CQI LIMITED
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Cash
£371k
+978.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7m
+2.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
-3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+23.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,512,406 | £30,111,224 | £34,293,511 | £34,017,440 | £33,673,774 | £35,149,492 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,324,559 | £3,424,159 | £2,698,423 | £3,209,535 | £1,473,990 | £1,724,080 | +17% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,264,158 | £3,331,220 | £2,616,697 | £3,095,536 | £1,322,835 | £1,633,606 | +23.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,826,359 | £2,679,150 | £2,113,904 | £2,261,970 | £990,424 | £1,222,590 | +23.4% | |
| Cash | £211,200 | £79,113 | £121,081 | £24,023 | £34,377 | £370,884 | +978.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,533,002 | £6,420,440 | £6,943,922 | £7,372,254 | £7,130,687 | £8,509,922 | +19.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,344,465 | £4,636,362 | £5,533,329 | £6,532,135 | £6,783,838 | £6,978,081 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £3,344,465 | £4,636,362 | £5,533,329 | £6,532,135 | £6,783,838 | £6,978,081 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 82 | 79 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £2,013,699 | £2,243,270 | £2,516,420 | £2,738,675 | £3,485,529 | £3,382,304 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £41,975 | £44,722 | £47,146 | £55,890 | £457,159 | £287,718 | -37.1% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 11.4% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 4.4% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 8.9% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.0% | 53.3% | 38.9% | 43.5% | 20.7% | 20.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.62x | 1.46x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 38.49x | 36.84x | 33.02x | 28.15x | 9.75x | 19.06x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CQI LIMITED 2006-03-28 → present
- CQI CENTREGLOW LIMITED 2002-04-04 → 2006-03-28
- CQI LIMITED 1999-09-29 → 2002-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has made a significant profit in the year and is in both a net current asset and a net asset position at the year end. The company has strong cash reserves in place to meet its day to day working capital requirements. In light of the above, the directors consider that the company will meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CQI LIMITED · parent
- East Midlands Brassware Distribution Ltd 100%
- Embrass Peerless Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the bank loan outstanding at the prior year end was repaid in full. The company entered into a new loan facility of £2,000,000, which is repayable over a five year term. The loan carries a floating interest rate of 2.89% per annum.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRATT, Jennifer | Secretary | 2017-04-04 | — | — |
| O'NEILL, Helen Marie | Secretary | 2000-12-01 | — | British |
| PICKERING, Phil | Secretary | 2017-04-04 | — | — |
| BARRATT, Ian Richard | Director | 2000-12-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| O'NEILL, Helen Marie | Director | 2020-11-20 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRINGTON, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1999-09-29 | 2000-12-01 |
| MIDLANDS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-29 | 1999-09-29 |
| ADEY, Jane | Nominee Director | 1999-09-29 | 1999-09-29 |
| CHERRINGTON, Roger John | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2001-06-01 |
| O'NEILL, Scott | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2020-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cqi Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-20 | Active |
| Mrs Helen Marie O'Neill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-20 |
| Mr Ian Richard Barratt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.