Quest Solutions (UK) Ltd
Registered name: QUEST SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD
Part of Quest Holdings Northern Limited groupQuest Solutions (UK) Ltd made £6.6m revenue and £98.1k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Quest Solutions (UK) Ltd’s revenue fell 54% to £6.6m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £98.1k profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “glazing” and is based in Bradford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.7m | £12.5m | £11m | £14.4m | £6.6m |
| Cost of sales | £9.4m | £9.8m | £8m | £11.2m | £4.3m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £2.7m | £3m | £3.3m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | £269k | £73.8k | £350k | £808k | £293k |
| Profit before tax | £171k | −£49.2k | £180k | £705k | £265k |
| Profit after tax | £133k | £110k | £172k | £526k | £98.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £133k | £110k | £172k | £526k | £98.1k |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.1m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 51 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 47 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 20.3% | 21.7% | 27.2% | 22.5% | 35.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £230k | £250k | £229k | £328k | £141k |
| Profit per employee | £2.6k | £2.2k | £3.6k | £11.9k | £2.1k |
| Cash conversion | −245.4% | 134.2% | −166.4% | −309.9% | −104.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.3% | ▼12.1% | ▲31.6% | ▼54% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼17.5% | ▲56.1% | ▲206.4% | ▼81.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2% | ▼4% | ▼8.3% | ▲6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £15 | £0 | £0 | £345k | £41.1k |
| Net assets | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2.1m | £2.5m | £2.4m |
| Fixed assets | £183k | £151k | £138k | £392k | £333k |
| Current assets | £5.5m | £5.9m | £5.7m | £3.9m | £2.9m |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £1.8m | £2.3m | £743k | £670k |
| Cash from operations | −£661k | £99k | −£583k | −£2.5m | −£306k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £141k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −104.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.1%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £2.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼88%
- Now £41.1k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £333k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Quest Holdings Northern Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Quest Solutions (UK) Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Minority corporate shareholders
- Quest UK Holdings Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £98.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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