CATER ALLEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£40M
-13.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£335M
-15.7% vs 2024
Employees
105
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£122M
-28% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CATER ALLEN LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- ALLEN HARVEY & ROSS PUBLIC LIMITEDCOMPANY 1943-09-30 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £195,159,000 | £146,812,000 | |
| Operating profit | £168,882,000 | £121,576,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £168,882,000 | £121,576,000 | |
| Net profit | £121,588,000 | £87,534,000 | |
| Cash | £45,865,000 | £39,583,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £397,249,000 | £334,783,000 | |
| Net assets | £397,249,000 | £334,783,000 | |
| Equity | £397,249,000 | £334,783,000 | |
| Average employees | 113 | 105 | |
| Wages | £11,514,000 | £13,362,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 86.5% | 82.8% | |
| Net margin | 62.3% | 59.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.5% | 36.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.9% | 93.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | 1.78x | 1.40x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANTANDER SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-08-28 | — | — |
| AFFLECK, Stephen David | Director | 2023-09-27 | Oct 1979 | British |
| ROLDAN ALEGRE, Jose Maria | Director | 2023-12-16 | Feb 1964 | Spanish |
| STEARNS, Steven Kenneth | Director | 2025-05-20 | Nov 1971 | British,American |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIE, Ian Richard | Secretary | 1998-06-10 | 1999-05-31 |
| NAGRECHA, Lenna | Secretary | 1998-06-10 | 1999-05-31 |
| POUND, John Alan | Secretary | — | 1996-02-23 |
| SULLIVAN, Terence Michael | Secretary | 1996-02-23 | 1998-06-10 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-30 | 2012-08-28 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-05-31 | 2008-09-30 |
| ALLEN, Susan Mary | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-07-01 |
| ALZAMORA, Joaquin | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2015-06-10 |
| ATTAR-ZADEH, Reza | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2023-04-30 |
| ATTAR-ZADEH, Reza | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2020-07-28 |
| BARCLAY, James Christopher | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| BAS SORIA, Ignacio Manuel | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2018-08-01 |
| BOSTOCK, Nathan Mark | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2007-07-11 |
| CAIRNS, Peter Granville | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| CANO, Alvaro Morales De | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| CONNOR, Janet | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2002-11-13 |
| DAYAL, Madhukar | Director | 2019-09-16 | 2023-09-27 |
| DE LA VEGA, Jorge | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2015-06-17 |
| DUNN, Richard John | Director | 2003-10-31 | 2009-10-08 |
| DURBIN, Annemarie Verna Florence | Director | 2018-11-15 | 2023-12-15 |
| EVANS, Michael Richard Dugdale | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2004-12-10 |
| FROST, Cecil John William | Director | — | 1998-02-06 |
| GREEN, David Martin | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2015-12-31 |
| HALLIDAY, Patricia Marie | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| HARTE, Michael Richard | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2020-04-27 |
| HIBBITT, Tony Stewart | Director | 1995-11-13 | 2001-10-30 |
| HOCKEY MORLEY, Gary | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2001-07-26 |
| HOGAN, Simon Edward | Director | 1995-11-13 | 1997-09-26 |
| HOPTON, David | Director | 1995-11-13 | 1998-04-06 |
| HOWE, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2025-05-22 | 2026-04-30 |
| ICKINGER, Paulina Catherine | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2017-06-26 |
| ILLSLEY, John Edward | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| IZQUIERDO SAUGAR, Jose Ignacio | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2007-07-19 |
| JEWSON, Edward Richard Rivers | Director | — | 1991-09-13 |
| JUDE, David | Director | 1991-11-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| KHELA, Manroop Singh | Director | 2020-07-28 | 2022-07-10 |
| LEE, Michael David | Director | — | 1998-03-30 |
| LISS, Ian Trevor | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| LLADO, Pedro Sanchez | Director | 2008-07-29 | 2010-10-31 |
| LLOYD, Timothy Simon | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2016-12-31 |
| LONG, Graham Stephen | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2002-11-15 |
| LONG, Graham Stephen | Director | 1998-04-17 | 1999-01-27 |
| MAITI, Prabal Ronny | Director | 1995-11-13 | 1998-03-31 |
| MALDONADO TRINCHANT, Javier | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2007-10-31 |
| MATHEWSON, Alan | Director | 2015-02-06 | 2017-12-01 |
| MATHEWSON, Alan | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2012-04-24 |
| MELVILLE, Andrea | Director | 2023-04-30 | 2025-04-11 |
| MILLINGTON, Malcolm John | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2003-07-01 |
| MURLEY, Timothy Cornelius | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2007-12-11 |
| MURLEY, Timothy Cornelius | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2004-07-21 |
| NORFOLK, Jeremy Paul | Director | 1998-04-17 | 1999-10-27 |
| ONG, Siong Hung | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2007-10-31 |
| PALMER, Christine Joan | Director | 2020-11-02 | 2025-05-20 |
| PARKER, Malcolm Haworth | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2001-10-30 |
| REIN, Michael Leslie | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| RIX, Lindsey Claire | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2014-08-29 |
| ROMAN, Antonio | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-09-15 |
| RYDER, Nicholas Henry Dudley | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| SAN FELIX GARCIA, Francisco Javier | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2016-10-27 |
| SARD, Miguel | Director | 2012-04-10 | 2014-09-03 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| TURTLE, Paul Anthony | Director | 1994-11-14 | 2001-09-20 |
| VINTEN, Kevin John | Director | 2015-06-02 | 2015-11-25 |
| WAKELIN, Angela | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2016-07-28 |
| WEIR, Andrew | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2005-06-30 |
| WHITE, David Julian | Director | — | 1997-07-17 |
| WHITTLES, Jane Elspeth | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2010-10-26 |
| WISE, Richard James | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2002-11-13 |
| WOOD, Simon Richard Browne | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| WREN, Norman Douglas | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2015-06-16 |
| YSART ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO, Federico Jose Maria | Director | 2007-11-06 | 2009-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander Private Banking Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 310 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-24.8%
£195,159,000 £146,812,000
-
Cash
-13.7%
£45,865,000 £39,583,000
-
Net assets
-15.7%
£397,249,000 £334,783,000
-
Employees
-7.1%
113 105
-
Operating profit
-28%
£168,882,000 £121,576,000
-
Profit before tax
-28%
£168,882,000 £121,576,000
-
Wages
+16.1%
£11,514,000 £13,362,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers