QUITE REFRESHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-04 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£21M
Equity attributable
Employees
374
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £25,421,779 | £36,289,693 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,008,795 | £6,402,331 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,272,395 | £9,538,614 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£322 | — | £1,010,869 | £7,626,377 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | — | £0 | £1,037,188 | £1,821,009 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £16,980,830 | £21,243,484 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £16,945,065 | £21,227,345 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £16,119,411 | £16,945,065 | £21,227,345 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | — | 383 | 374 | |
| Wages | — | — | £0 | — | £13,801,678 | £19,706,073 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 21.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 30.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 19.3% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 5.17x | 4.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 72.38x | 29.45x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Francis James & Partners LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- QUITE REFRESHING LIMITED · parent
- Quick Release (Automotive) Limited 88.53%
- Quick Release Pty 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the group sold its subsidiary Quick Release Inc, which was registered in America. Its contribution to the profit and loss in the period up until its disposal was 789,487.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOMERLEY, Adam James Alec | Director | 2016-03-22 | 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 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERRONE, Robert | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-05-17 |
| FLANDE, Arnaud Benoit | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2026-03-25 |
| GRANT, Adam Charles | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-05-17 |
| JEAN BONHOMME, Pierre Francois | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2026-03-25 |
| MARCEL, Pierre | 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 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alten Europe Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-21 | Active |
| Mr Robert Ferrone | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-05-17 |
| Mr Adam Charles Grant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-05-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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 | |
| 2026-01-20 | 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 group | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.