IQA OPERATIONS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-17 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+77% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+3.2% vs 2023
Employees
195
-9.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-53% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- IQA OPERATIONS GROUP LIMITED 2009-12-11 → present
- IQA UTILITIES LTD. 2005-05-05 → 2009-12-11
- INDEPENDENT QUALITY ASSURANCE LTD 2002-08-09 → 2005-05-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,097,462 | £34,589,462 | |
| Operating profit | £3,482,597 | £1,398,363 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,751,559 | £1,761,608 | |
| Net profit | £2,913,885 | £1,325,040 | |
| Cash | £2,568,833 | £4,546,987 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,430,485 | £9,398,231 | |
| Net assets | £8,056,420 | £8,317,260 | |
| Equity | £8,056,420 | £8,317,260 | |
| Average employees | 216 | 195 | |
| Wages | £9,158,944 | £10,463,904 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.9% | 14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.4% | 61.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.98x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 125.44x | 42.23x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RBK Audit UK Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed all the information available to them, the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare these accounts on a going concern basis. Additionally, the company managed to generate a positive cash flow due to the positive margins and this allowed the parent company to take a loan in foreign currency from the company. The directors have analysed the impact of current economic environment, high inflation and interest rates and considering all the available information for at least 12 months from the date of signing, have concluded that these circumstances do not have an adverse impact on the level of activity of the company during the going concern period. The directors have analysed the impact of the high inflation and interest rates in the company's cash flow and have considered that no additional financial resources are likely to be required.”
Significant events
- “Turnover for the year increased by 18.9%, however, company revenue increased in the electrical business unit but decreased significantly in the international projects in Angola.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-03-17 | — | — |
| APONTE, Belen De Gracia | Director | 2023-05-15 | Feb 1993 | Spanish |
| BRAVO POBLACIONES, Juan | Director | 2023-02-22 | Mar 1973 | Spanish |
| FERNANDEZ, Jesus Alberto Diez | Director | 2023-02-22 | Apr 1972 | Spanish |
| RUIZ, Francisco Acuna | Director | 2023-02-22 | Oct 1973 | Spanish |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARROLA GONZALEZ, Alexander | Secretary | 2014-05-13 | 2023-02-22 |
| ESQUIVIAS VILLALOBOS, Angel Javier | Secretary | 2014-05-13 | 2019-08-22 |
| FERGUS, Christopher Robert | Secretary | 2012-06-12 | 2014-05-13 |
| GOWANS, David | Secretary | 2012-06-12 | 2014-05-13 |
| GOWANS, David | Secretary | 2009-03-05 | 2011-10-19 |
| JAMIESON, Ogilvie | Secretary | 2002-08-21 | 2002-12-31 |
| JONES, Yolanda Antonia | Secretary | 2011-10-19 | 2018-12-20 |
| MCKINLAY, David | Secretary | 2012-06-12 | 2014-05-13 |
| PRADO REY BALTAR, Ignacio Maria | Secretary | 2014-05-13 | 2018-05-30 |
| STEWART, John | Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2009-03-05 |
| WATSON, Sharon Anne | Secretary | 2002-12-31 | 2003-07-31 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-09 | 2002-08-14 |
| ADDISON-SMYTH, Gregory Martin | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2018-09-27 |
| BALTAR, Ignacio Maria Prado Rey | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2018-05-30 |
| CARDELL BILBAO, Pablo | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-05-15 |
| ENRILE MORA-FIGUEROA, Pedro | Director | 2018-05-30 | 2023-02-22 |
| FERGUS, Christopher Robert | Director | 2005-05-20 | 2013-04-22 |
| GONZÁLEZ, Alexander Arrola | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2023-02-22 |
| GOWANS, David | Director | 2005-05-20 | 2014-05-13 |
| GÓMEZ GARZÓN, Jacinto | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2023-02-22 |
| HENAREJOS MESEGUER, Antonio Luis | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2021-11-01 |
| KINSELLA, Michael John | Director | 2023-05-15 | 2024-07-02 |
| MCKINLAY, David | Director | 2005-05-20 | 2014-05-13 |
| RODRÍGUEZ, Argimiro Ramón | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2023-02-22 |
| VILLALOBOS, Angel Javier Esquivias | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2019-08-22 |
| WATSON, Martin Jackson | Director | 2002-08-21 | 2010-04-07 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-09 | 2002-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elecnor Servicios Y Proyectos S.A.U | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-15 | Active |
| Elecnor Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2021-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-12 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+18.9%
£29,097,462 £34,589,462
-
Cash
+77%
£2,568,833 £4,546,987
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£8,056,420 £8,317,260
-
Employees
-9.7%
216 195
-
Operating profit
-59.8%
£3,482,597 £1,398,363
-
Profit before tax
-53%
£3,751,559 £1,761,608
-
Wages
+14.2%
£9,158,944 £10,463,904
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