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PQSHIELD LTD
Cash
£25M
+379.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
+319% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 11388567
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2018-05-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£3,993,169 | — | -£7,049,661 | -£8,528,892 | |
| Cash | £2,930,355 | £16,345,763 | — | £11,527,461 | — | £5,298,763 | £25,411,499 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | — | £12,819,054 | — | £6,547,315 | £27,433,732 | |
| Net assets | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | — | £12,819,054 | — | £6,547,315 | £27,433,732 | |
| Equity | £3,229,099 | £16,550,554 | £16,550,554 | £12,819,054 | £12,819,054 | £6,547,315 | £27,433,732 | |
| Average employees | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Subsidiaries
- PQShield Inc · 100% held
- PQShield SAS · 100% held
- PQShield B.V · 100% held
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Alexander David | Secretary | 2026-01-06 | — | — |
| ARFMAN, Todd | Director | 2024-04-24 | Jan 1991 | American |
| EL-KAAFARANI, Ali | Director | 2018-05-30 | Nov 1981 | Lebanese,British |
| HARMAN, Sam Aleksander | Director | 2024-04-24 | Dec 1995 | British |
| HOPKINS, Christopher John Percival | Director | 2026-04-20 | Sep 1981 | British |
| VIANA, Antonio Jose Florindo | Director | 2024-10-10 | Jul 1971 | American |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Matthew Timothy | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2021-12-24 |
| CHRYSANTHOU, Chrysanthos | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-12-24 |
| DORMANDY, Alexis Paul Momtchiloff | Director | 2021-12-29 | 2022-12-12 |
| STEWART, Alastair John | Director | 2024-06-19 | 2026-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Science Enterprises Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Lee Fixel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-29 | Active |
| Oxford Science Enterprises Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-07 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Ali El-Kaafarani | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-30 | Ceased 2021-12-29 |
| The Chancellor, Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Oxford | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-30 | Ceased 2018-07-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-08 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-08-11 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2025-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-06-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-06-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-04-02 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-08-23 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-07-05 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-07-04 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-09
71.2
WARM
/ 100
- Filings velocity 75
- Capital events 60
- Officer churn 75
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 100
- 9 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 3 capital event(s) in last 24 months
- 2 appointed, 1 resigned (12mo)
- Net Assets +319% YoY