Q5 LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-20 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6M
Equity attributable
Employees
180
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-06 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £42,583,057 | |
| Operating profit | — | £7,484,909 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £7,607,621 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,570,415 | |
| Cash | — | £11,899,960 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,570,416 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,570,416 | |
| Equity | — | £5,570,416 | |
| Average employees | — | 180 | |
| Wages | — | £22,315,362 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,791,000 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-11-06
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-06 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 134.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | 213.85x |
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
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- Q5 LTD · parent
- Q5 Inc 100%
- Q5 Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Satsuma Resourcing Ltd 100%
- Q Five Partners Management Consultancy LLC 65%
- Q Five Arabia 100%
Significant events
- “FY 2025 was a strong year for Q5, marked by strategic transition, operational resilience, and consistent profitability amidst global market headwinds.”
- “During FY25 the board made a deliberate decision to retain our full workforce during a period when many competitors initiated cost-cutting and redundancy programmes. Despite a short-term impact on profitability in H1, this choice was guided by our commitment to employee wellbeing, client continuity, and long-term capability preservation.”
- “The King's Award for International Trade, recognising our global expansion and delivery excellence.”
- “Named one of Forbes' World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2024, and the FT Best Management Consultants 2025 list.”
- “Diamond-rated in Change Management and highly ranked across sectors by Consultancy UK.”
- “Great Place to Work® UK awards, including Best Workplaces for Development, Wellbeing, and Women.”
- “Winner of the Greater London Enterprise Award 2024 for innovation.”
- “Following the year ended 31 March 2025, a loan due from group undertakings totalling 1,324,591 SAR (£300,000) owed by Q Five Arabia was capitalised in order to be recognised as 'additional capital', in line with local reporting requirements. This will be treated as fixed asset investment in the accounts of Q5 Ltd.”
- “During the period ended 31 March 2025, Q5 Ltd was party to a debenture agreement granting the bank fixed and floating charges over all current and future assets.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTTRILL, Andrew James | Director | 2023-11-07 | Dec 1980 | British |
| OKTEN, John Hasan | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jul 1980 | British |
| RICE-OXLEY, Sharon Ruth | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jun 1970 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5 Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 9 of 9 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-07 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.