International Convention Centre Wales Limited
Registered name: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE WALES LIMITED
International Convention Centre Wales Limited made £12.1m revenue and a £2.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
International Convention Centre Wales Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £12.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.3m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres” and is based in Newport; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newport, Wales
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company is a joint venture with its shares held equally by The Celtic Manor Resort Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, and the Welsh Government. As such, the directors consider t”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.6m | £12.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £5.4m | £6.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £5.1m | £5.7m |
| Operating profit | — | −£1.7m | −£689k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£24.6m | −£2.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£4.2m | −£23.7m | −£2.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.2m | −£23.7m | −£2.3m |
| Employees (average) | 1,322,048 | 1,449,268 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −224% | −18.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 48.5% | 47.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £7 | — |
| Profit per employee | −£3 | −£16 | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲14.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £3.4m | £5m |
| Net assets | £43.4m | £25.1m | £42.8m |
| Fixed assets | £88m | £65.3m | £63.5m |
| Debtors | £40.4k | £121k | £35.1k |
| Deferred income | £165k | £165k | £165k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£1.5m | −£1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −18.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 522.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▲71%
- Now £42.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲48%
- Now £5m
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £165k
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £63.5m
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- The Celtic Manor Resort Limited 25–50%
- Welsh Ministers (registered outside the UK register) 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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