county broadband ltd Company Information
Company Number
04666043
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
county broadband holdings ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Wireless telecommunications activities
+1Registered Address
old bourchiers hall new road, aldham, colchester, essex, CO6 3QU
Website
www.countybroadband.co.ukcounty broadband ltd Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COUNTY BROADBAND LTD at £3.4m based on a Turnover of £4.7m and 0.72x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
county broadband ltd Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COUNTY BROADBAND LTD at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-17.5m and a 2.59x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
county broadband ltd Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COUNTY BROADBAND LTD at £0 based on Net Assets of £-63.6m and 2.73x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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County Broadband Ltd Overview
County Broadband Ltd is a live company located in colchester, CO6 3QU with a Companies House number of 04666043. It operates in the wired telecommunications activities sector, SIC Code 61100. Founded in February 2003, it's largest shareholder is county broadband holdings ltd with a 100% stake. County Broadband Ltd is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.7m with rapid growth in recent years.
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County Broadband Ltd Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded County Broadband Ltd a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


4 Strong

2 Regular

5 Weak

Size
annual sales of £4.7m, make it in line with the average company (£5.7m)
£4.7m - County Broadband Ltd
£5.7m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 38%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.2%)
38% - County Broadband Ltd
5.2% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 18.7%, this company has a higher cost of product (38.4%)
18.7% - County Broadband Ltd
38.4% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of -409.3% make it less profitable than the average company (2.5%)
-409.3% - County Broadband Ltd
2.5% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 277 employees, this is above the industry average (41)
277 - County Broadband Ltd
41 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £58.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£58.2k)
- County Broadband Ltd
£58.2k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £17.1k, this is less efficient (£170.6k)
£17.1k - County Broadband Ltd
£170.6k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 27 days, this is earlier than average (44 days)
27 days - County Broadband Ltd
44 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 39 days, this is quicker than average (49 days)
39 days - County Broadband Ltd
49 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - County Broadband Ltd
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 17 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
17 weeks - County Broadband Ltd
14 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 207.7%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (64.4%)
207.7% - County Broadband Ltd
64.4% - Industry AVG
COUNTY BROADBAND LTD financials

County Broadband Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £4.7 million and the company has net assets of -£63.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, County Broadband Ltd has 277 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 4,742,885 | 4,685,775 | 4,109,213 | 1,805,504 | |||||||||||
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 3,855,764 | 2,164,748 | 1,967,016 | 1,349,139 | |||||||||||
Gross Profit | 887,121 | 2,521,027 | 2,142,197 | 456,365 | |||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 20,299,614 | 14,753,380 | 7,525,047 | 5,031,593 | |||||||||||
Operating Profit | -19,412,493 | -12,232,353 | -5,382,850 | -4,575,228 | |||||||||||
Interest Payable | 8,364,077 | 5,054,359 | 3,599,203 | 1,720,429 | |||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 29,648 | 1,649 | 96 | 146 | |||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -27,746,922 | -17,285,063 | -8,981,957 | -6,295,511 | |||||||||||
Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Profit After Tax | -27,746,922 | -17,285,063 | -8,981,957 | -6,295,511 | |||||||||||
Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Retained Profit | -27,746,922 | -17,285,063 | -8,981,957 | -6,295,511 | |||||||||||
Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | 277 | 192 | 121 | 73 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
EBITDA* | -17,452,521 | -10,861,001 | -4,595,965 | -4,268,810 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 56,708,459 | 39,558,214 | 25,175,604 | 16,026,417 | 3,004,035 | 475,382 | 496,058 | 341,458 | 274,256 | 235,150 | 96,468 | 62,689 | 48,597 | 41,976 | 34,653 |
Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 56,708,459 | 39,558,214 | 25,175,604 | 16,026,417 | 3,004,035 | 475,382 | 496,058 | 341,458 | 274,256 | 235,150 | 96,468 | 62,689 | 48,597 | 41,976 | 34,653 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Debtors | 357,789 | 434,841 | 204,318 | 119,683 | 63,258 | 74,610 | 63,152 | 34,693 | 43,861 | 47,357 | 47,722 | 23,886 | 30,111 | 7,801 | 7,291 |
Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 574,696 | 507,568 | 2,609,573 | 395,616 | 400,684 | 70,278 | 603 | 10,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash | 1,391,829 | 5,131,862 | 404,508 | 897,441 | 498,082 | 474,724 | 55,478 | 74,482 | 113,526 | 4,754 | 159,865 | 8,217 | 53 | 1,587 | 12,012 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 2,324,314 | 6,074,271 | 3,218,399 | 1,412,740 | 979,699 | 619,612 | 119,233 | 119,994 | 157,387 | 52,111 | 207,587 | 32,103 | 30,164 | 9,388 | 19,303 |
total assets | 59,032,773 | 45,632,485 | 28,394,003 | 17,439,157 | 3,983,734 | 1,094,994 | 615,291 | 461,452 | 431,643 | 287,261 | 304,055 | 94,792 | 78,761 | 51,364 | 53,956 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 417,430 | 2,343,322 | 1,872,639 | 1,607,777 | 928,980 | 138,217 | 72,474 | 22,457 | 44,195 | 43,003 | 55,650 | 38,433 | 11,037 | 28,500 | 38,536 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26,043 | 0 | 0 |
other short term finances | 67,385 | 46,635 | 19,839 | 18,391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 3,754,078 | 1,937,755 | 1,046,906 | 565,676 | 378,396 | 347,361 | 237,401 | 166,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current liabilities | 4,238,893 | 4,327,712 | 2,939,384 | 2,191,844 | 1,307,376 | 485,578 | 309,875 | 188,524 | 294,195 | 43,003 | 55,650 | 38,433 | 37,080 | 28,500 | 38,536 |
loans | 118,375,133 | 77,139,104 | 44,003,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,814,624 | 5,948,158 | 894,676 | 175,261 | 85,218 | 69,879 | 15,326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,583 |
provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total long term liabilities | 118,375,133 | 77,139,104 | 44,003,887 | 24,814,624 | 5,948,158 | 894,676 | 175,261 | 85,218 | 69,879 | 15,326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,583 |
total liabilities | 122,614,026 | 81,466,816 | 46,943,271 | 27,006,468 | 7,255,534 | 1,380,254 | 485,136 | 273,742 | 364,074 | 58,329 | 55,650 | 38,433 | 37,080 | 28,500 | 46,119 |
net assets | -63,581,253 | -35,834,331 | -18,549,268 | -9,567,311 | -3,271,800 | -285,260 | 130,155 | 187,710 | 67,569 | 228,932 | 248,405 | 56,359 | 41,681 | 22,864 | 7,837 |
total shareholders funds | -63,581,253 | -35,834,331 | -18,549,268 | -9,567,311 | -3,271,800 | -285,260 | 130,155 | 187,710 | 67,569 | 228,932 | 248,405 | 56,359 | 41,681 | 22,864 | 7,837 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -19,412,493 | -12,232,353 | -5,382,850 | -4,575,228 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,959,972 | 1,371,352 | 786,885 | 306,418 | 216,621 | 220,499 | 99,523 | 80,413 | 65,420 | 80,019 | 32,561 | 21,501 | 16,574 | 14,138 | 11,551 |
Amortisation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17,675 | 17,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | -9,924 | -1,871,482 | 2,298,592 | 51,357 | 319,054 | 81,133 | 18,243 | 1,651 | -3,496 | -365 | 23,836 | -6,225 | 22,310 | 510 | 7,291 |
Creditors | -1,925,892 | 470,683 | 264,862 | 678,797 | 790,763 | 65,743 | 50,017 | -21,738 | 1,192 | -12,647 | 17,217 | 27,396 | -17,463 | -10,036 | 38,536 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 1,816,323 | 890,849 | 481,230 | 187,280 | 31,035 | 109,960 | 71,334 | 166,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash flow from operations | -17,552,166 | -7,627,987 | -6,148,465 | -3,436,415 | |||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -250,000 | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | -26,043 | 26,043 | 0 | 0 |
Other Short Term Loans | 20,750 | 26,796 | 1,448 | 18,391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 41,236,029 | 33,135,217 | 44,003,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | -24,814,624 | 18,866,466 | 5,053,482 | 719,415 | 90,043 | 15,339 | 54,553 | 15,326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7,583 | 7,583 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -8,334,429 | -5,052,710 | -3,599,107 | -1,720,283 | |||||||||||
cash flow from financing | 32,922,350 | 28,109,303 | 15,591,604 | 17,164,574 | |||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -3,740,033 | 4,727,354 | -492,933 | 399,359 | 23,358 | 419,246 | -19,004 | -39,044 | 108,772 | -155,111 | 151,648 | 8,164 | -1,534 | -10,425 | 12,012 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | -3,740,033 | 4,727,354 | -492,933 | 399,359 | 23,358 | 419,246 | -19,004 | -39,044 | 108,772 | -155,111 | 151,648 | 8,164 | -1,534 | -10,425 | 12,012 |
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COUNTY BROADBAND LTD group structure
County Broadband Ltd has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
COUNTY BROADBAND LTD
04666043
county broadband ltd directors
County Broadband Ltd currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ian Shervell (Jan 2020) and Mr Ian Shervell (Jan 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Ian Shervell | England | 46 years | Jan 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Ian Shervell | England | 46 years | Jan 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Terfel Roberts | United Kingdom | 66 years | Jan 2020 | - | Director |
Mr John East | 75 years | Jan 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Matthew O'Connor | England | 65 years | Nov 2023 | - | Director |
Ms Margarida Torroais Albuquerque Leal | England | 35 years | Dec 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
4.7m
+1%
operating profit
-19.4m
+59%
gross margin
18.8%
-65.23%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-63.6m
+0.77%
total assets
59m
+0.29%
cash
1.4m
-0.73%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
county broadband ltd company details
company number
04666043
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
61200 - Wireless telecommunications activities
61100 - Wired telecommunications activities
incorporation date
February 2003
age
22
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
long companies 222 limited (April 2003)
accountant
-
auditor
LB GROUP LIMITED (COLCHESTER)
address
old bourchiers hall new road, aldham, colchester, essex, CO6 3QU
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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county broadband ltd Charges & Mortgages
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