PQSHIELD LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-12 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-29
Watchouts
Cash
£26M
+357.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£28M
+293.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
62
+40.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£3,993,169 | — | -£6,674,147 | -£8,361,893 | |
| Cash | £2,930,355 | £16,345,763 | — | £11,527,461 | — | £5,659,702 | £25,894,585 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | — | £12,819,054 | — | £7,157,646 | £28,172,996 | |
| Net assets | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | — | £12,819,054 | — | £7,157,646 | £28,172,996 | |
| Equity | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | £16,550,554 | £12,819,054 | £12,819,054 | £7,157,646 | £28,172,996 | |
| Average employees | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | — | 44 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+357.5%
£5,659,702 £25,894,585
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+293.6%
£7,157,646 £28,172,996
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+40.9%
44 62
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 11.12x | 34.66x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Group structure
- PQSHIELD LTD · parent
- PQShield Inc 100%
- PQShield SAS 100%
- PQShield B.V 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Alexander David | Secretary | 2026-01-06 | — | — |
| ARFMAN, Todd | Director | 2024-04-24 | Jan 1991 | American |
| EL-KAAFARANI, Ali | Director | 2018-05-30 | Nov 1981 | Lebanese,British |
| HARMAN, Sam Aleksander | Director | 2024-04-24 | Dec 1995 | British |
| HOPKINS, Christopher John Percival | Director | 2026-04-20 | Sep 1981 | British |
| VIANA, Antonio Jose Florindo | Director | 2024-10-10 | Jul 1971 | American |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Matthew Timothy | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2021-12-24 |
| CHRYSANTHOU, Chrysanthos | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-12-24 |
| DORMANDY, Alexis Paul Momtchiloff | Director | 2021-12-29 | 2022-12-12 |
| STEWART, Alastair John | Director | 2024-06-19 | 2026-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Science Enterprises Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Lee Fixel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-29 | Active |
| Oxford Science Enterprises Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-07 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Ali El-Kaafarani | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-30 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| The Chancellor, Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Oxford | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-30 | Ceased 2018-07-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.