INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS GROUP LTD
Company number 08786791 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
International Connections Group Ltd presents a HIGH risk profile characterised by severe and deepening insolvency, with negative net assets of £10.83M that have worsened consistently over nine years despite significant revenue growth. The fundamental concern is that the company's turnover doubled between 2021 and 2023 while its balance sheet position deteriorated by nearly £5M, suggesting growth is being funded through unsustainable leverage rather than retained earnings. While regulatory compliance is current and the business demonstrates market demand, the viability of this model depends heavily on the nature of its liabilities (particularly related-party debt), going concern support, and whether the current growth trajectory can eventually generate sufficient profitability to reverse the structural insolvency.
Shareholders' funds
-£10,845,330
Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is the provision of marketing solutions to businesses through the creation of bespoke publications and digital solutions for host partners, which are monetised through the inclusion of advertisements for both local businesses and select international brands.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2013-11-22
- Employees
- 139 (2023 accounts · was 94 in 2022)
- Registered office
- 8 Avroe Crescent, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, FY4 2DP
- Postcode
- FY4 2DP
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2026-11-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 73110 Advertising agencies
Officers 5 current · 5 resigned
Group structure 12 subsidiaries
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CONNECT GROUP MEDIA LTD Dissolved
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THE VAPING GROUP LTD Active - Proposal to Strike off
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TOURSAVE LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB671925 (Tier 2), registered since 2024.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
We connect business to their customers by utilising specialist high-end publications and/or digital solutions
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GUEST SERVICES WORLDWIDE LTD | 2023-09-06 |
| RSI64 LTD | 2014-01-30 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| GROUND FLOOR SENECA HOUSE LINKS POINT, AMY JOHNSON WAY, BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE, FY4 2PP | 2018-05-11 |
| FOFRAME HOUSE 35-37 BRENT STREET, LONDON, NW4 2EF | 2014-11-17 |
| LARKHALL FARM BALLAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, LANCS, FY8 4NG, ENGLAND | 2014-01-24 |
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 62 similar companies in FY, with 139 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Competitors Blackpool
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4. VISTAVUE LTD
This company ranks 94 among advertising agencies in Blackpool.
The class of 2013
22%
of the 2,026 companies in this sector incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 75% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2017-01-24
- Where
- Lancashire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN186511 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2017-01-24 | — |
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