DATAQUEST GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
-12.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£2.2m
-71.9% vs 2025
Employees
111
-35.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£345k
-110.4% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,328,236 | £29,609,065 | £29,006,006 | -2% | |
| Operating profit | -£601,162 | £4,114,136 | -£29,775 | -100.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,570,315 | £3,305,558 | -£344,613 | -110.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,695,159 | £3,549,260 | -£615,697 | -117.3% | |
| Cash | £2,225,143 | £1,173,429 | £1,025,648 | -12.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,482,727 | £2,740,806 | £2,012,982 | -26.6% | |
| Net assets | -£4,522,273 | -£1,309,194 | -£2,249,887 | -71.9% | |
| Equity | -£4,522,273 | -£1,309,194 | -£2,249,887 | -71.9% | |
| Average employees | 185 | 172 | 111 | -35.5% | |
| Wages | £9,710,564 | £8,991,515 | £6,967,779 | -22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £291,318 | £240,901 | £121,404 | -49.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,419 | £9,351 | £5,661 | -39.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £259,172 | £208,414 | £84,756 | -59.3% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.7% | 13.9% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | -4.8% | 12.0% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.0% | 150.1% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 126.4% | 108.8% | 117.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.75x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | -0.62x | 5.07x | -0.09x |
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
- DATAQUEST GROUP LIMITED 2021-05-06 → present
- DATAQUEST (UK) LIMITED 2003-03-20 → 2021-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DATAQUEST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Dataquest (Heathrow) Limited 100%
- Dataquest (London) Limited 100%
- Dataquest (Technology) Limited 100%
- Dataquest (West) Limited 100%
- Dataquest B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2026, the Company's majority shareholder, Guy Young, acquired the remaining shares in the Company from David Larkin, resulting in Guy becoming the Company's sole shareholder and controlling party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, Guy Christian | Director | 2006-06-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARFOOT, Rebecca | Secretary | 2003-03-20 | 2006-04-03 |
| EATON, Laura | Secretary | 2014-07-31 | 2017-03-01 |
| FEELEY, Robert | Secretary | 2017-03-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| JONES, Daniel Rees | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | 2011-01-28 |
| SMITH, William Sumerfield | Secretary | 2011-01-28 | 2014-07-31 |
| SMITH, William Sumerfield | Secretary | 2011-01-28 | 2012-12-31 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-20 | 2003-03-20 |
| JONES, Daniel Rees | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2018-01-11 |
| LARKIN, David Stafford | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| MATURA, Philip Christopher | Director | 2003-03-20 | 2004-04-02 |
| THORPE, Giles Damian | Director | 2019-10-29 | 2022-12-21 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-20 | 2003-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alenka Young | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-01-11 | Ceased 2022-02-01 |
| Mr Guy Christian Young | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-01-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.