BOX.COM (UK) LTD

Active
Company number 08097316Private limited companyIncorporated 2012
⚠ Accounts overdue. The next accounts were due on 31 Oct 2026 and had not been filed when the register was last updated.

Key figures

174,731,302 USD
Net assets 2024/25

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

† BOX.COM (UK) LTD 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 63990

Where the company stands among the 14,343 active companies whose first SIC code is 63990 (Other information service activities n.e.c.).

Company age14.4 years
Older than 78% · median 8.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MOODY'S SHARED SERVICES UK LIMITED£1.1bn
  2. S&P GLOBAL VALUATIONS LIMITED£812.2m
  3. FTSE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£480m
  4. BOX INTL HOLDINGS LTD£456.4m
  5. PURE DC HOLDINGS LIMITED£361.2m
  6. PACIFIC SHELF 1855 LIMITED£312.9m
  7. PLATTS (U.K.) LIMITED£242.8m
  8. MOODY'S ANALYTICS UK LIMITED£228.4m
  9. AOSPHERE LIMITED£220.4m
  10. STRIPE PAYMENTS UK LTD£179.1m

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: BOX.COM (UK) LTD

What kind of company is it?

BOX.COM (UK) LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08097316. It was incorporated on 8 Jun 2012. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC1Y). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other information service activities n.e.c. (63990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jan 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was 337,375,556 USD. Profit for the year was 43,750,908 USD. Net assets were 174,731,302 USD. Cash at bank and in hand was 190,309,623 USD.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 14,343 active companies whose first SIC code is 63990: It is older than 78% of them (median age 8.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 21 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £12.2m. Its most frequent buyer is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (5 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

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 paper and paperboard, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paper and paperboard. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 34 days to pay suppliers, and 12% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover337,375,556
Profit for the year43,750,908
Cash at bank and in hand190,309,623
Total assets264,037,522
Total liabilities—
Net assets / total equity174,731,302

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

21 contracts

BOX.COM (UK) LTD is named as a supplier in 21 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2015. The 20 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £12.2m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers13
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
5 contracts · £356.6k
The University Of Nottingham
2 contracts · £196k
Avon & Somerset Constabulary
2 contracts · £178.9k
HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK
2 contracts · £95.6k
GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY
2 contracts · £48k
Contracts
  1. Patrick Finucane Inquiry Provision of Secure File Sharing and Workspace‡GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY · £48,000 · runs until Oct 2029
  2. G Cloud 15‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 2,744 suppliers, up to £28,000,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2030
  3. Digital Asset Management SolutionMetropolitan Police Service · £10,812,672
  4. DDaT26023 - Software SubscriptionUK Research and Innovation · £10,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  5. Box subscriptions and licenses‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £10,000
Show 16 more
  1. File Storage System Mid-Year Renewal and UpgradeHEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK · £58,016
  2. Renewal of Document File Management SystemHEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK · £37,584
  3. Box - cloud-based file storageUNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · £149,688
  4. Content Management Service‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £66,240
  5. Box RenewOFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD · £247,494
  6. DDaT21023 - Cloud Content Management ServiceUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £94,320
  7. BOX Service Proof of ConceptCrown Prosecution Service · £25,000
  8. BOX Content Management System‡CPS · £25,000
  9. Cloud Content Solution‡Avon & Somerset Constabulary · £94,920
  10. UKRI DDaT20076 - Box Cloud Content ManagementUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £66,240
  11. UK SBS DDaT19011 UKRI Cloud Content ManagementUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £119,810
  12. Box‡Avon & Somerset Constabulary · £84,000
  13. Award notice for Box License Renewal‡HS2 · £31,000
  14. Computer Software‡The University Of Nottingham · £98,000
  15. Computer Software Purchase‡The University Of Nottingham · £98,000
  16. box.com (UK) Ltd‡GDS · £9,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Aug 2021 – 31 Jan 2022
Average time taken to pay invoices
34 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
12%
Standard payment terms
60–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 51%
  • 31 to 60 days 38%
  • After 60 days 12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

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 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: paper and paperboard, machinery, electrical equipment and furniture and lighting.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: 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 337.4m USD, net assets 174.7m USD
  2. Box Intl Technology Ltd. registered as a person with significant control
  3. Name changed to BOX.COM (UK) LTDPreviously BOX (UK) LTD
  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.