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plasma quest limited Company Information

Company Number

03634644

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Directors

Michael Thwaites

Annette Thwaites

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Shareholders

annette jean thwaites

michael john thwaites

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Group Structure

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Industry

Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered Address

unit 1b the rose estate, osborn way, hook, hampshire, RG27 9UT

Website

www.plasmaquest.co.uk

plasma quest limited Estimated Valuation

£2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PLASMA QUEST LIMITED at £2m based on Net Assets of £979.9k and 2.07x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Plasma Quest Limited is a live company located in hook, RG27 9UT with a Companies House number of 03634644. It operates in the engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities sector, SIC Code 71122. Founded in September 1998, it's largest shareholder is annette jean thwaites with a 39% stake. Plasma Quest Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £741.3k with declining growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Plasma Quest Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3.5out of 5

3 Strong

3 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £741.3k, make it smaller than the average company (£3.2m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -11%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7%)

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Plasma Quest Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £741.3 thousand and the company has net assets of £979.9 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Plasma Quest Limited has 10 employees and maintains cash reserves of £560.9 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	741,309	580,826	477,428	1,047,215	864,531	681,234	976,479	1,383,202	334,552	901,489	701,147	537,541	393,199	778,625
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	444,626	349,491	285,018	632,940	507,281	402,849	561,171	787,199	194,444	527,884	391,167	313,787	229,951	397,985
Gross Profit	296,683	231,335	192,410	414,275	357,250	278,385	415,308	596,003	140,108	373,605	309,980	223,754	163,249	380,640
Admin Expenses	465,210	748,431	493,463	688,674	459,752	-1,872,877	182,152	356,045	172,211	283,324	181,099	284,616	229,887	448,892	92,755
Operating Profit	-168,527	-517,096	-301,053	-274,399	-102,502	2,151,262	233,156	239,958	-32,103	90,281	128,881	-60,862	-66,638	-68,252	-92,755
Interest Payable			1,563	1,525			217	208
Interest Receivable	45,351	42,720	3,367	1,455	13,866	9,083	541	20	63	200	176			95	95
Pre-Tax Profit	-123,176	-474,376	-299,248	-274,469	-88,636	2,160,344	233,480	239,770	-32,040	90,481	129,057	-60,862	-66,638	-68,157	-92,660
Tax						-410,465	-44,361	-47,954		-19,001	-29,683
Profit After Tax	-123,176	-474,376	-299,248	-274,469	-88,636	1,749,879	189,119	191,816	-32,040	71,480	99,374	-60,862	-66,638	-68,157	-92,660
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	-123,176	-474,376	-299,248	-274,469	-88,636	1,749,879	189,119	191,816	-32,040	71,480	99,374	-60,862	-66,638	-68,157	-92,660
Employee Costs	587,430	699,358	693,101	655,434	643,043	653,529	631,462	562,556	204,222	446,752	377,355	283,439	231,970	417,484
Number Of Employees	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	4	9	8	6	5	9
EBITDA*	-131,955	-466,592	-232,779	-195,273	-20,108	2,210,974	261,806	266,108	-6,623	119,361	157,642	-34,528	-35,905	-28,644	34,450

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	133,430	169,528	219,890	284,368	355,475	223,498	103,975	86,862	84,111	94,541	95,196	85,958	101,471	125,247	156,786
Intangible Assets	3,224	3,602	601	530	1,829	3,206	4,764	6,325	7,899	10,012	13,855	17,852	16,669	13,823	18,156
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	136,654	173,130	220,491	284,898	357,304	226,704	108,739	93,187	92,010	104,553	109,051	103,810	118,140	139,070	174,942
Stock & work in progress	67,465	69,137	71,750	50,650	55,815	36,150	37,045	34,428	34,723	36,656
Trade Debtors	142,921	53,893	24,238	237,260	120,737	87,245	224,800	378,606	88,100	176,853	113,351	81,904	61,705	128,009	79,400
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors	172,578	127,983	91,939	126,289	350,969	60,849	89,566	29,537	50,560
Cash	560,881	1,166,794	1,274,365	1,419,292	1,491,623	2,206,047	216,028	320	15,697	9,394	70,471	24	18	33	37,855
misc current assets
total current assets	943,845	1,417,807	1,462,292	1,833,491	2,019,144	2,390,291	567,439	442,891	189,080	222,903	183,822	81,928	61,723	128,042	117,255
total assets	1,080,499	1,590,937	1,682,783	2,118,389	2,376,448	2,616,995	676,178	536,078	281,090	327,456	292,873	185,738	179,863	267,112	292,197
Bank overdraft								6,665
Bank loan				833
Trade Creditors	18,061	18,989	13,714	24,204	106,110	54,989	26,651	22,909	1,184	95,977	115,596	90,395	61,110	124,387	113,876
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	41,418	427,274	36,707	67,876	57,853	282,412	101,084	91,995	58,307
total current liabilities	59,479	446,263	50,421	92,913	163,963	337,401	127,735	121,569	59,491	95,977	115,596	90,395	61,110	124,387	113,876
loans				49,167
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities	1,905	2,383	2,979	3,723	4,654	5,818	58,545	110,363	112,636	90,476	107,754	125,194	87,742	45,076	12,515
provisions	39,243	39,243	51,959	95,914	56,690	33,999		3,367
total long term liabilities	41,148	41,626	54,938	148,804	61,344	39,817	58,545	113,730	112,636	90,476	107,754	125,194	87,742	45,076	12,515
total liabilities	100,627	487,889	105,359	241,717	225,307	377,218	186,280	235,299	172,127	186,453	223,350	215,589	148,852	169,463	126,391
net assets	979,872	1,103,048	1,577,424	1,876,672	2,151,141	2,239,777	489,898	300,779	108,963	141,003	69,523	-29,851	31,011	97,649	165,806
total shareholders funds	979,872	1,103,048	1,577,424	1,876,672	2,151,141	2,239,777	489,898	300,779	108,963	141,003	69,523	-29,851	31,011	97,649	165,806

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-168,527	-517,096	-301,053	-274,399	-102,502	2,151,262	233,156	239,958	-32,103	90,281	128,881	-60,862	-66,638	-68,252	-92,755
Depreciation	36,194	50,362	67,710	77,827	81,017	58,154	27,089	24,576	23,367	25,237	24,764	22,207	25,863	34,539	121,438
Amortisation	378	142	564	1,299	1,377	1,558	1,561	1,574	2,113	3,843	3,997	4,127	4,870	5,069	5,767
Tax						-410,465	-44,361	-47,954		-19,001	-29,683
Stock	-1,672	-2,613	21,100	-5,165	19,665	-895	2,617	-295	-1,933	36,656
Debtors	133,623	65,699	-247,372	-108,157	323,612	-166,272	-93,777	269,483	-38,193	63,502	31,447	20,199	-66,304	48,609	79,400
Creditors	-928	5,275	-10,490	-81,906	51,121	28,338	3,742	21,725	-94,793	-19,619	25,201	29,285	-63,277	10,511	113,876
Accruals and Deferred Income	-385,856	390,567	-31,169	10,023	-224,559	181,328	9,089	33,688	58,307
Deferred Taxes & Provisions		-12,716	-43,955	39,224	22,691	33,999	-3,367	3,367
Cash flow from operations	-650,690	-146,552	-92,121	-114,610	-514,132	2,211,341	318,069	7,746	-2,983	-19,417	121,713	-25,442	-32,878	-66,742	68,926
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-96	-3,143	-3,867	-6,720	-212,994	-177,677	-44,202	-27,327	-12,937	-24,582	-34,002	-12,004	-9,803	-3,736	-302,147
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments	-96	-3,143	-3,867	-6,720	-212,994	-177,677	-44,202	-27,327	-12,937	-24,582	-34,002	-12,004	-9,803	-3,736	-302,147
Financing Activities
Bank loans			-833	833
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans			-49,167	49,167
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities	-478	-596	-744	-931	-1,164	-52,727	-51,818	-2,273	22,160	-17,278	-17,440	37,452	42,666	32,561	12,515
share issue															258,466
interest	45,351	42,720	1,804	-70	13,866	9,083	324	-188	63	200	176			95	95
cash flow from financing	44,873	42,124	-48,940	48,999	12,702	-43,644	-51,494	-2,461	22,223	-17,078	-17,264	37,452	42,666	32,656	271,076
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-605,913	-107,571	-144,927	-72,331	-714,424	1,990,019	215,708	-15,377	6,303	-61,077	70,447	6	-15	-37,822	37,855
overdraft							-6,665	6,665
change in cash	-605,913	-107,571	-144,927	-72,331	-714,424	1,990,019	222,373	-22,042	6,303	-61,077	70,447	6	-15	-37,822	37,855

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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PLASMA QUEST LIMITED group structure

Plasma Quest Limited has no subsidiary companies.

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03634644

PLASMA QUEST LIMITED Shareholders

annette jean thwaites	38.97%
michael john thwaites	34.02%
roger foster wickens	10.41%
barry william holton	5.77%
brian page	4.95%
yarrow brothers small self-administered pension fund	3.71%
michael yarrow	1.24%
anthony edward williams	0.41%
kathryn susan archer	0.31%
graham edward archer	0.21%

Plasma Quest Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Prof Michael Thwaites (Sep 1998) and Ms Annette Thwaites (Nov 2007).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Prof Michael Thwaites		76 years	Sep 1998	-	Director
Ms Annette Thwaites	England	73 years	Nov 2007	-	Director
Ms Hayley Horn		39 years	Apr 2020	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

741.3k

+28%

operating profit

-168.5k

gross margin

40.1%

+0.48%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

979.9k

-0.11%

total assets

1.1m

-0.32%

cash

560.9k

-0.52%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

03634644

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

incorporation date

September 1998

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

unit 1b the rose estate, osborn way, hook, hampshire, RG27 9UT

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