QUARTZTEC EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-17 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-03
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+11.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+24% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
64
+1.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+3.2% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,142,332 | £9,013,326 | £14,612,308 | £13,978,289 | |
| Operating profit | £1,539,020 | £1,042,284 | £2,320,279 | £2,363,976 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,442,362 | £990,684 | £2,291,743 | £2,365,126 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,873,579 | £1,758,975 | |
| Cash | £435,398 | £53,126 | £1,531,732 | £1,704,764 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,139,670 | £5,235,405 | £6,689,836 | £8,108,878 | |
| Net assets | £3,953,754 | £4,584,876 | £6,068,277 | £7,522,057 | |
| Equity | £3,953,754 | £4,584,876 | £6,068,277 | £7,522,057 | |
| Average employees | 51 | 60 | 63 | 64 | |
| Wages | £1,792,121 | £1,578,399 | £2,367,561 | £2,187,281 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £171,962 | £134,210 | £11,381 | £25,504 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
-4.3%
£14,612,308 £13,978,289
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Cash
+11.3%
£1,531,732 £1,704,764
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+24%
£6,068,277 £7,522,057
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+1.6%
63 64
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+1.9%
£2,320,279 £2,363,976
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+3.2%
£2,291,743 £2,365,126
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-7.6%
£2,367,561 £2,187,281
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 11.6% | 15.9% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 12.8% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.2% | 19.9% | 34.7% | 29.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.23x | 5.40x | |
| Interest cover | 15.92x | 20.19x | 81.25x | 172.26x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- QUARTZTEC EUROPE LIMITED 2016-01-27 → present
- MULTI-LAB QUARTZTEC LTD 2008-02-06 → 2016-01-27
- HERAEUS QUARTZTECH LIMITED 2000-10-04 → 2008-02-06
- HERAEUS QUARTZ LIMITED 1998-09-01 → 2000-10-04
- HERAEUS SILICA AND METALS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1998-09-01
- HERAEUS QUARTZ FUSED PRODUCTS LIMITED 1962-09-10 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Site expansion completed in August 2025 to increase production and training for new and existing staff. The additional 15,000sq ft site that is local to our current East Kilbride site will increase headcount to over 95 over the next 3 years and with Capital Expenditure rising to £1.7m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCE, Marc | Secretary | 2023-11-10 | — | — |
| WHYTE, Gordon | Director | 2025-07-31 | Sep 1967 | Scottish |
| ZHOU, Weijun | Director | 2023-08-02 | Aug 1992 | Chinese |
| ZHOU, Wenhua | Director | 2023-08-02 | Dec 1966 | Chinese |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLES, Anthony | Secretary | 2007-12-18 | 2015-10-16 |
| BRIGHT, David John | Secretary | 2007-04-12 | 2007-12-18 |
| CARR, Andrew Colin | Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| LUNT, George Nicholas David | Secretary | — | 1996-03-21 |
| SPENCE, Marc | Secretary | 2016-01-27 | 2023-08-02 |
| TURNER, David John Richard | Secretary | 1996-03-21 | 1998-06-30 |
| WHYTE, Gordon | Secretary | 2015-12-17 | 2016-01-27 |
| BAUMBACH, Hans Karl Arthur | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BLACK, Stephen William | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2018-01-23 |
| BRIGHT, David John | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2007-12-18 |
| CAPORN, Bruce Meredith | Director | — | 1999-02-26 |
| CARR, Andrew Colin | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| COLLYER, Rodney Alec | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| COOK, Graham Peter | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| HEILOS, Gunther | Director | 1993-03-04 | 1995-08-04 |
| JACKMAN, Audrey Eva | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2015-10-16 |
| JACKMAN, Paul Kevin | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2015-10-16 |
| JACKMAN, Ronald Robert | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2025-07-31 |
| JACKMAN, Ronald Robert | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2014-06-09 |
| JACKMAN, Ronald Beuteman | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2015-10-16 |
| LAMBERT, Joseph Louis, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| LATHAM, Christopher Bruce | Director | 1995-01-12 | 1998-06-30 |
| LUNT, George Nicholas David | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| MCALEESE, Craig | Director | 2007-04-12 | 2007-12-12 |
| MCELROY, Ian Michael | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2018-01-23 |
| O DOWD, Joseph | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2001-11-21 |
| OLLENDIEK, Heinrich Christopher | Director | 1994-03-24 | 1995-07-06 |
| PITZEN, Arno | Director | 1995-11-13 | 2000-10-01 |
| SPENCE, Marc | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2023-08-02 |
| STANG, Wolfgang | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2007-12-18 |
| THOMPSON, Christopher Scott | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2023-08-02 |
| THURGOOD, Gerald | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2023-08-02 |
| VILSMEIER, Gerhart Wolfgang | Director | — | 1998-09-01 |
| VISCHER, Peter, Doctor | Director | — | 1998-09-01 |
| WEIGL, Hans Joachim | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| WHYTE, Gordon | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2015-10-16 |
| WHYTE, Gordon | Director | 2007-04-12 | 2023-08-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartztec Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-08-02 | Active |
| Mr Ron Jackman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.