1HQ LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-23 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£619K
-59.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-39% vs 2024
Employees
35
-16.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£266K
-4,333.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- 1HQ LIMITED 2007-09-25 → present
- SANDOM GROUP LIMITED 2002-06-26 → 2007-09-25
- L.L.S. HOLDINGS LIMITED 1995-09-01 → 2002-06-26
- THE SANDOM PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 1995-08-24 → 1995-09-01
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,600,000 | £3,565,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£60,000 | -£323,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£6,000 | -£266,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£6,000 | -£222,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,527,000 | £619,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,283,000 | £2,611,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,283,000 | £2,611,000 | |
| Equity | £4,757,000 | £4,196,000 | £4,283,000 | £2,611,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 42 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.1% | -9.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.1% | -6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -1.4% | -12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 14.2% | 22.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 7.00x | 4.33x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual reports and accounts.”
Group structure
- 1HQ LIMITED · parent
- 1HQ USA LLC 100%
- 1HQ (NL) BV 100%
- 1HQ Singapore PTE LTD 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTC (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-05-01 | — | — |
| BERKSHIRE, James Grant | Director | 2025-04-04 | Jun 1973 | British |
| JOHNS, Susanne Gail | Director | 2024-05-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Timothy Peter | Director | 2025-04-04 | Jan 1971 | British |
| TEMPLEMAN, Adam | Director | 2025-02-07 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOVETT, Thomas Antony | Secretary | 1993-01-21 | 2008-12-31 |
| ORDONA, Sara | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2015-11-25 |
| CEUTA HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-03-20 | 2024-05-01 |
| CEUTA SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2016-01-19 | 2023-03-20 |
| ALLEN, David Michael Richard Cecil | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2003-06-25 |
| ARMES, Raymond Leslie | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2008-07-31 |
| ARTUS, Mark Bernard | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2024-05-01 |
| BURROWS, Peter Andrew | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2021-01-21 |
| BUTLER, Peter John | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2016-09-16 |
| CUMISKEY, Donal | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-04-04 |
| HESTER, Robert Edward | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2023-03-14 |
| HILLE, Craig Michael | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2023-10-17 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Peter Charles | Director | 2008-07-29 | 2009-11-18 |
| LEESON, Helen Victoria | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2015-11-25 |
| LILLY, Jayne | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2008-05-06 |
| LOVETT, Thomas Antony | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2008-12-31 |
| PITALE, Prasanna Nagnath | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-02-07 |
| SANDOM, John Russell | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2024-05-01 |
| SAY, Mary | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2009-11-18 |
| SKINNER, Charles David | Director | 2023-05-03 | 2024-05-01 |
| SKINNER, Charles David | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2018-03-31 |
| WRINGE, John Faulkner | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2006-06-30 |
| YATES, Michael Brian | Director | 2022-10-20 | 2023-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceuta Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-05-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-36.3%
£5,600,000 £3,565,000
-
Cash
-59.5%
£1,527,000 £619,000
-
Net assets
-39%
£4,283,000 £2,611,000
-
Employees
-16.7%
42 35
-
Operating profit
-438.3%
-£60,000 -£323,000
-
Profit before tax
-4,333.3%
-£6,000 -£266,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers