
Company Number
04394772
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
jupiter holdco limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Computer consultancy activities
Registered Address
equitable house, 47 king william street, london, EC4R 9AF
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD at £46.9m based on a Turnover of £41.7m and 1.13x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD at £148.8m based on an EBITDA of £18.8m and a 7.93x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD at £5.9m based on Net Assets of £2.6m and 2.29x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Qualitest Group Uk Ltd is a live company located in london, EC4R 9AF with a Companies House number of 04394772. It operates in the information technology consultancy activities sector, SIC Code 62020. Founded in March 2002, it's largest shareholder is jupiter holdco limited with a 100% stake. Qualitest Group Uk Ltd is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £41.7m with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Qualitest Group Uk Ltd a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £41.7m, make it larger than the average company (£3.2m)
£41.7m - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
£3.2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 35%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.5%)
35% - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
8.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 31.6%, this company has a higher cost of product (45.5%)
31.6% - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
45.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 41.1% make it more profitable than the average company (5.8%)
41.1% - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
5.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 468 employees, this is above the industry average (21)
468 - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
21 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £62.9k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£63.2k)
£62.9k - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
£63.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £89k, this is less efficient (£138.6k)
£89k - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
£138.6k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 63 days, this is near the average (61 days)
63 days - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
61 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 4 days, this is quicker than average (28 days)
4 days - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
28 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
1 weeks - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
16 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 95.2%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (58.8%)
95.2% - Qualitest Group Uk Ltd
58.8% - Industry AVG
Qualitest Group Uk Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £41.7 million and the company has net assets of £2.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Qualitest Group Uk Ltd has 468 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.8 million 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 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Turnover | 41,659,000 | 42,107,000 | 21,789,000 | 16,815,947 | 14,412,767 | 8,463 | 8,372 | ||||||||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 28,482,000 | 25,296,000 | 14,528,000 | 11,878,922 | 10,765,585 | 6,606 | 5,399 | ||||||||
Gross Profit | 13,177,000 | 16,811,000 | 7,261,000 | 4,937,025 | 3,647,182 | 1,857 | 2,973 | ||||||||
Admin Expenses | -3,946,000 | 21,737,000 | 11,377,000 | 7,899,934 | 9,942,697 | 1,488 | 1,742 | ||||||||
Operating Profit | 17,123,000 | -4,926,000 | -4,116,000 | -2,962,909 | -6,295,515 | 369 | 1,231 | ||||||||
Interest Payable | 59,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 850,000 | ||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 17,914,000 | -4,927,000 | -4,116,000 | -2,962,909 | -6,295,515 | 369 | 1,231 | ||||||||
Tax | -2,856,000 | 2,912,000 | -242 | ||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 15,058,000 | -2,015,000 | -4,116,000 | -2,962,909 | -6,295,515 | 369 | 989 | ||||||||
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 15,058,000 | -2,015,000 | -4,116,000 | -2,962,909 | -6,295,515 | 369 | 989 | ||||||||
Employee Costs | 29,452,000 | 29,452,000 | 17,747,000 | 13,224,789 | 8,804,162 | 5,853,596 | 3,811,959 | ||||||||
Number Of Employees | 468 | 509 | 316 | 261 | 110 | 110 | 91 | 82 | 77 | ||||||
EBITDA* | 18,760,000 | -3,660,000 | -3,148,000 | -2,665,939 | -6,184,653 | 22,513 | 19,334 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 286,000 | 466,000 | 505,000 | 896,720 | 537,847 | 67,188 | 19,776 | 19,773 | 35,388 | 289,046 | 422,786 | 393,904 | 413,668 | 626,670 | 664,379 |
Intangible Assets | 1,543,000 | 2,074,000 | 1,883,000 | 361,705 | 361,705 | 361,705 | |||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,829,000 | 2,540,000 | 2,388,000 | 1,258,425 | 899,552 | 428,893 | 19,776 | 19,773 | 35,388 | 289,046 | 422,786 | 393,904 | 413,668 | 626,670 | 664,379 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 7,211,000 | 6,307,000 | 4,418,000 | 2,055,675 | 3,197,331 | 1,254,572 | 1,560,836 | 1,252,902 | 1,168,771 | 951,880 | 750,607 | 967,627 | 827,299 | 925,884 | 299,219 |
Group Debtors | 23,513,000 | 22,383,000 | 12,709,000 | 11,910,053 | 14,769,078 | 1,291,680 | 605,377 | ||||||||
Misc Debtors | 20,138,000 | 1,609,000 | 1,852,000 | 981,577 | 682,625 | 246,052 | 61,218 | 173,894 | |||||||
Cash | 1,839,000 | 2,764,000 | 1,991,000 | 3,206,898 | 431,067 | 184,415 | 771,990 | 472,801 | 1,517,318 | 886,323 | 902,251 | 727,023 | 810,286 | 275,233 | 349,028 |
misc current assets | 467,000 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
total current assets | 52,701,000 | 33,530,000 | 20,970,000 | 18,154,203 | 19,080,101 | 4,938,261 | 3,870,574 | 2,392,314 | 2,859,999 | 1,838,219 | 1,652,874 | 1,694,666 | 1,637,601 | 1,201,133 | 648,263 |
total assets | 54,530,000 | 36,070,000 | 23,358,000 | 19,412,628 | 19,979,653 | 5,367,154 | 3,890,350 | 2,412,087 | 2,895,387 | 2,127,265 | 2,075,660 | 2,088,570 | 2,051,269 | 1,827,803 | 1,312,642 |
Bank overdraft | 11,853 | 21,070 | 20,667 | 20,270 | 27,630 | 9,490 | |||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 329,000 | 746,000 | 843,000 | 174,939 | 1,360,597 | 173,673 | 1,325,857 | 196,157 | 252,842 | 547,413 | 547,918 | 637,174 | 814,064 | 604,522 | 109,457 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 47,441,000 | 45,780,000 | 28,877,000 | 22,363,598 | 19,273,312 | 9,417 | |||||||||
other short term finances | 994,063 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 7,729 | 7,957 | 8,900 | 34,328 | |||||||||||
other current liabilities | 4,156,000 | 1,970,000 | 3,999,000 | 3,009,722 | 2,577,543 | 631,364 | 966,502 | ||||||||
total current liabilities | 51,926,000 | 48,496,000 | 33,719,000 | 25,548,259 | 23,211,452 | 2,433,569 | 1,325,857 | 836,938 | 1,219,344 | 559,266 | 568,988 | 665,570 | 842,291 | 641,052 | 153,275 |
loans | 164,339 | 169,996 | 190,928 | 211,454 | 405,722 | 450,557 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 1,787 | 8,567 | 16,238 | 8,223 | |||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 2,000 | 30,000 | 80,000 | 130,132 | 130,131 | 751 | 12,058 | 13,991 | 1,584 | 2,260 | 3,719 | 3,746 | |||
total long term liabilities | 2,000 | 30,000 | 80,000 | 130,132 | 130,131 | 751 | 176,397 | 183,987 | 194,299 | 222,281 | 425,679 | 462,526 | |||
total liabilities | 51,928,000 | 48,526,000 | 33,799,000 | 25,678,391 | 23,341,583 | 2,433,569 | 1,325,857 | 836,938 | 1,220,095 | 735,663 | 752,975 | 859,869 | 1,064,572 | 1,066,731 | 615,801 |
net assets | 2,602,000 | -12,456,000 | -10,441,000 | -6,265,763 | -3,361,930 | 2,933,585 | 2,564,493 | 1,575,149 | 1,675,292 | 1,391,602 | 1,322,685 | 1,228,701 | 986,697 | 761,072 | 696,841 |
total shareholders funds | 2,602,000 | -12,456,000 | -10,441,000 | -6,265,763 | -3,361,930 | 2,933,585 | 2,564,493 | 1,575,149 | 1,675,292 | 1,391,602 | 1,322,685 | 1,228,701 | 986,697 | 761,072 | 696,841 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 17,123,000 | -4,926,000 | -4,116,000 | -2,962,909 | -6,295,515 | 369 | 1,231 | ||||||||
Depreciation | 273,000 | 268,000 | 591,000 | 230,843 | 110,862 | 22,144 | 18,103 | 24,956 | 22,452 | 137,151 | 17,255 | 20,615 | 21,624 | 39,353 | 41,312 |
Amortisation | 1,364,000 | 998,000 | 377,000 | 66,127 | |||||||||||
Tax | -2,856,000 | 2,912,000 | -242 | ||||||||||||
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 20,563,000 | 11,320,000 | 4,031,695 | -3,701,729 | 17,394,462 | -1,843,996 | 1,179,071 | 967,617 | 390,785 | 201,273 | -217,020 | 140,328 | -98,585 | 626,665 | 299,219 |
Creditors | -417,000 | -97,000 | 668,061 | -1,185,658 | 1,186,924 | -1,152,184 | 1,129,700 | -351,256 | -294,571 | -505 | -89,256 | -176,890 | 209,542 | 495,065 | 109,457 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 2,186,000 | -2,029,000 | 989,278 | 432,179 | 2,577,543 | -631,364 | 631,364 | 966,502 | |||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -28,000 | -50,000 | -50,132 | 1 | 130,131 | -12,058 | -11,307 | -1,933 | 12,407 | -676 | -1,459 | -27 | 3,746 | ||
Cash flow from operations | -2,918,000 | -14,244,000 | -5,572,488 | 282,312 | -19,684,517 | -661,643 | |||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,661,000 | 16,903,000 | 6,513,402 | 3,090,286 | 19,273,312 | -9,417 | 9,417 | ||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -994,063 | 994,063 | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | -164,339 | -164,339 | -5,657 | -20,932 | -20,526 | -194,268 | -44,835 | 450,557 | |||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -9,516 | -7,008 | -8,614 | -17,413 | 42,551 | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 791,000 | -1,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from financing | 2,452,000 | 16,902,000 | 6,454,165 | 3,149,362 | 18,279,249 | ||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -925,000 | 773,000 | -1,215,898 | 2,775,831 | 246,652 | -587,575 | 299,189 | -413,522 | 630,995 | -15,928 | 175,228 | -83,263 | 535,053 | -73,795 | 349,028 |
overdraft | -11,853 | -11,853 | -9,217 | 403 | 397 | -7,360 | 18,140 | 9,490 | |||||||
change in cash | -925,000 | 773,000 | -1,215,898 | 2,775,831 | 246,652 | -587,575 | 299,189 | -401,669 | 642,848 | -6,711 | 174,825 | -83,660 | 542,413 | -91,935 | 339,538 |
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QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD group structure
Qualitest Group Uk Ltd has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
QUALITEST GROUP UK LTD
04394772
Qualitest Group Uk Ltd currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Christopher Wilmot (May 2018) and Mr James Feller (Jul 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Christopher Wilmot | England | 51 years | May 2018 | - | Director |
Mr James Feller | England | 42 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
41.7m
-1%
operating profit
17.1m
-448%
gross margin
31.7%
-20.77%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
2.6m
-1.21%
total assets
54.5m
+0.51%
cash
1.8m
-0.33%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
04394772
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
62020 - Computer consultancy activities
incorporation date
March 2002
age
23
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
test-direct limited (December 2017)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
equitable house, 47 king william street, london, EC4R 9AF
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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