Quest 4 Alloys Limited

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quest 4 alloys limited Company Information

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MatureSmallHigh

Company Number

02857040

Next Accounts

Dec 2025

Industry

Wholesale of metals and metal ores

Directors

Anthony Jones

David Smith

Shareholders

anthony robert jones

david john smith

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

fusion house the crescent, willenhall, west midlands, WV13 2QR

Website

www.quest4alloys.com

quest 4 alloys limited Estimated Valuation

£1.6m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of QUEST 4 ALLOYS LIMITED at £1.6m based on Net Assets of £1m and 1.57x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Quest 4 Alloys Limited is a live company located in west midlands, WV13 2QR with a Companies House number of 02857040. It operates in the wholesale of metals and metal ores sector, SIC Code 46720. Founded in September 1993, it's largest shareholder is anthony robert jones with a 50% stake. Quest 4 Alloys Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Quest 4 Alloys Limited a 2 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 1 measures and has 7 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating2out of 5

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4 Regular

7 Weak

Size

annual sales of £4m, make it smaller than the average company (£24.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 22%, show it is growing at a faster rate (14.7%)

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Quest 4 Alloys Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is estimated at £4 million and the company has net assets of £1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Quest 4 Alloys Limited has 7 employees and maintains cash reserves of £121.2 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Turnover	4,045,077	3,901,201	3,163,697	2,237,702	2,989,626	2,417,482	2,503,564	2,880,309	3,257,928	3,784,182	3,908,088	3,476,164	3,661,746	2,892,057	2,325,281
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	3,435,080	3,174,180	2,572,919	1,956,473	2,649,602	2,099,800	2,139,431	2,429,087	2,802,827	3,277,649	3,401,022	3,041,730	3,152,840	2,455,382	1,970,592
Gross Profit	609,998	727,021	590,778	281,229	340,023	317,682	364,132	451,222	455,100	506,533	507,066	434,434	508,906	436,675	354,689
Admin Expenses	476,932	477,855	539,124	256,083	258,885	308,236	361,523	336,021	253,541	503,278	534,297	429,095	301,219	385,794	-283,185
Operating Profit	133,066	249,166	51,654	25,146	81,138	9,446	2,609	115,201	201,559	3,255	-27,231	5,339	207,687	50,881	637,874
Interest Payable	45,359	85,130	55,566	42,316	28,348	33,504	35,256	23,300	10,393	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Receivable	3,811	1,977	602	78	45	1,279	1,220	408	872	918	607	555	891	924	410
Pre-Tax Profit	91,519	166,012	-3,310	-17,092	52,835	-22,779	-31,427	92,309	192,039	4,173	-26,624	5,895	208,578	51,806	638,285
Tax	-22,880	-31,542	0	0	-10,039	0	0	-18,462	-38,408	-876	0	-1,415	-54,230	-14,506	-178,720
Profit After Tax	68,639	134,470	-3,310	-17,092	42,796	-22,779	-31,427	73,847	153,631	3,297	-26,624	4,480	154,348	37,300	459,565
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	68,639	134,470	-3,310	-17,092	42,796	-22,779	-31,427	73,847	153,631	3,297	-26,624	4,480	154,348	37,300	459,565
Employee Costs	346,387	399,227	363,705	324,841	320,925	314,285	271,038	297,379	332,063	246,556	242,313	201,091	203,264	193,834	152,637
Number Of Employees	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	9	7	7	6	6	6	5
EBITDA*	155,047	268,495	70,669	43,743	100,084	29,739	19,813	132,691	219,486	25,794	-10,413	22,042	221,206	62,426	654,990

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Tangible Assets	477,259	452,066	467,217	479,492	498,089	516,706	506,585	523,789	539,779	674,662	688,338	678,731	423,281	134,509	139,042
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	477,259	452,066	467,217	479,492	498,089	516,706	506,585	523,789	539,779	674,662	688,338	678,731	423,281	134,509	139,042
Stock & work in progress	686,349	828,424	696,729	644,258	620,344	509,979	420,862	486,729	437,959	571,235	360,477	275,469	358,395	361,430	251,783
Trade Debtors	1,007,345	706,759	708,650	236,349	405,700	370,378	558,868	659,925	653,199	660,090	910,552	821,411	922,927	664,595	471,819
Group Debtors	0	336,047	312,353	435,864	389,833	158,964	298,347	268,134	212,641	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	34,396	72,188	65,440	61,970	88,081	83,395	56,914	210,815	63,783	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	121,153	24,038	68,993	91,549	64,014	25,809	315,294	172,835	153,266	195,612	171,559	71,211	150,923	205,513	164,187
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	1,849,243	1,967,456	1,852,165	1,469,990	1,567,972	1,148,525	1,650,285	1,798,438	1,520,848	1,426,937	1,442,588	1,168,091	1,432,245	1,231,538	887,789
total assets	2,326,502	2,419,522	2,319,382	1,949,482	2,066,061	1,665,231	2,156,870	2,322,227	2,060,627	2,101,599	2,130,926	1,846,822	1,855,526	1,366,047	1,026,831
Bank overdraft	0	642,271	691,439	614,324	504,897	162,512	479,669	238,102	123,927	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	18,152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	310,998	474,767	503,578	264,767	529,608	421,429	505,015	673,085	615,926	1,104,427	1,089,812	795,024	968,969	869,180	567,264
Group/Directors Accounts	697,058	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	7,276	0	5,385	5,600	5,600	5,600	0	0	4,432	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	251,785	161,580	113,038	39,971	65,614	71,767	153,495	352,001	315,025	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	1,267,117	1,296,770	1,313,440	924,662	1,105,719	661,308	1,138,179	1,263,188	1,059,310	1,104,427	1,089,812	795,024	968,969	869,180	567,264
loans	0	145,955	163,258	177,379	90,800	171,232	179,307	187,725	195,853	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	12,129	0	0	5,385	10,985	16,584	0	0	5,231	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	348,683	395,168	381,603	235,342	0	0
provisions	16,113	14,293	14,650	10,712	10,121	10,467	10,965	11,468	14,234	16,121	16,875	14,500	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	28,242	160,248	177,908	193,476	111,906	198,283	190,272	199,193	215,318	364,804	412,043	396,103	235,342	0	0
total liabilities	1,295,359	1,457,018	1,491,348	1,118,138	1,217,625	859,591	1,328,451	1,462,381	1,274,628	1,469,231	1,501,855	1,191,127	1,204,311	869,180	567,264
net assets	1,031,143	962,504	828,034	831,344	848,436	805,640	828,419	859,846	785,999	632,368	629,071	655,695	651,215	496,867	459,567
total shareholders funds	1,031,143	962,504	828,034	831,344	848,436	805,640	828,419	859,846	785,999	632,368	629,071	655,695	651,215	496,867	459,567

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	133,066	249,166	51,654	25,146	81,138	9,446	2,609	115,201	201,559	3,255	-27,231	5,339	207,687	50,881	637,874
Depreciation	21,981	19,329	19,015	18,597	18,946	20,293	17,204	17,490	17,927	22,539	16,818	16,703	13,519	11,545	17,116
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-22,880	-31,542	0	0	-10,039	0	0	-18,462	-38,408	-876	0	-1,415	-54,230	-14,506	-178,720
Stock	-142,075	131,695	52,471	23,914	110,365	89,117	-65,867	48,770	-133,276	210,758	85,008	-82,926	-3,035	109,647	251,783
Debtors	-73,253	28,551	352,260	-149,431	270,877	-301,392	-224,745	209,251	269,533	-250,462	89,141	-101,516	258,332	192,776	471,819
Creditors	-163,769	-28,811	238,811	-264,841	108,179	-83,586	-168,070	57,159	-488,501	14,615	294,788	-173,945	99,789	301,916	567,264
Accruals and Deferred Income	90,205	48,542	73,067	-25,643	-6,153	-81,728	-198,506	36,976	315,025	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	1,820	-357	3,938	591	-346	-498	-503	-2,766	-1,887	-754	2,375	14,500	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	275,751	96,081	-18,246	-120,633	-189,517	76,202	-56,654	-52,423	-130,542	78,483	112,601	45,624	11,468	47,413	319,932
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-47,174	-4,178	-6,740	0	-329	-30,414	0	-1,500	116,956	-8,863	-26,425	-272,153	-302,291	-7,012	-156,158
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-47,174	-4,178	-6,740	0	-329	-30,414	0	-1,500	116,956	-8,863	-26,425	-272,153	-302,291	-7,012	-156,158
Financing Activities
Bank loans	-18,152	18,152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	697,058	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-145,955	-17,303	-14,121	86,579	-80,432	-8,075	-8,418	-8,128	195,853	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	19,405	-5,385	-5,600	-5,600	-5,599	22,184	0	-9,663	9,663	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-348,683	-46,485	13,565	146,261	235,342	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
interest	-41,548	-83,153	-54,964	-42,238	-28,303	-32,225	-34,036	-22,892	-9,521	918	607	555	891	924	410
cash flow from financing	510,808	-87,689	-74,685	38,741	-114,334	-18,116	-42,454	-40,683	-152,688	-45,567	14,172	146,816	236,233	924	412
cash and cash equivalents
cash	97,115	-44,955	-22,556	27,535	38,205	-289,485	142,459	19,569	-42,346	24,053	100,348	-79,712	-54,590	41,326	164,187
overdraft	-642,271	-49,168	77,115	109,427	342,385	-317,157	241,567	114,175	123,927	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	739,386	4,213	-99,671	-81,892	-304,180	27,672	-99,108	-94,606	-166,273	24,053	100,348	-79,712	-54,590	41,326	164,187

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QUEST 4 ALLOYS LIMITED group structure

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QUEST 4 ALLOYS LIMITED

02857040

QUEST 4 ALLOYS LIMITED Shareholders

anthony robert jones	50%
david john smith	50%

Quest 4 Alloys Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Anthony Jones (Sep 1994) and Mr David Smith (Sep 1994).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Anthony Jones		62 years	Sep 1994	-	Director
Mr David Smith	England	61 years	Sep 1994	-	Director

P&L

March 2024

turnover

+4%

operating profit

133.1k

gross margin

15.1%

-19.08%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

March 2024

net assets

+0.07%

total assets

2.3m

-0.04%

cash

121.2k

+4.04%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

02857040

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

46720 - Wholesale of metals and metal ores

incorporation date

September 1993

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

fusion house the crescent, willenhall, west midlands, WV13 2QR

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