How much does Lightspeed Broadband Limited make?

Lightspeed Broadband Limited reported revenue of £4.2m and a loss of £15.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Lightspeed Broadband Limited have?

Lightspeed Broadband Limited reported an average of 64 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Lightspeed Broadband Limited profitable?

No — Lightspeed Broadband Limited reported a loss of £15.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 12487672 · Incorporated 27 Feb 2020

Lightspeed Broadband Limited

Registered name: LIGHTSPEED BROADBAND LIMITED

Part of Lightspeed Fibre Holdings Ltd group

Lightspeed Broadband Limited made £4.2m revenue and a £15.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Lightspeed Broadband Limited’s revenue grew 88% to £4.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £15.7m and 64 employees. The company is classified under “wired telecommunications activities” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 61100Wired telecommunications activities SIC 61200Wireless telecommunications activities SIC 61900Other telecommunications activities

Status: Active
Location: Peterborough, East of England
Age: 6 yrs · since 2020
Type: Private Limited Company

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's immediate parent undertaking is Lightspeed Fibre Group Limited. Its registered office and principal place of business is Office 2B, Westpoint, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6FZ.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£4.2m

Growth ▲87.5%

Profit

−£15.7m

Growth —

Profit margin

−372.5%

Gross −28.1%

Employees

Change ▲137%

Profit / employee

−£245k

Revenue/employee £65.8k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£175k	£1m	£2.2m	£4.2m
Cost of sales	£1.6m	£1.2m	£1.8m	£5.4m
Gross profit	−£1.5m	−£154k	£474k	−£1.2m
Operating profit	−£7.9m	−£5.6m	−£6.2m	−£12.8m
Profit before tax	−£8.5m	−£7.2m	−£8m	−£15.7m
Profit after tax	−£8.4m	−£7.2m	−£8m	−£15.7m
Profit (best available)	−£8.4m	−£7.2m	−£8m	−£15.7m
Staff costs	£2.7m	£1.2m	£1.4m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	71	23	27	64
Ratios
Profit margin	−4777%	−709.4%	−356.5%	−372.5%
Gross margin	−841.4%	−15.1%	21.1%	−28.1%
Revenue per employee	£2.5k	£44.3k	£83.2k	£65.8k
Profit per employee	−£118k	−£314k	−£297k	−£245k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲482.4%	▲120.3%	▲87.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼67.6%	▲17.4%	▲137%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2m	£65.3k	£206k	£333k
Net assets	−£13m	−£20.2m	−£27.3m	−£43m
Fixed assets	£2.7m	£2.9m	£3.2m	£5.4m
Current assets	£5.4m	£2.9m	£3.2m	£835k
Debtors	£0	£73.2k	£89.1k	£249k
Deferred income	£182k	£392k	£581k	£528k
Cash from operations	£16.8m	—	£1.7m	£5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −372.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −28.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £65.8k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£245k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 128.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 12.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 −£43m
Cash at bank: ▲62%; Now £333k
Headcount: ▲137%; Now 64
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £528k
Fixed assets: ▲70%; Now £5.4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Lightspeed Fibre Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Lightspeed Fibre Group Ltd75–100%
Lightspeed Broadband Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Lightspeed Networks LtdRev. £4m · Profit −£28.6m
Lightspeed Central Services LtdRev. — · Profit £262k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£15.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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