{"name":"QUALTEX UK LIMITED","company_number":"00708974","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1961-11-24","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit 1 Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 2SX","postcode":"M34 2SX","sic_codes":[{"code":46499,"description":"Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":"Online retailer - white goods parts","previous_names":[{"name":"GEORGE HULME (STOCKPORT) LIMITED","changed_on":"1993-05-25"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":51,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","average_employees":51},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","average_employees":53}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":16,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://qualtexuk.com","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/qualtex-uk","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/qualtex-uk/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/qualtex-uk/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00708974","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/qualtex-uk/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/qualtex-uk/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/qualtex-uk/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/qualtex-uk/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/qualtex-uk"}