CAA BRANDS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
12,891,110
-12% vs 2023
Net assets
43,694,045
+301.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
132
+5.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
35,048,096
+114% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- CAA BRANDS UK LIMITED 2022-09-07 → present
- CAA-GBG UK LIMITED 2017-10-19 → 2022-09-07
- THE LICENSING COMPANY LIMITED 1996-06-21 → 2017-10-19
- PLANNED PERFORMANCE LIMITED 1996-01-16 → 1996-06-21
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £30,870,686 | £22,415,089 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £16,334,116 | £34,709,120 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £895,146 | £25,226,563 | £16,376,411 | £35,048,096 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £35,665 | £24,200,925 | £15,352,172 | £31,012,782 | |
| Cash | — | £8,845,578 | £4,858,686 | £6,584,171 | £14,646,529 | £12,891,110 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£37,939,908 | -£17,130,961 | £10,888,638 | £43,725,954 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£17,152,277 | £10,875,801 | £43,694,045 | |
| Equity | — | £895,413 | -£38,059,216 | -£17,152,277 | £10,875,801 | £43,694,045 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 41 | 45 | 125 | 132 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,180,431 | — | £9,490,321 | £9,540,176 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 52.9% | 154.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 49.7% | 138.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 150.0% | 79.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 64.9% | 27.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | 3.68x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resources and support to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CAA BRANDS UK LIMITED · parent
- CAA Brands International Limited 100%
- CAA Brands Apac Limited 100%
- CAA Brands Brasil Gestao de Marcas 100%
- CAA Brand Management 1, S. De R.L. 100%
- CAA-GBG North America Inc. 100%
- CAA Brands Korea Ltd 100%
- CAA Brands Philippines Inc. 100%
- CAA (Shanghai) Brand Management Co. 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 October 2025, 100% of the shares of CAA Brands APAC Limited, with a carrying investment value of $7,662,161, were sold to CAA Brands Management, LLC for $13,846,000 resulting in profit on disposal of $6,183,839. The event occurred after the balance sheet date of 30 September 2024 and therefore has not been reflected in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDT, Tamara Sue | Director | 2025-11-25 | Jan 1975 | American |
| BURTSON, James Edward | Director | 2022-09-05 | Dec 1968 | American |
| STOREY, John | Director | 2025-03-25 | Oct 1972 | American |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACON, Robert Arthur | Secretary | 2014-01-14 | 2016-01-14 |
| FRASER, Jane Helen Anne | Secretary | 2002-10-07 | 2005-04-22 |
| HENDERSON, Robert Buchan | Secretary | 2001-02-09 | 2002-08-14 |
| LEE-AMIES, Mark Robert | Secretary | 1996-11-08 | 1999-01-29 |
| SANDERS, Martin Paul | Secretary | 1999-01-29 | 2001-02-09 |
| SHAH, Inam Ul-Haq | Secretary | 2005-09-20 | 2014-01-14 |
| THOMAS, Melvin Howard | Secretary | 1996-06-18 | 1996-11-08 |
| RUTLAND SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-16 | 1996-06-18 |
| BAMBER, Simon Peter | Director | 2009-01-13 | 2014-01-14 |
| DARLING, Richard Nixon | Director | 2022-03-14 | 2022-09-05 |
| FAMULAK, Dow Peter, Dr | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2019-08-15 |
| FARRUGIA, Angela Trudie | Director | 1996-06-18 | 2014-01-14 |
| FRASER, Jane Helen Anne | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| FREEDMAN, Jeffrey Mark | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2025-11-25 |
| HENDERSON, Robert Buchan | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2002-08-14 |
| JONES, Ian Howell | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2001-12-03 |
| LEE-AMIES, Mark Robert | Director | 1997-03-19 | 1999-01-29 |
| LINDSAY, Russell Grant | Director | 1996-06-21 | 1996-07-31 |
| MACBEAN, Andrew William Munro | Director | 1996-06-21 | 2000-06-22 |
| POLO, Eno Yuri | Director | 2019-08-28 | 2021-11-15 |
| POWELL, Peter James Barnard | Director | 1996-07-31 | 2001-12-19 |
| RABIN, Jason Andrew | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2014-07-21 |
| SANDERS, Martin Paul | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2001-02-09 |
| SAWDYE, Carol Ann | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2024-12-01 |
| SCHLOSBERG, Ivor Joseph | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2009-01-13 |
| SHAH, Inam Ul-Haq | Director | 2005-09-20 | 2014-01-14 |
| SMITS, Robert Karl | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2022-09-05 |
| THOMAS, David Andrew | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2014-07-21 |
| THOMAS, Melvin Howard | Director | 1996-06-18 | 2014-01-14 |
| RUTLAND DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-16 | 1996-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois- Henri Pinault | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-09-27 | Active |
| Caa-Gbg Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2022-04-04 |
| Gbg International Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-02-18 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-11-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-01-09 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-01-09 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-27.4%
£30,870,686 £22,415,089
-
Cash
-12%
£14,646,529 £12,891,110
-
Net assets
+301.8%
£10,875,801 £43,694,045
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.6%
125 132
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+112.5%
£16,334,116 £34,709,120
-
Profit before tax
+114%
£16,376,411 £35,048,096
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+0.5%
£9,490,321 £9,540,176
highest in 3 filed years
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