QUALTEX UK LIMITED

Company number 00708974 ·

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Executive summary

Qualtex UK Limited is a heritage player in the white goods aftermarket facing acute margin pressure, with operating profit declining 63% on a 3% revenue decline—signalling structural rather than cyclical challenges. The company's strategic assets (pattern parts capability, next-day logistics, stable banking facilities, and family ownership) provide a foundation for recovery, but only if dividend extraction is moderated and reinvestment prioritised toward e-commerce capabilities, pattern parts expansion, and operational automation. Without decisive strategic action, the current trajectory risks eroding the competitive position that six decades of trading have built.

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What it does

Online retailer - white goods parts

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1961-11-24
Employees
51 (2025 accounts · was 53 in 2024)
Registered office
Unit 1 Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 2SX
Postcode
M34 2SX
Capital
1,500 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-08
Next due by
2027-08-22
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified

Officers 2 current · 16 resigned

Appointed 2014-07-25
MR Philip HULME Director
Appointed 2008-06-02

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by QUALTEX GLOBAL LIMITED — since 2017-10-12

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z3575307 (Tier 1), registered since 2013.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Political donations 13

£67,772 in registered political donations since 2011.

  • Conservative and Unionist Party
    £5,922 2025-06-03 Cash
  • Conservative and Unionist Party
    £5,000 2019-06-21 Cash
  • Conservative and Unionist Party
    £5,000 2018-07-03 Cash

Showing the 3 most recent of 13.

Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contact details

Website
qualtexuk.com

Previous company names

NameDate changed
GEORGE HULME (STOCKPORT) LIMITED1993-05-25

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
UNIT 1 DENTON HALL FARM ROAD, DENTON, MANCHESTER, TAMESIDE M34 2SX2004-01-19
UNIT-9, FAR CROMWELL ROAD, OFF ASHTON ROAD, BREDBURY STOCKPORT SK6 2RF2003-11-18

Among its peers

Among the biggest employers

of 85 similar companies in M, with 51 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.

Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2014-02-06
Where
Greater Manchester
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
MAN221423 Greater Manchester Leasehold 2014-02-06

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