QMETRIC GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£48m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41m
Equity attributable
Employees
502
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5.7m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £156,227,000 | £209,200,000 | £133,931,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £13,598,000 | £39,613,000 | -£5,605,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £10,905,000 | £38,988,000 | -£5,718,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £8,362,000 | £29,058,000 | -£4,271,000 | — | |
| Cash | £37,394,000 | £42,701,000 | £48,217,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,975,000 | £49,370,000 | £95,280,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £25,112,000 | £49,370,000 | £41,415,000 | — | |
| Equity | £25,112,000 | £49,370,000 | £41,415,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 433 | 500 | 502 | — | |
| Wages | £16,081,000 | £24,583,000 | £21,344,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £863,000 | £1,549,000 | £1,863,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 18.9% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 13.9% | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 80.2% | -5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 65.5% | 81.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 1.51x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | 4.08x | 29.50x | -7.38x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- QMETRIC GROUP LIMITED 2010-03-26 → present
- PGUK HAB 2 LIMITED 2010-02-09 → 2010-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of authorisation of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 8 January 2025, Firebird Jersey Newco Limited (the parent company of Policy Expert Limited) acquired the entire issued share capital of QMetric Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries from Platinum Ivy B 2018 RSC Limited and TMF Trustee No.1 Limited.”
- “On 18 March 2025, a group undertaking, Policy Expert Group Holdings Limited, entered into a new Senior Facilities Agreement with a syndicate of banks arranged by Alter Domus as agent. The agreement provides senior debt facilities and a revolving credit facility and replaced the Company's previous banking arrangements with Natwest.”
- “In late 2024 the Company entered into a new underwriting capacity arrangement for insurance policies written from January 2025 onwards. The arrangement is a 50:50 coinsurance structure provided by Bridgehaven Specialty UK Limited and Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited.”
- “On 17 April 2025, the Company completed a reduction of share capital of £17,000,000, credited to the share premium account. On the same date the Company declared a dividend of £25,000,000 payable to immediate parent company QMetric Group Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Stephen Stewart | Secretary | 2026-01-12 | — | — |
| CHIDWICK, Kevin David | Director | 2022-07-25 | Aug 1963 | British |
| HARDY, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2021-01-28 | May 1963 | British |
| QUIN, James Barrington | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| ROSS, Michael Alexander Nunes | Director | 2024-03-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIDWICK, Kevin David | Secretary | 2022-07-25 | 2026-01-12 |
| GILDERSLEEVES, Paul Simon | Secretary | 2014-03-24 | 2022-06-30 |
| REEVES, Clare Marie | Secretary | 2011-06-15 | 2014-03-24 |
| NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-02-09 | 2010-02-09 |
| BANNISTER, Esther | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2023-11-02 |
| BELHACHMI, Nawfal | Director | 2024-03-31 | 2025-01-08 |
| BELHACHMI, Nawfal | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-02 |
| BLOWERS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2011-03-25 |
| BLOWERS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2014-10-20 |
| CARTER, Patrick Robert, Lord | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2017-01-31 |
| CASSIM, Faris | Director | 2024-03-31 | 2025-01-08 |
| CASSIM, Faris | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-02 |
| DEACON, Antony David | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2021-11-19 |
| GILDERSLEEVES, Paul Simon | Director | 2014-04-08 | 2022-06-30 |
| GRIBBEN, Allan Crawford Adamson | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2023-11-02 |
| HUBBARD, Peter John | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2017-09-25 |
| MURRAY, Alastair Neil | Director | 2021-02-10 | 2023-11-02 |
| MURRAY, Alastair Neil | Director | 2010-02-09 | 2013-07-22 |
| REAR, Andrew Paul | Director | 2024-03-31 | 2025-02-12 |
| REAR, Andrew Paul | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-02 |
| ROSS, Michael Alexander Nunes | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-02 |
| SMYTH, Timothy John | Director | 2010-02-09 | 2011-02-28 |
| SURI, Sanchit | Director | 2021-11-20 | 2022-03-24 |
| WESTON, Clive | Director | 2010-02-09 | 2010-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qmetric Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-04-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.