QSM ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-06 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£300K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
3
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£209K
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-22 | 2023-06-23 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,244,017 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£244,738 | -£349,798 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£199,807 | -£209,249 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£199,807 | -£209,249 | |
| Cash | — | — | £828,274 | £300,201 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,800,193 | £3,590,944 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,800,193 | £3,590,944 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,800,193 | £3,590,944 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | £65,622 | £762,874 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £23,910 | £270,833 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-22 | 2023-06-23 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -28.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -16.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -6.4% | -9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 2.2% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 10.49x | 2.52x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the forecasts and projections the directors have reasonable expectations that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Fund, for which the Company is investment adviser, was approved on 14 July 2024 and has achieved investor flows ahead of projections. This has resulted in revenue to the company. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements”
Significant events
- “The principal activity of the company is to provide investment advisory services to the QSM Global Equity Long Short Fund (the Fund), a UCITS fund based in Dublin. This fund was approved by the Central Bank of Ireland on 16 July 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE LA MARE, Robert Alwyn | Director | 2023-06-23 | May 1974 | British |
| MORRIS, Thomas Henry Peter | Director | 2023-09-14 | Feb 1987 | British |
| SMITH, Matthew Adam | Director | 2023-09-14 | Jan 1973 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Adam Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-09 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Henry Peter Morris | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-09 | Active |
| Mr Robert Alwyn De La Mare | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-23 | Ceased 2023-11-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 20 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.