ORPHEO LIMITED

Company number 09924056 ·

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Executive summary

Orpheo Limited operates as a UK subsidiary within the global Acoustiguide/Orpheo group, serving the museum audio guide and cultural interpretation technology market. The company is technically insolvent with net liabilities of £166,842 that have deteriorated consistently since 2019, accelerating sharply in 2024 — a trajectory that predates COVID and has worsened despite broader sector recovery. While the group's market position and brand heritage provide strategic cover, the UK entity's standalone financials reflect a structurally impaired business that is entirely dependent on intercompany support, with long-term creditors (presumably group debt) of £238,583 dwarfing total assets of £91,306.

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Shareholders' funds

-£274,300

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2015-12-21
Employees
2 (2025 accounts · was 1 in 2024)
Registered office
Acoustiguide Ltd; 2-3 N Mews, London, North Mews, London, England, WC1N 2JP
Postcode
WC1N 2JP
Capital
1,000 GBP
Accounts category
Micro

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-31
Next due by
2027-02-14
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Officers 1 current · 1 resigned

Appointed 2015-12-21

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Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Contact details

Website
orpheo.org

Orpheo is a leading provider of audio-guide systems, tour applications and cultural content for museums, cultural and tourist sites.

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
HAYMARKET HOUSE 28-29 HAYMARKET, LONDON, SW1Y 4SP, ENGLAND2019-05-28
483 GREEN LANES, LONDON, N13 4BS, ENGLAND2017-02-01

Among its peers

Among the biggest employers

of 176 similar companies in WC, with 2 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.

Competitors London

This company ranks 381 among other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets in London.

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The class of 2015

25%

of the 3,104 companies in this sector incorporated in 2015 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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