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QS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS LIMITED

#02563879 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1990-11-30 (35y 6m) · Last filing 2026-04-08 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 58190 · J Information & Communication · Group accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-22 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-08

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£20M

-7.2% vs 2023

Net assets

£28M

+10.4% vs 2023

Employees

699

+3.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£8M

-7.5% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 4 times since incorporation

  1. QS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS LIMITED 2022-10-04 → present
  2. QS QUACQUARELLISYMONDS LIMITED 2004-04-23 → 2022-10-04
  3. TOPCAREERS.NET LIMITED 2001-12-31 → 2004-04-23
  4. QUACQUARELLI U.K. LIMITED 1993-07-02 → 2001-12-31
  5. PRINTSALE LIMITED 1990-11-30 → 1993-07-02

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £50,493,506£55,534,184
Operating profit £8,192,842£7,378,461
Profit before tax £8,521,745£7,882,603
Net profit £6,264,300£5,447,979
Cash £21,157,115£19,629,254
Total assets less current liabilities £25,841,849£28,494,382
Net assets £25,659,611£28,340,362
Equity £25,659,611£28,340,362
Average employees 677699
Wages £21,460,952£23,784,634

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 16.2%13.3%
Net margin 12.4%9.8%
Return on capital employed 31.7%25.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 53.0%60.7%
Current ratio 1.61x1.31x
Interest cover 4076.04x66.82x

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
Johnson Smith & Co Ltd
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Taking into consideration the strong cash position of the group, the changes to our product portfolio, and having reviewed the initial financial scenario planning for 2025 and 2026 that has been carried out, the directors are satisfied that, at the time of approving the financial statements there is not a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, and so it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. QS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS LIMITED · parent
    1. QS Unisolution Limited 100% · England and Wales · Supply of software and online solutions
    2. QS Unisolution GmbH 100% · German · Supply of software and online solutions
    3. QS France Sarl 100% · France · Education events management
    4. QS Asia Quacquarellisymonds Pte Limited 100% · Singapore · Education events management
    5. QS Quacquarelli Symonds (USA) Limited 100% · USA · Specialist higher education and careers
    6. QS Enrolment Solutions LTD 100% · England · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    7. QS Eastern Europe SRL 100% · Romania · Specialist higher education and careers
    8. QS Quacquarellisymonds India Private Limited 99.99% · India · Specialist higher education and careers
    9. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Sdn. Bhd. 100% · Malaysia · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    10. QS Quacquarelli Symonds (Australia) Pty Ltd 100% · Australia · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    11. QS STUDENTAPPLY LTD 100% · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    12. STUDENTAPPLY EECA Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    13. STUDENTAPPLY LATAM Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    14. STUDENTAPPLY Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    15. SA EDUCATION PARTNERS Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Provision of enrolment service to HE Institutions
    16. QS (SHANGHAI) EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO. Ltd 100% · China · Provider of international higher education student recruitment related services
    17. QS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS (NIGERIA) LTD 100% · Nigeria · Provider of international higher education student recruitment related services
    18. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Canada LTD 100% · Canada · Provider of international higher education data driven employability solutions
    19. HOLONIQ USA INC 100% · USA · Provider of international higher education data analytics services
    20. HOLONIQ GLOBAL PTY LTD 100% · Australia · Provider of international higher education data analytics services
    21. HOLONIQ PTY LTD 100% · Australia · Provider of international higher education data analytics services
    22. HOLONIQ TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 100% · Australia · Provider of international higher education data analytics services
    23. QS (CHENGDU) TELI EDUCATION CONSULTING CO. LTD 100% · China · provider of international higher education student recruitment related services
    24. QS (SHENZHEN) EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LTD 100% · China · provider of international higher education student recruitment
    25. QS (SHENZHEN) TELI EDUCATION CONSULTING CO. LTD 100% · China · provider of international higher education student recruitment

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WAIT, Matthew Secretary 2016-05-01 — —
BROTHERS, Patrick James Director 2025-01-24 Jan 1978 Australian
QUACQUARELLI, Nunzio Director — May 1964 British
SOWTER, Benjamin David Director 2015-07-07 Oct 1976 British
TURNER, Jessica Clare Director 2021-04-29 Apr 1971 Australian,British
YOSHII, Arata Director 2025-11-01 Apr 1978 Japanese
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BROODIE, Don, Mr. Secretary 2011-10-01 2016-05-01
QUACQUARELLI, Melanie Jane Secretary — 2011-10-01
MUTO, Yoshito Director 2017-10-31 2024-03-31
ONOGAWA, Takashi Director 2024-04-01 2025-11-01
ONOGAWA, Takashi Director 2015-07-07 2017-10-31
QUACQUARELLI, Melanie Jane Director 1994-03-09 2013-06-17
QUACQUARELLI, Melanie Jane Director — 1993-09-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Nunzio Quacquarelli Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 148 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-10-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-11-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-14 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-11-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-05-19 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type group
2025-04-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-02-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-04-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-09 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-04-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-08-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-04-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-04 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF
2022-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-04-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-05-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-04-08 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2021-04-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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