QLP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-16 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£878K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
310
Average over period
Profit before tax
£605K
Period ending 2024-10-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,014,997 | £17,989,684 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,314,187 | £698,284 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,268,216 | £604,643 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,130,449 | £411,062 | |
| Cash | £81,135 | £60,771 | £2,187 | — | £2,043,211 | £877,785 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £146,508 | £254,579 | £194,745 | — | £4,810,547 | £4,679,880 | |
| Net assets | £86,920 | £60,851 | £32,663 | — | £2,302,423 | £2,357,682 | |
| Equity | £86,920 | £60,851 | £32,663 | £1,449,874 | £2,302,423 | £2,357,682 | |
| Average employees | 25 | 21 | 20 | — | 363 | 310 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,182,261 | £4,791,171 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £150,030 | £183,367 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.2% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.1% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 27.3% | 14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 76.6% | 70.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.67x | 0.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 28.32x | 7.20x |
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
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- QLP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- QL Partnership Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Macclesfield Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Hull Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Cardiff Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Newport Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Merthyr Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Ipswich Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Swansea Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK St Helens Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Norwich Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Warrington Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Barnsley Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Bishop Aukland Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Crewe Limited 100%
- Regent Superbowl Limited 100%
- Superbowl UK Stafford Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 November 2024, the group sold its 100% holding in the following four subsidiary companies to an external party for total consideration of £375,039: Superbowl UK Cardiff Limited; Superbowl UK Newport Limited; Superbowl UK Swansea Limited and Superbowl UK Warrington Limited.”
- “On 29th May 2025, the company entered into two fixed rate loans for a total of £659,750 which incurs interest at 7.66% and is due to be repaid in monthly instalments by May 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAINTANCE, Mark Leslie | Director | 2017-10-03 | Jan 1972 | British |
| QUAINTANCE, Paul David | Director | 2017-10-03 | Feb 1974 | British |
| QUAINTANCE-BLACKFORD, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2017-10-03 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAINTANCE, David Leslie | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2021-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Leslie Quaintance | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-10-03 | Ceased 2017-10-03 |
| Mr Mark Leslie Quaintance | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-10-03 | Ceased 2017-10-03 |
| Mr Paul David Quaintance | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-10-03 | Ceased 2017-10-03 |
| Mrs Kate Elizabeth Quaintance-Blackford | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-10-03 | Ceased 2017-10-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 12
- 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.