CATERITE FOOD AND WINESERVICE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+54.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
240
+15.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+97.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CATERITE FOOD AND WINESERVICE LIMITED 1999-10-20 → present
- CATERITE FOODSERVICE LIMITED 1998-09-28 → 1999-10-20
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £47,710,116 | £39,091,307 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £596,687 | £624,316 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £576,011 | £1,135,104 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,063,703 | — | £1,969,166 | — | £670,322 | £1,023,695 | |
| Cash | £1,869,722 | £886,725 | — | £2,747,524 | — | £2,242,112 | £3,467,986 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £12,833,984 | — | £13,935,656 | £14,870,505 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,285,549 | — | £11,898,711 | — | £12,780,280 | £13,803,975 | |
| Equity | — | — | £10,285,549 | £11,898,711 | £11,898,711 | £12,780,280 | £13,803,975 | |
| Average employees | — | 196 | — | 207 | — | 207 | 240 | |
| Wages | — | £4,608,564 | — | — | — | £6,884,947 | £5,656,973 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.43x | 2.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 11.06x | 14.42x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources 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.”
Significant events
- “During 2025 the company opened new hubs in Glasgow and Warrington as part of their development plan to provide a national delivery solution.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Lorcan James | Director | 2014-01-02 | Jun 1986 | British |
| MARSHALSEA, Alison | Director | 2024-11-13 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Keith Anthony | Secretary | 1998-09-28 | 1999-12-17 |
| HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth | Secretary | 2007-01-31 | 2024-08-28 |
| MCADAM, Keith William | Secretary | 1999-12-17 | 2007-01-31 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-28 | 1998-09-28 |
| DELORME, Pascal Bernard | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2017-03-31 |
| DOVER, Irene Margaret | Director | 1998-09-28 | 1999-11-17 |
| FLETCHER, Richard James | Director | 2012-12-24 | 2018-05-25 |
| GRAHAM, Keith Anthony | Director | 1998-09-28 | 2024-08-28 |
| HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2024-08-28 |
| MALIK, Tariq | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-06-07 |
| MCADAM, Keith William | Director | 1998-09-28 | 2007-01-31 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-09-28 | 1998-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Kretinsky | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2025-04-23 | Active |
| Metro Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-28 | Ceased 2025-04-23 |
| Mr Keith Anthony Graham | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
-18.1%
£47,710,116 £39,091,307
-
Cash
+54.7%
£2,242,112 £3,467,986
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+8%
£12,780,280 £13,803,975
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+15.9%
207 240
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4.6%
£596,687 £624,316
-
Profit before tax
+97.1%
£576,011 £1,135,104
-
Wages
-17.8%
£6,884,947 £5,656,973
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