AIRQUEE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-06 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-31.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+12.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
323
+25.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-14.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AIRQUEE LIMITED 2003-04-01 → present
- THE INFLATABLE FAN COMPANY LIMITED 1995-11-22 → 2003-04-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,536,732 | £13,786,893 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,730,385 | £1,496,723 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,568,803 | £1,340,400 | |
| Net profit | £1,216,320 | £829,824 | £446,147 | £894,342 | £1,396,103 | £1,177,910 | |
| Cash | £1,777,815 | £1,996,302 | £1,833,754 | £1,409,280 | £2,328,611 | £1,593,282 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,169,431 | — | — | — | £7,796,910 | £8,658,650 | |
| Net assets | £4,132,781 | £4,824,518 | £5,166,600 | £6,060,942 | £7,588,298 | £8,525,652 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £7,588,298 | £8,525,652 | |
| Average employees | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 258 | 323 | |
| Wages | £664,927 | £550,663 | £515,669 | £641,321 | £3,863,448 | £4,733,693 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.8% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 22.2% | 17.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 25.2% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.57x | 3.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 94.78x | 76.25x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- AIRQUEE LIMITED · parent
- Airquee SRL 94%
- Airquee Europe B.V. 100%
- Airquee Ireland Limited 100%
- Airquee (NI) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024 the group continued on the journey to become carbon neutral within its business activities.”
- “The Group plans extensive expansion endeavours and will explore potential acquisitions.”
- “In April 2024, the entity classified as an unlisted investment was dissolved, and as a result the investment in this entity has been fully impaired to £Nil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTELL, Philip | Director | 2014-03-27 | May 1980 | British |
| JOHN, Mark | Director | 2006-07-18 | Mar 1980 | British |
| SUTTON, Antony | Director | 2022-07-16 | Sep 1987 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Rosemary Vivien | Secretary | 1998-01-31 | 1999-11-01 |
| DOWNEY, Diane | Secretary | 2000-12-04 | 2004-01-31 |
| GIBBS, Emma Jane | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2000-12-04 |
| MADDOCK, Martyn John | Secretary | 2005-04-22 | 2010-06-30 |
| MADDOCK, Phillip | Secretary | 2004-11-13 | 2005-04-21 |
| MOSSMAN, Peter Lawrence | Secretary | 2004-01-31 | 2004-08-01 |
| OVENDEN, Joanne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2004-06-22 | 2004-11-13 |
| SCOTT, Martin Howard | Secretary | 1996-12-17 | 1998-01-31 |
| WIDDAS, Jeremy Neil | Secretary | 1995-11-22 | 1996-12-17 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-22 | 1995-11-22 |
| CHRISTIE, Robert James | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-06-03 |
| CRUICKSHANK, Trevor | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1997-08-21 |
| FRANCIS, Andrew Charles | Director | 1997-08-21 | 2005-01-07 |
| HARRIS, Graham | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1997-08-21 |
| MADDOCK, Phillip | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2016-10-28 |
| MCIVOR, Kerry | Director | 2014-03-27 | 2018-11-21 |
| WONNACOTT, Frederick Francis Michael | Director | 1998-01-15 | 2001-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark John | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-11-30 | Active |
| Maddock Properties Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10%
£12,536,732 £13,786,893
-
Cash
-31.6%
£2,328,611 £1,593,282
-
Net assets
+12.4%
£7,588,298 £8,525,652
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+25.2%
258 323
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-13.5%
£1,730,385 £1,496,723
-
Profit before tax
-14.6%
£1,568,803 £1,340,400
-
Wages
+22.5%
£3,863,448 £4,733,693
highest in 6 filed years
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