PQSHIELD LTD
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Cash
£15m
-40.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£16m
-42.7% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£6,674,147 | -£8,528,892 | -£12,323,581 | -44.5% | |
| Cash | £2,930,355 | £16,345,763 | £5,659,702 | £25,411,499 | £15,078,917 | -40.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | £7,157,646 | £28,172,996 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | £7,157,646 | £27,433,732 | £15,721,062 | -42.7% | |
| Equity | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | £7,157,646 | £27,433,732 | £15,721,062 | -42.7% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 8 | 44 | 62 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,038,837 | £5,973,476 | +18.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £404,635 | £406,241 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | — | £404,635 | £406,241 | +0.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.7% | 2.7% | 8.8% | 4.5% | 16.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 11.12x | 22.08x | 5.81x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. In particular, the directors have considered the Group's forecasts and projections. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- PQSHIELD LTD · parent
- PQShield Inc. 100%
- PQShield SAS 100%
- PQShield B.V. 100%
- PQShield G.K. 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
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 77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.