ABQ INVESTMENT UK LTD
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Cash
£250k
-59.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£3.6m
-26.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
178
-5.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£766k
+60.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £5,324,809 | £9,155,175 | £9,015,614 | £8,787,715 | £8,199,287 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,019,452 | £1,902,683 | -£718,349 | -£1,321,801 | -£144,471 | +89.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £478,803 | £1,290,552 | -£1,339,480 | -£1,942,932 | -£765,602 | +60.6% | |
| Net profit | £464,911 | £991,560 | -£1,339,480 | -£1,942,932 | -£765,602 | +60.6% | |
| Cash | £2,781,354 | £3,732,329 | £309,969 | £610,446 | £249,642 | -59.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £173,789 | £1,188,945 | -£940,302 | -£2,583,234 | -£3,283,853 | -27.1% | |
| Net assets | £84,585 | £1,076,145 | -£940,302 | -£2,883,234 | -£3,648,836 | -26.6% | |
| Equity | £84,585 | £1,076,145 | -£940,302 | -£2,883,234 | -£3,648,836 | -26.6% | |
| Average employees | 190 | 209 | 218 | 189 | 178 | -5.8% | |
| Wages | £2,530,615 | £3,176,375 | £3,738,729 | £3,847,739 | £3,767,117 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.1% | 20.8% | -8.0% | -15.0% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 10.8% | -14.9% | -22.1% | -9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 586.6% | 160.0% | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 121.5% | 128.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.49x | 0.41x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | 1.62x | 3.02x | -1.14x | -2.10x | -0.23x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The UK Hospitality sector market has been impacted by the Russia and Ukraine War and high inflationary cost has impact the overall demand to reduce.”
- “Impact of Brexit on travel and staff resources, in particular chefs and Restaurant Staff, due to a reduction in available EU nationals.”
- “Recent shifts in pricing strategy by close competitors choosing to reduce their ADR to increase occupancy.”
- “America and Iran war will result in far reaching implications across the globe including rapid price increases as a direct result of logistics related challerges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL THANI, Abdulla Qassim Faisal Thani | Director | 2014-06-02 | Dec 1963 | Qatari |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL THANI, Hamad Abdullah Qassim Faisal | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2015-01-08 |
| AL THANI, Mohamed Abdullah Qassim Fasial | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2015-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Abdulla Qassim Faisal Thani Al Thani | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.