2M EQUEST LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† 2M EQUEST LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, 2M EQUEST LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 32990Where the company stands among the 16,354 active companies whose first SIC code is 32990 (Other manufacturing n.e.c.).
- MATRIX MICROSCIENCE LIMITED£11.5bn
- LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£3.7bn
- GKN LIMITED£1.9bn
- CCL INDUSTRIES (U.K.) LIMITED£550.4m
- THE VALSPAR (UK) HOLDING CORPORATION LIMITED£496.6m
- HEALTH AND HAPPINESS (H&H) UK LIMITED£448.7m
- GOODRICH CONTROL SYSTEMS£408.6m
- MBDA UK LIMITED£371.2m
- VOLUTION GROUP PLC£309.8m
- ALGECO UK LIMITED£250.5m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 16,354. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: 2M EQUEST LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
2M EQUEST LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03461709. It was incorporated on 6 Nov 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in Consett (DH8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other manufacturing n.e.c. (32990), market research and public opinion polling (73200).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £1,309,375, up 72.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £189,254. Total assets were £1,428,286 and total liabilities £118,911. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2022/23–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 16,354 active companies whose first SIC code is 32990: By net assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £45,188). By total assets it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £157,459). By cash it ranks higher than 64% of them (median £73,979). It is older than 81% of them (median age 13.6 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly cotton, other textile articles, knitted fabrics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly other textile articles, miscellaneous chemicals, special woven fabrics. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 Nov 2026.
Filed accounts2022/23–2024/25
| 2022/23 | 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 2,610 | — | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 0 | 326,812 | 189,254 |
| Total assets | 862 | 960,512 | 1,428,286 |
| Total liabilities | 134 | 202,325 | 118,911 |
| Net assets / total equity | 728 | 758,187 | 1,309,375 |
| Average number of employees | 28 | — | — |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company during the period was the manufacture of test products for the detergent industry.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Statutory reporting
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LUBRIZOL LIMITED)
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: cotton, other textile articles, knitted fabrics, paints, dyes and inks and soaps and waxes.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: other textile articles, miscellaneous chemicals, special woven fabrics, leather goods and bags and knitted clothing.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
8 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £1.3m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £758.2k
- Name changed to 2M EQUEST LIMITEDPreviously WARWICK EQUEST LIMITED
- 2m Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Warwick International Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £2,610, net assets £728, 28 employees
- Warwick International Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.