QUEST SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£674k
+365.4% first positive since 2025
Employees
82
-11.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-29.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,993,000 | £20,137,000 | £18,647,000 | -7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,515,000 | £1,746,000 | £1,360,000 | -22.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,521,000 | £1,804,000 | £1,274,000 | -29.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,121,000 | £1,343,000 | £928,000 | -30.9% | |
| Cash | £886,000 | £274,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,403,000 | -£254,000 | £674,000 | +365.4% | |
| Equity | £2,403,000 | -£254,000 | £674,000 | +365.4% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 93 | 82 | -11.8% | |
| Wages | £16,104,000 | £13,699,000 | £13,391,000 | -2.2% | |
| 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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 8.7% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 6.7% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.8% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 0.92x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 24.05x | 48.50x | 13.33x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- QUEST SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED 2016-11-01 → present
- DELL SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED 2013-06-25 → 2016-11-01
- QUEST SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED 1999-12-29 → 2013-06-25
- COMMON SENSE COMPUTING (UK) LTD 1993-11-22 → 1999-12-29
- DATABASEPLUS LIMITED 1991-10-24 → 1993-11-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, after making enquiries and having regard to the company's financial position, the company's expected trading performance and cash flows, have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-21 | — | — |
| LYNE, Aiden Patrick | Director | 2014-12-01 | Jan 1967 | Irish |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREED, Shirley Ann | Secretary | 2013-01-15 | 2016-10-31 |
| FOLEY, Anthony | Secretary | 2001-05-08 | 2008-04-08 |
| LASKEY, John | Secretary | 1999-05-31 | 2001-05-08 |
| MACHIN, Doran Geoffrey | Secretary | 1997-08-10 | 1999-05-31 |
| SYMINGTON, John Andrew | Secretary | 1994-08-15 | 1997-08-10 |
| WELLS, Mark Benjamin | Secretary | 1991-10-24 | 1994-08-15 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-21 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-10-27 | 2018-11-01 |
| GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2023-10-24 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2017-02-15 | 2017-10-27 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-10-23 | 2013-01-15 |
| BOURGOIS, Xavier | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2007-05-14 |
| BROOKS, Kevin | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2008-09-30 |
| CRAMER, David Patrick | Director | 2009-04-15 | 2014-12-01 |
| DE ZANET, Jerome Amour Albert | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2012-07-22 |
| DOYLE, David Michael | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2004-04-29 |
| FOLEY, Anthony | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2009-03-31 |
| FONSECA, Anselm Joseph Paul | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2010-05-07 |
| GARN, Doug | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2009-04-01 |
| GRAHAM, Fraser Stanley | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| JORGENSEN, Jorgen Henrik | Director | 2009-04-15 | 2010-04-13 |
| LUDEKENS, Jeremy Winston | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2007-06-28 |
| MACHIN, Doran Geoffrey | Director | 1997-08-10 | 1999-05-31 |
| MCGOWAN, James Mark | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2018-07-23 |
| NORLIN, Kevin Michael | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2014-12-01 |
| O'MARA, John | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2017-03-03 |
| PATTERSON, Thomas Robert | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2012-05-29 |
| PEARCE, Simon James | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2011-12-15 |
| SMITH, Vincent | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2008-10-23 |
| SYMINGTON, Jannigje Marjan | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1997-08-08 |
| SYMINGTON, John Andrew | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1997-08-10 |
| VELLA, Frank Joseph | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2011-11-10 |
| WELLS, Margriet | Director | 1991-10-24 | 1993-06-30 |
| WILSON, Ronnie | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2014-12-01 |
| WRIGHT, Janet Bawcom | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2016-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behdad Eghbali | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-02-02 | Active |
| Jose Feliciano | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-02-02 | Active |
| Quest Software International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-01 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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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