QBE EUROPEAN SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£185k
-41.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£344k
+6.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.9k
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £101,360 | £97,172 | £103,405 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | £4,826 | £4,628 | £4,904 | +6% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,826 | £4,628 | £4,904 | +6% | |
| Net profit | £3,620 | £3,472 | £3,678 | +5.9% | |
| Cash | £181,671 | £318,208 | £185,455 | -41.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £333,816 | £321,907 | £343,703 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £333,816 | £321,907 | £343,703 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 1.63x | 1.76x |
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
- QBE EUROPEAN SERVICES LIMITED 2010-10-12 → present
- QBE (STAFFORD) LIMITED 2007-07-09 → 2010-10-12
- MINIBUSPLUS LIMITED 1995-10-13 → 2007-07-09
- MINIBUS PLUS LIMITED 1995-09-22 → 1995-10-13
- BAYLISS & COOKE LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1995-09-22
- BAYLISS & MORRIS (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 1972-08-04 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reasonable expectations, having made appropriate enquiries, that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Directors 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 the date on which the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Alexandra Jane | Secretary | 2017-06-26 | — | — |
| BECKERSON, Ian David | Director | 2005-11-07 | Mar 1967 | British |
| HANKIN, Nicholas | Director | 2021-08-26 | May 1973 | British |
| RIPPON, Nigel Lee | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLAND, Sharon Maria | Secretary | 2007-05-15 | 2015-06-29 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Mohamed Rafiq | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2002-12-11 |
| COOKE, Alison | Secretary | 1995-06-04 | 1999-07-31 |
| COOKE, Robert | Secretary | — | 1995-09-04 |
| FELTON SMITH, Esther | Secretary | 2015-06-29 | 2017-06-26 |
| LOCKYER, Brian Frederick | Secretary | 1999-08-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| PALLOT, Hugh Glen | Secretary | 2005-11-07 | 2006-12-08 |
| THOMAS, Christopher David | Secretary | 2002-10-24 | 2005-11-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Adrian Charles Harold | Secretary | 2006-12-08 | 2007-05-15 |
| GW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-08-14 | 2002-10-24 |
| BATHIA, Ashis Mathuradas | Director | 2012-01-20 | 2013-08-02 |
| BAYLISS, Brian John | Director | — | 2001-08-14 |
| BAYLISS, Christine Mary | Director | — | 2001-08-14 |
| BOWEN, Michael | Director | 2001-08-14 | 2008-12-01 |
| BURNS, Steven Paul | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2013-07-22 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Mohamed Rafiq | Director | 1995-10-09 | 2002-12-11 |
| CHETWYND-TALBOT, Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2001-08-14 |
| COOKE, Alison | Director | — | 2001-08-14 |
| COOKE, Robert | Director | — | 2001-08-14 |
| COONEY, David Edward | Director | 2005-08-16 | 2020-12-31 |
| DOBBYN, Laura Frances | Director | 2022-04-05 | 2026-01-05 |
| GROVE, Peter Ernest | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2009-12-31 |
| LOCKYER, Brian Frederick | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| MACHELL, Simon Christopher | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-08-14 |
| MCCANN, Paul John | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2021-03-11 |
| NEAL, John David | Director | 2005-08-16 | 2011-09-27 |
| PAGES-MARCHAIS, Jean-Philippe Henri | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2014-03-31 |
| PICKFORD, John Linnis | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| TOMPSETT, Rodney Graham | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2005-08-16 |
| WALLACE, Kenneth John | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2002-02-11 |
| WALLACE, Kenneth John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-08-14 |
| WHEELDON, James Rodney | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| WINKETT, David James | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2019-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qbe Underwriting Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.