QUITE REFRESHING LIMITED
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Cash
£401k
-78% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19m
-8.2% vs 2024
Employees
285
-23.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.2m
-56.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,421,779 | £36,289,693 | £23,300,082 | -35.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,008,795 | £6,402,331 | £3,420,390 | -46.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,272,395 | £9,538,614 | £4,167,669 | -56.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,010,869 | £7,626,377 | £3,032,369 | -60.2% | |
| Cash | £1,037,188 | £1,821,009 | £401,097 | -78% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,980,830 | £21,243,484 | £19,505,911 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £16,945,065 | £21,227,345 | £19,495,131 | -8.2% | |
| Equity | £16,945,065 | £21,227,345 | £19,495,131 | -8.2% | |
| Average employees | 383 | 374 | 285 | -23.8% | |
| Wages | £13,801,678 | £19,706,073 | £13,602,682 | -31% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £75,000 | £133,114 | £198,459 | +49.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,626 | £32,835 | £32,835 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £75,000 | £133,114 | £198,459 | +49.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 17.6% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 30.1% | 17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.3% | 23.0% | 19.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.17x | 4.35x | 5.06x | |
| Interest cover | 72.38x | 29.45x | 17.92x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Francis James & Partners LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- QUITE REFRESHING LIMITED · parent
- Quick Release (Automotive) Limited 88.53%
- Quick Release Pty 100%
Significant events
- “Gain on disposal of subsidiary 37,916 (2024: 2,717,454)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONHOMME, Pierre Francois Jean | Director | 2019-05-17 | May 1974 | French |
| FEDERICO, Denis | Director | 2026-06-17 | Oct 1978 | French |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOMERLEY, Adam James Alec | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2026-06-17 |
| FERRONE, Robert | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-05-17 |
| FLANDE, Arnaud Benoit | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2026-03-25 |
| GRANT, Adam Charles | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-05-17 |
| JEAN BONHOMME, Pierre Francois | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2026-03-25 |
| MARCEL, Pierre | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-06-08 |
| OUGIER, Stephane Yves | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-06-08 |
| PARSAT, Olivier | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alten Europe Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-21 | Active |
| Mr Robert Ferrone | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-05-17 |
| Mr Adam Charles Grant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-05-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.