ABQ INVESTMENT UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£610K
+96.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-206.6% vs 2023
Employees
189
-13.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-45.1% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,015,614 | £8,787,715 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£718,349 | -£1,321,801 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£1,339,480 | -£1,942,932 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£1,339,480 | -£1,942,932 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £309,969 | £610,446 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | -£940,302 | -£2,583,234 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | -£940,302 | -£2,883,234 | |
| Equity | -£380,326 | — | — | — | -£940,302 | -£2,883,234 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 218 | 189 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,738,729 | £3,847,739 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.5%
£9,015,614 £8,787,715
-
Cash
+96.9%
£309,969 £610,446
-
Net assets
-206.6%
-£940,302 -£2,883,234
-
Employees
-13.3%
218 189
-
Operating profit
-84%
-£718,349 -£1,321,801
-
Profit before tax
-45.1%
-£1,339,480 -£1,942,932
-
Wages
+2.9%
£3,738,729 £3,847,739
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -8.0% | -15.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -14.9% | -22.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 76.4% | 51.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.49x | 0.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.14x | -2.10x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has net current liabilities of £9,403,088 at the financial reporting date and loss before tax of £1,942,932 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The company has the financial support of the ultimate controlling party and his other business interests. The director is confident that the group has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future and to grow its business.”
Significant events
- “The UK Hospitality sector market has been impacted by the Russia and Ukraine War and high inflationary cost has impact the overall demand to reduce. Main challenge during the year was sourcing of supplies from Europe and splintered labour market leading to both, recruitment and retention challenges across all industry sectors, particularly hospitality.”
- “Following an associated related party going into administration during 2024, a provision of £1.2m has been included within administrative expenses against the recovery of balances owed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL THANI, Abdulla Qassim Faisal Thani | Director | 2014-06-02 | Dec 1963 | Qatari |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL THANI, Hamad Abdullah Qassim Faisal | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2015-01-08 |
| AL THANI, Mohamed Abdullah Qassim Fasial | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2015-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Abdulla Qassim Faisal Thani Al Thani | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.