SQW LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
-30.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£3m
-1.5% vs 2025
Employees
56
-5.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£59k
-125.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,602,308 | £5,691,694 | £4,753,272 | -16.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £203,537 | £226,131 | -£60,721 | -126.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £538,563 | £593,119 | £261,074 | £203,537 | £228,629 | -£58,814 | -125.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £155,879 | £164,617 | -£45,454 | -127.6% | |
| Cash | £2,136,613 | £965,491 | £748,777 | £1,724,101 | £1,462,457 | £1,020,777 | -30.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,324,689 | £2,804,873 | £2,922,866 | £3,160,023 | £3,176,261 | £3,122,861 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,285,096 | £2,765,280 | £2,876,319 | £3,032,198 | £3,082,815 | £3,037,361 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | £2,285,096 | £2,765,280 | £2,876,319 | £3,032,198 | £3,082,815 | £3,037,361 | -1.5% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 56 | -5.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,061,762 | £3,180,644 | £2,855,159 | -10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £213,103 | £233,887 | £225,676 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £38,812 | £34,613 | £57,513 | +66.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £103,205 | £110,259 | £117,705 | +6.8% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.6% | 4.0% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.8% | 2.9% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 6.4% | 7.1% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.4% | 47.4% | 42.5% | 46.5% | 41.5% | 37.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.25x | 2.49x | 2.80x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SQW LIMITED 2001-01-03 → present
- SEGAL QUINCE WICKSTEED LIMITED 1989-02-17 → 2001-01-03
- SEGAL QUINCE & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1983-08-10 → 1989-02-17
- CORTUNAIR LIMITED 1983-02-22 → 1983-08-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and, therefore, continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Katharine Hannah | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | — | — |
| CRICHTON-MILLER, David James Laurens | Director | 2015-06-08 | Jan 1963 | British |
| DELAHUNTY, Luke Benjamin | Director | 2022-08-16 | Aug 1979 | British |
| DOEL, Christine Marie, Doctor | Director | 2023-03-31 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WRIGHT, Katharine Hannah | Director | 2016-11-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAY, Malcolm Edward | Secretary | 2014-04-30 | 2016-11-01 |
| HENRY, Margaret | Secretary | 2006-06-14 | 2014-04-29 |
| LONGLAND, Penelope Elisabeth Sara | Secretary | — | 2001-11-16 |
| WHITE, Geoffrey Martin | Secretary | 2001-11-16 | 2006-06-14 |
| BRIGHTON, Robin David | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2004-09-16 |
| BURGESS, Jack | Director | — | 1992-01-11 |
| COOK, Jonathan | Director | 2022-08-16 | 2023-03-31 |
| DOEL, Christine Marie, Doctor | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2014-01-23 |
| FORSE, Timothy John, Dr | Director | — | 2004-09-16 |
| GREEN, Christopher Charles | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2015-06-08 |
| HAY, Malcolm Edward | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2016-11-01 |
| HINDLE, Richard John | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2004-09-16 |
| HODGSON, Robert | Director | — | 2004-09-16 |
| MACLEOD, William | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| PRINGLE, Simon David Douglas | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2011-08-01 |
| PRINGLE, Simon David Douglas | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2004-09-16 |
| QUINCE, Roger Edward | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| SEGAL, Neil Saul, Dr | Director | — | 1994-07-19 |
| SEGAL, Neil Saul, Dr | Director | — | 1992-01-01 |
| STRIVENS, Andrew James | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2009-11-25 |
| THOM, Graham Robert | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2022-08-16 |
| WENBAN SMITH, Alan Kenneth, Prof. | Director | — | 1991-06-30 |
| WHITE, Geoffrey Martin | Director | 1995-07-17 | 2004-09-16 |
| WICKSTEED, William | Director | — | 2004-09-16 |
| WILKINSON, Martin John | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2006-12-31 |
| WOOD, John Walter | Director | — | 2006-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sqw Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-02-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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