How many employees does Lightspeed Central Services Ltd have?

Lightspeed Central Services Ltd reported an average of 31 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Lightspeed Central Services Ltd profitable?

Yes — Lightspeed Central Services Ltd reported a profit of £262k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 12935691 · Incorporated 7 Oct 2020

Lightspeed Central Services Ltd

Registered name: LIGHTSPEED CENTRAL SERVICES LTD

Part of Lightspeed Fibre Holdings Ltd group

Lightspeed Central Services Ltd made £262k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Lightspeed Central Services Ltd reported £262k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 46% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 31 employees. The company is classified under “wired telecommunications activities” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection 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

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£262k

Growth ▲46.1%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▲40.9%

Profit / employee

£8.5k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	£51.3k	£130k	£179k	£262k
Profit (best available)	£51.3k	£130k	£179k	£262k
Employees (average)	9	20	22	31
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£5.7k	£6.5k	£8.2k	£8.5k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲153.4%	▲37.9%	▲46.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲122.2%	▲10%	▲40.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£290k	£54.1k	£203k	£110k
Net assets	£43.4k	£173k	£353k	£615k
Fixed assets	£221k	£505k	£1.7m	£1.7m
Current assets	£484k	£728k	£5.3m	£12.1m
Debtors	£194k	£674k	£5.1m	£12m
Deferred income	£44.5k	£131k	£312k	£381k
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: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; 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.

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: ▲74%; Now £615k
Cash at bank: ▼46%; Now £110k
Headcount: ▲41%; Now 31
Deferred income: ▲22%; Now £381k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £1.7m

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 Central Services Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Lightspeed Broadband LimitedRev. £4.2m · Profit −£15.7m
Lightspeed Networks LtdRev. £4m · Profit −£28.6m

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 £262k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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