2% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter35.5% womenLower middle16.9% womenUpper middle24.1% womenUpper pay quarter24.5% women
Earlier years (5)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 12.2% lower
women 10.7% lower
2023/24
women 11.6% lower
women 9.5% lower
2022/23
women 17.4% lower
women 14.3% lower
2021/22
women 8.4% lower
women 10.6% lower
2020/21
women 7.4% lower
women 16.3% 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)
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 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and machinery.

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £14.3m, net assets −£556.3m, 1,380 employees
  2. Cityfibre Infrastructure Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. 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.