QLAR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING UK LTD
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Cash
£324k
-39.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.4m
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
73
-7.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£123k
+70% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £23,892,000 | £15,623,000 | £9,283,000 | -40.6% | |
| Operating profit | £572,000 | -£467,000 | -£121,000 | +74.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £612,000 | -£410,000 | -£123,000 | +70% | |
| Net profit | £579,000 | -£463,000 | -£152,000 | +67.2% | |
| Cash | £363,000 | £534,000 | £324,000 | -39.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,457,000 | £9,544,000 | £7,944,000 | -16.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,969,000 | £5,001,000 | £5,372,000 | +7.4% | |
| Equity | £4,969,000 | £5,001,000 | £5,372,000 | +7.4% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 79 | 73 | -7.6% | |
| Wages | £6,062,000 | £4,561,000 | £4,983,000 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £274,000 | £276,000 | £116,000 | -58% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £18,000 | — | — |
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 —. 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 | 2.4% | -3.0% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | -3.0% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.5% | -4.9% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.3% | 69.2% | 51.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.54x | 2.15x | 3.20x | |
| Interest cover | 1.65x | -1.56x | -0.52x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- QLAR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING UK LTD 2024-09-30 → present
- SCHENCK PROCESS UK LIMITED 2017-01-04 → 2024-09-30
- CLYDE PROCESS LIMITED 2011-05-18 → 2017-01-04
- CLYDE MATERIALS HANDLING LIMITED 2005-04-25 → 2011-05-18
- CLYDE BLOWERS LIMITED 2002-10-15 → 2005-04-25
- MM&S (2930) LIMITED 2002-09-11 → 2002-10-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the directors believe to be appropriate having received a letter of support from its immediate parent company, Qlar Europe GmbH, indicating it will provide the financial and other support necessary for the company.”
Group structure
- QLAR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING UK LTD · parent
- Redler Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the balance sheet date, the group's shareholders announced its intention to sell its entire ownership interest in the group to a private equity investor, Everstone Capital. Completion of this transaction took place on 7 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, John | Director | 2025-12-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| ULRICH, Jörg, Dr | Director | 2026-03-31 | Jun 1970 | German |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVE, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 2013-03-28 | 2013-10-31 |
| HALL, John | Secretary | 2006-09-19 | 2013-03-28 |
| IBALL, Jonathan | Secretary | 2022-12-14 | 2025-04-16 |
| JONES, Nicholas | Secretary | 2013-10-31 | 2021-10-28 |
| LEES, James Graham | Secretary | 2002-09-11 | 2006-09-19 |
| SPOONER, David John | Secretary | 2021-10-28 | 2022-12-14 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-11 | 2002-09-11 |
| ALLEN, Leonard David | Director | 2009-02-17 | 2011-05-03 |
| CHISHOLM, Martin | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2011-05-03 |
| DOVE, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2013-10-31 |
| ELLIS, Richard Geoffrey | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2024-09-05 |
| FAIRBAIRN, James Bennett | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2009-07-10 |
| GARDINER, Neil | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2008-10-17 |
| GEILEN, Norbert | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2012-08-28 |
| HAAR, Christoph | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2018-03-28 |
| HALL, John | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2013-03-28 |
| JONES, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2021-10-28 |
| LEES, James Graham | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2006-09-19 |
| MCCOLL, James Allan | Director | 2002-09-11 | 2006-09-19 |
| MONEY, Gavin | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| NAISMITH, Allan Robert | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2003-05-08 |
| NIXON, Stephen John | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2014-12-23 |
| SCHOLZ, Dirk Axel | Director | 2024-09-05 | 2026-03-31 |
| SIMS, Richard Charles | Director | 2018-02-28 | 2020-12-31 |
| SIMS, Richard Charles | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2011-05-03 |
| SNOWDON, Brian | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2012-09-14 |
| SPOONER, David John | Director | 2020-12-18 | 2022-12-14 |
| STEWART, Alexander | Director | 2002-09-11 | 2011-05-03 |
| THOMSON, Martin | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2022-12-14 |
| THOMSON, William John | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2006-09-19 |
| WARD, David Nickolas | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2025-12-22 |
| WEYRAUCH, Jochen | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2014-05-05 |
| WOOLF, Ian James | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2012-11-14 |
| WRIGHT, Brian | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2011-05-03 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-09-11 | 2002-09-11 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-09-11 | 2002-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen A Schwarzman | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-12-29 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Schenck Process Betelligungs Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2021-07-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-02-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.