Q.K. (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: Q.K. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Q.K. (Holdings) Limited made £12.7m revenue and £702k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
Q.K. (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £12.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £702k profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Grantham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Grantham, East Midlands
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1984
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.6m | £12.5m | £12.7m |
| Cost of sales | £7.4m | £7.2m | £7.5m |
| Gross profit | £4.2m | £5.3m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | £520k | £1.5m | £1m |
| Profit before tax | −£274k | £1.3m | £905k |
| Profit after tax | −£148k | £1m | £702k |
| Profit (best available) | −£148k | £1m | £702k |
| Employees (average) | 73 | 76 | 83 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −1.3% | 8% | 5.5% |
| Gross margin | 35.8% | 42.1% | 40.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £159k | £164k | £153k |
| Profit per employee | −£2k | £13.2k | £8.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.5% | ▲1.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼29.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.1% | ▲9.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £4.2k | £4.2k | £4.2k |
| Fixed assets | £4.2k | £4.2k | £4.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £153k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- 0%
- Now £4.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 83
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £4.2k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) LimitedRev. £12.7m · Profit £702k
Minority corporate shareholders
- Alpinecove Limited 25–50%
- Rowanstone Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £702k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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