MQP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+8.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3.4M
+19.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.4M
-2.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-28.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,669,064 | £7,755,740 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,469,230 | £1,436,105 | -2.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,483,085 | £1,442,613 | -2.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,086,533 | £1,012,634 | -6.8% | |
| Cash | £286,916 | £675,458 | £1,016,859 | £1,646,700 | £1,785,184 | +8.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £521,018 | £1,200,477 | £1,389,452 | £2,865,099 | £3,432,762 | +19.8% | |
| Net assets | £515,708 | £1,198,664 | £1,389,452 | £2,865,099 | £3,432,762 | +19.8% | |
| Equity | £515,708 | £1,198,664 | £1,389,452 | £2,865,099 | £3,432,762 | +19.8% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 19.2% | 18.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 14.2% | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 51.3% | 41.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.81x | 3.07x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- MQP LIMITED 2000-07-26 → present
- IS TECHNOLOGY (UK) LIMITED 2000-06-19 → 2000-07-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Michael Dufty Partnership Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, the directors consider they have sufficient finance in place to support the groups ongoing activities.”
Group structure
- MQP LIMITED · parent
- Ai Mu Ke You Pi (Aluminium) Shanghai Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURTENAY, Richard | Director | 2007-12-03 | Dec 1978 | British |
| ZANG, Ligen | Director | 2019-05-10 | Jul 1958 | Chinese |
| ZANG, Yongxing | Director | 2019-05-10 | May 1984 | Chinese |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-19 | 2000-06-19 |
| COURTENAY, Kathleen | Secretary | 2002-01-18 | 2022-06-16 |
| NATIONWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2000-06-19 | 2002-01-18 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 2000-06-19 | 2000-06-19 |
| COURTENAY, John Henry | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2019-05-10 |
| COURTENAY, Kathleen | Director | 2003-10-27 | 2016-08-18 |
| JOHNSON, Clive Etheridge | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2016-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mqp International Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-08-16 | Active |
| Mrs Kathleen Courtenay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-08-16 |
| Mr John Henry Courtenay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-08-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.