The Firmwatch take
Qualtern Limited is a 15-year-old publishing and media, active on the Companies House register. The latest filed accounts (year to 31 October 2024) show GBP 1 in net assets, with 1 cautionary signal worth monitoring. No insolvency or strike-off filings appear in our public Companies House and Gazette data.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
Incorporated
25 October 2010
15 years on the register
Sector
Publishing
SIC 58190 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£1
Bottom 30% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Worth watching
The latest public accounts contain some cautionary signs, but not enough to suggest severe distress on their own.
Thin net asset buffer
The company reports a small visible net asset position.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£1
Bottom 30% in sector · sector median £200 · 48,415 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
Not disclosed
Current ratio
—
Signals · 2
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Old public accounts
The latest extracted accounts period is more than 18 months old.
Address pattern · EH3 8EJ
159 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
153
Dissolved
5
Strike-off action
1
Sector benchmark · Publishing and Media
How this company compares in 48,415 filers in this sector
Bottom 30% in sector — Qualtern Limited shows £1 in net assets. Sector median is £200.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
People
Who runs this company
- SD
SMITH, David Christopher
director · since 2010
Registered office
Address intelligence
159 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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