Sonic Communications (International) Limited
Registered name: SONIC COMMUNICATIONS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
Part of Bowmer and Kirkland Limited groupSonic Communications (International) Limited made £7.4m revenue and a £163k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Sonic Communications (International) Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £7.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £163k. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Belper; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Belper
- Age
- 50 yrs · since 1976
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.4m | £7.8m | £7.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£5.4m | −£4.6m | −£4.8m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £3.2m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £934k | £144k | −£547k |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £692k | −£177k |
| Profit after tax | £961k | £547k | −£163k |
| Profit (best available) | £961k | £547k | −£163k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 10.3% | 7% | −2.2% |
| Gross margin | 42% | 41.6% | 34.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼16.8% | ▼4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼43% | ▼129.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bowmer and Kirkland Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Soncell International Limited75–100%
- Sonic Communications (International) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Cell Security LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Design IT Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Soncell Middle East LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£163k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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