VIRGIN MEDIA LIMITED
Company number 02591237 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Virgin Media Limited operates from a position of entrenched market strength as a premier UK quad-play telecom provider, backed by robust physical infrastructure and the strategic leverage of the Virgin Media O2 joint venture. Moving forward, the company's trajectory depends on executing a capital-intensive transition to full-fibre networks while maximizing cross-selling opportunities across its converged platform. Success will require navigating fierce infrastructure competition and managing the complexities of its multi-tiered corporate ownership structure.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1991-03-13
- Registered office
- 500 Brook Drive, Reading, United Kingdom, RG2 6UU
- Postcode
- RG2 6UU
- Capital
- 1,035,936 USD
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 7 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
- 2026-08-04
- Next due by
- 2027-08-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 42220 Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
- 61100 Wired telecommunications activities
Officers 6 current · 72 resigned
Group structure 19 subsidiaries
Controlled by VIRGIN MEDIA OPERATIONS LIMITED — since 2018-11-30
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NTL CABLECOMMS HOLDINGS NO.1 LIMITED Dissolved
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NTL CABLECOMMS HOLDINGS NO. 2 LIMITED Dissolved
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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 13
£8,116,739 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 13.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the VMED O2 UK LIMITED group statement — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9713406 (Tier 3), registered since 2006.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 2
£2,002 in registered political donations since 2009.
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The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP
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The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
18.3%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- virginmedia.com
- Phone
- 001 0800 052, 0416666682, 0535714295
Welcome to Virgin Media, home of Superfast broadband, TV, landline & mobile deals. Working hard to help connect the nation, shop our offers and order online.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NTL GROUP LIMITED | 2007-02-08 |
| 159TH SHELF INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED | 1991-10-09 |
Previous registered addresses 11
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MEDIA HOUSE BARTLEY WOOD BUSINESS PARK, HOOK, HAMPSHIRE, RG27 9UP | 2019-12-16 |
| 160 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, W1W 5QA | 2011-03-31 |
| N T L HOUSE, BARTLEY WOOD BUSINESS PARK,, HOOK, HAMPSHIRE RG27 9UP | 2007-02-17 |
| NTL HOUSE, BARTLEY WOOD BUSINESS PARK, BARTLEY WAY HOOK, HAMPSHIRE RG27 9XA | 2000-09-27 |
| L HOUSE, BARTLEY WOOD BUSINESS PARK, BARTLEY WAY HOOK, HAMPSHIRE RG27 9XA | 2000-09-27 |
| ISTOL HOUSE LAKESIDE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH AEROSPACE CENTRE, FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE GU14 6XP | 1999-05-24 |
| BRISTOL HOUSE LAKESIDE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH AEROSPACE CENTRE, FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE GU14 6XP | 1999-05-24 |
| L GROUP LTD, CRAWLEY COURT, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE SO21 2QA | 1998-07-06 |
| NTL GROUP LTD, CRAWLEY COURT, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE SO21 2QA | 1998-07-06 |
| HOLBORN VIADUCT, LONDON, EC1A 2DY | 1991-10-16 |
| 21 HOLBORN VIADUCT, LONDON, EC1A 2DY | 1991-10-16 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 50 similar companies in RG, trading since 1991
The class of 1991
50%
of the 20,887 companies incorporated in 1991 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 358 titles
- Freehold
- 7
- Leasehold
- 351
- Most recent registration
- 2025-08-22
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,171,102
- Where
- Greater London (73), West Midlands (21), Hampshire (16)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK541133 | Slough | Leasehold | 2025-08-22 | — |
| BK541135 | Slough | Leasehold | 2025-08-22 | — |
| YY206187 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-06-02 | — |
| PM40648 | Portsmouth | Leasehold | 2024-12-05 | — |
| AGL634837 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-11-25 | — |
| DT484799 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2024-11-07 | — |
| AGL631900 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-10-10 | — |
| DY584852 | Derbyshire | Leasehold | 2024-10-10 | — |
| HD628523 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2024-10-01 | — |
| CB489580 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2024-09-12 | — |
| AGL629082 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-08-28 | — |
| MM198675 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2024-07-23 | — |
| MM198677 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2024-07-23 | — |
| NT590224 | Nottinghamshire | Leasehold | 2024-06-18 | — |
| ESX431861 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2024-03-27 | — |
| BM472754 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2024-02-29 | — |
| TGL614524 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-02-19 | — |
| AGL614394 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-01-26 | — |
| AGL614395 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-01-26 | — |
| MAN433242 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2024-01-16 | — |
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