QUICK RELEASE (AUTOMOTIVE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-20 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
245
Average over period
Profit before tax
£15M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,662,381 | £23,392,579 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,160,702 | £5,810,831 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,179,284 | £6,637,267 | £1,297,346 | £15,229,504 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £961,891 | £5,877,871 | £966,542 | £13,866,763 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,551,501 | £7,053,457 | £851,382 | £1,206,083 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,524,574 | £7,915,814 | £8,881,180 | £19,728,317 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,501,002 | £7,878,873 | £8,845,415 | £19,712,178 | |
| Equity | £2,659,993 | £2,614,474 | £4,539,111 | £5,501,002 | £7,878,873 | £8,845,415 | £19,712,178 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 155 | 203 | 252 | 245 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £8,130,186 | £10,843,897 | £7,981,565 | £11,746,770 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £100,270 | £100,516 | £75,000 | £100,279 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 24.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 59.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.1% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.70x | 5.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 83.28x | 3.24x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Francis James & Partners LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we 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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- QUICK RELEASE (AUTOMOTIVE) LIMITED · parent
- Quick Release Pty 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company sold its subsidiary Quick Release Inc, which was registered in America.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOMERLEY, Adam James Alec | Director | 2009-04-06 | Sep 1976 | British |
| BONHOMME, Pierre Francois Jean | Director | 2019-05-17 | May 1974 | French |
| FLANDE, Arnaud Benoit | Director | 2021-12-06 | Feb 1972 | French |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, Shirley | Secretary | 2009-02-03 | 2011-09-05 |
| GRANT, Stephen | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2009-02-03 |
| AT SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2003-03-31 |
| FERRONE, Robert | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2019-05-17 |
| FLANDE, Arnaud Benoit | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2026-03-18 |
| GRANT, Adam Charles | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2019-05-17 |
| JEAN BONHOMME, Pierre Francois | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2026-03-17 |
| MARCEL, Pierre Joseph Charles | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-06-08 |
| OUGIER, Stephane Yves | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-06-08 |
| PARSAT, Olivier | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-12-06 |
| AT DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-31 | 2003-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quite Refreshing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.