GRATTAN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
£2.4m
-13.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£97m
-19.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
358
+2.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£14m
+28.9% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1 to the financial statements which indicates that the company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the successful completion of a refinancing by February 2027, along with obtaining additional capital funding.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-02 | 2025-03-01 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,588,000 | £54,796,000 | £60,000,000 | +9.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,038,000 | -£19,403,000 | -£13,938,000 | +28.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,786,000 | -£19,653,000 | -£13,973,000 | +28.9% | |
| Net profit | -£4,786,000 | -£19,653,000 | -£13,973,000 | +28.9% | |
| Cash | £2,628,000 | £2,797,000 | £2,407,000 | -13.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £142,494,000 | £121,241,000 | £97,068,000 | -19.9% | |
| Equity | £142,494,000 | £121,241,000 | £97,068,000 | -19.9% | |
| Average employees | 370 | 350 | 358 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £16,023,000 | £14,509,000 | £20,071,000 | +38.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £460,000 | £544,000 | £818,000 | +50.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £265,126 | £323,535 | £483,694 | +49.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-02 | 2025-03-01 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.9% | -35.4% | -23.2% | |
| Net margin | -7.5% | -35.9% | -23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.4% | 7.6% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.40x | 4.19x | 2.60x | |
| Interest cover | -47.08x | — | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GRATTAN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1981-12-31 → present
- GRATTAN WAREHOUSES LIMITED 1930-06-25 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1 to the financial statements which indicates that the company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the successful completion of a refinancing by February 2027, along with obtaining additional capital funding.”
Group structure
- GRATTAN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Look Again Limited 100%
- Witt (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The sale of a 50% holding Grattan plc had in Benton Group S.A. was completed on 28 March 2025. A consideration of £832,847 was received. This resulted in a profit on disposal of £832,847.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Ben | Secretary | 2024-05-09 | — | — |
| HORNBY, Richard John | Director | 2020-11-17 | Jun 1973 | British |
| STEER, Ann | Director | 2020-02-17 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW, Ian | Secretary | 1998-08-01 | 2008-08-19 |
| GREENWOOD, James Daniel | Secretary | 2020-07-07 | 2024-05-09 |
| LORD, Andrew James | Secretary | 2008-08-19 | 2020-07-07 |
| MALCOLM, Anthony | Secretary | — | 1998-07-31 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Robert | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2000-02-25 |
| ANDERSON, Peter William | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2008-04-11 |
| BAHLMANN, Britta | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2015-10-16 |
| BERG, Marc Andreas | Director | 2011-04-12 | 2012-03-26 |
| BLACKWOOD, Walter Murray | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| BULLAS, Steven Robert | Director | — | 1999-05-20 |
| CARING, Richard Allan | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2006-07-19 |
| CHAPMAN, Keith | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| CRUSEMANN, Michael Edmund | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2005-10-01 |
| DERI, Robert George | Director | 1999-01-05 | 2000-03-20 |
| EBINGER, Andrea Sibylle | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2014-07-01 |
| FINNIGAN, Norman | Director | — | 2004-04-23 |
| FOWLER, Diane | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2015-10-16 |
| FROST, Graham Edward | Director | — | 1997-01-22 |
| GAGELMANN, Diethard Fritz | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| GELSDORF, Peter | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| GREENWOOD, Elaine | Director | — | 1998-04-03 |
| HAMMER, Hans Jorg | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| HANCOX, Michael John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| HANSEN, Horst | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| HAUKE, Dirk | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-03-31 |
| HAWKER, Michael Leslie | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2005-09-07 |
| HILLEBRAND, Rainer, Dr | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| HINCHCLIFFE, John | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2020-12-31 |
| HINCHCLIFFE, John | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2020-02-17 |
| HINCHCLIFFE, John | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-06-20 |
| HOMANN, Timm, Dr | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| INDYK, Anthony Lewis | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2015-10-16 |
| INDYK, Anthony Lewis | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2001-05-04 |
| JONES, Susan | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2017-03-24 |
| KOCKMANN, Siegfried | Director | — | 2000-03-30 |
| LINDER, Wolfgang | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| LOMAS, Peter Francis | Director | — | 1999-12-03 |
| MCAULAY, Janet | Director | 2003-01-03 | 2008-02-06 |
| MOORE, John | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2000-06-23 |
| MOORE, Neill Lewis Mcdonald | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2020-06-11 |
| MORRISON, Henrietta | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2000-02-16 |
| NIJHOF, Paul Wilhelmus | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| O'DOHERTY, Elizabeth | Director | 2004-03-04 | 2006-02-17 |
| OLDHAM, Derek | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2007-12-01 |
| OPELT, Marc Erich Bernd Wolfgang | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2019-06-18 |
| OTTO, Michael, Dr | Director | — | 2007-09-30 |
| RIETZ, Gert | Director | — | 2006-10-31 |
| SCHRADER, Hans-Otto | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| SCHRADER, Hans-Otto | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| SCHULTE LAGGENBECK, Jurgen | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| SKELSEY, Alistair James | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2006-04-28 |
| SOUTHAM, Christine Noella | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2002-12-13 |
| TULLENERS, Jakob Jacobus Koert | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| WALLIS, John Keith | Director | — | 1993-03-23 |
| WEST, Christopher | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2008-12-05 |
| WOODHEAD, Carole Maxine | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| ZIMMERMANN, Winfred Christian Reinhold, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freemans Grattan Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 307 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-02-27 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-27 | CERT17 | capital | Certificate capital reduction issued capital share premium cancellation share premiumn | |
| 2024-12-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.