QUANTUM PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+205.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£27m
+12% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
279
+11.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.6m
-24.1% first positive since 2020
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Our short-form breakdown of QUANTUM PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED's latest filing
Quantum Pharmaceutical added £34m to its top line, but a rising cost base meant profit actually went backwards. 💊📊
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,979,753 | £120,339,373 | £118,967,432 | £174,834,631 | £200,387,281 | £234,638,280 | +17.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,588,962 | £2,489,568 | — | £16,987,068 | £12,349,880 | £10,002,132 | -19% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,732,857 | £15,707,557 | £6,948,146 | £15,983,242 | £11,304,361 | £8,577,146 | -24.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £13,083,591 | £9,857,608 | £6,750,018 | -31.5% | |
| Cash | £1,980,083 | £3,455,540 | £678,180 | £3,469,031 | £3,317,539 | £10,127,152 | +205.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £20,574,125 | £29,279,687 | £33,644,770 | +14.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £15,421,960 | £23,779,568 | £26,629,586 | +12% | |
| Equity | -£3,100,233 | £4,535,592 | £4,688,369 | £15,421,960 | £23,779,568 | £26,629,586 | +12% | |
| Average employees | 220 | 208 | 218 | 276 | 250 | 279 | +11.6% | |
| Wages | £6,039,392 | £8,361,678 | £6,016,737 | £8,227,011 | £8,230,775 | £10,348,597 | +25.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £151,263 | £370,579 | £0 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -15.7% | 2.1% | — | 9.7% | 6.2% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.5% | 4.9% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 82.6% | 42.2% | 29.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 76.2% | 68.2% | 67.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.23x | 1.36x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 16.92x | 11.81x | 7.01x |
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
- QUANTUM PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED 2010-11-19 → present
- QUANTUM SPECIALS LIMITED 2004-09-24 → 2010-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit (Scotland) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company and the group of which the Company is a member has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, Kenneth Edward | Director | 2026-02-06 | Aug 1978 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Lewis | Director | 2021-06-30 | Apr 1993 | British |
| DUNCAN, Stephen Peter | Director | 2021-07-14 | Apr 1986 | Scottish |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE, Ian | Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2009-03-30 |
| MILLER, Amanda | Secretary | 2017-11-02 | 2021-06-30 |
| SCAIFE, Andrew John | Secretary | 2009-03-30 | 2010-01-29 |
| SUCH, Martin John | Secretary | 2010-01-29 | 2015-02-24 |
| SWINHOE, Craig Robert | Secretary | 2015-02-24 | 2017-11-02 |
| BARKER, Michael Denis | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2015-12-01 |
| BROWN, Catherine Jane | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2017-09-05 |
| BRYANT, David John | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| BUYER, Victoria | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2011-10-07 |
| DICKINSON, Timothy David | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2013-04-26 |
| EDGE, Ian | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2010-09-08 |
| FISHER, Brian James | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2017-12-22 |
| GRANT, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2022-08-23 | 2025-02-24 |
| HUDSON, Kevin Robert | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2009-01-31 |
| LIDDLE, Stephen | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2018-01-12 |
| MATTHEWS, Andrew Paul | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2019-02-01 |
| MURRAY, Gerard Thomas | Director | 2017-01-23 | 2017-11-02 |
| PALING, Richard John | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2021-06-30 |
| PATTERSON, Andrew | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2009-01-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Phillip Dudley | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2009-01-31 |
| RIGG, Christian Alexander | Director | 2016-03-08 | 2017-01-27 |
| SANSON, David Alan | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2022-05-30 |
| SANSON, David Alan | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2021-06-30 |
| SCAIFE, Andrew John | Director | 2009-01-31 | 2015-12-01 |
| SUCH, Martin John | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2016-03-08 |
| SWINHOE, Craig Robert | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2015-12-01 |
| TAGG, Michael James | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-03-19 |
| THOMSON, Graham Ronald | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2018-06-30 |
| WATERS, Alison Anne | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2011-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Healthcare Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-06 | Active |
| Target Healthcare Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-30 | Ceased 2022-07-06 |
| Quantum Pharma Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Significant influence | 2016-09-24 | Ceased 2021-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.