CO-OP WHOLESALE LIMITED
Formerly known as Nisa Retail Limited, the business operates as a grocery wholesaler and symbol group supporting independent retailers under the Nisa and Co-op Food brands as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Co-operative Group.
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Cash
-£24m
-205.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£10m
-51.1% vs 2025
Employees
327
+5.5% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£14m
-4,757.3% vs 2025
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Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-04
| Metric | Trend | 2025-01-05 | 2026-01-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,325,617,000 | £1,295,968,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£130,000 | -£13,104,000 | -9,980% | |
| Profit before tax | £300,000 | -£13,972,000 | -4,757.3% | |
| Net profit | £108,000 | -£10,605,000 | -9,919.4% | |
| Cash | -£7,928,000 | -£24,196,000 | -205.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,166,000 | £16,715,000 | -38.5% | |
| Net assets | £20,773,000 | £10,168,000 | -51.1% | |
| Equity | £20,773,000 | £10,168,000 | -51.1% | |
| Average employees | 310 | 327 | +5.5% | |
| Wages | £15,326,000 | £15,630,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £786,000 | £445,000 | -43.4% |
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 | 2025-01-05 | 2026-01-04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.0% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | -78.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.4% | 94.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | -0.48x | -15.10x |
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 5 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-27
- CO-OP WHOLESALE LIMITED 2025-03-27 → present
- NISA RETAIL LIMITED 2012-10-08 → 2025-03-27
- NISA-TODAY'S (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1992-11-18 → 2012-10-08
- NISA-TODAY'S LIMITED 1989-11-17 → 1992-11-18
- NISA LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1989-11-17
- NORTHERN INDEPENDENT SUPERMARKETS ASSOCIATION (WHOLESALE) LIMITED 1970-05-29 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has sufficient liquidity and adequate resources to continue in operational existence throughout the going concern assessment period, being the period to 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- CO-OP WHOLESALE LIMITED · parent
- Cellars International Limited 100%
- Nisa Limited 100%
- Nisa -Today's Central Buying Company Limited 100%
- Nisa Retail Services Limited 100%
- Nisa -Today's (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Nisa Wholesale Limited 98%
- Nisa (Northern Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The market sector continues to be challenging with high levels of competitive activity, raw material shortages, product scarcity, supply chain disruption, significant food and fuel cost inflation and enhancement of service through technology.”
- “At the end of April 2025, the Company's ultimate parent undertaking The Co-operative Group (the Group) announced that the Group had been managing a targeted cyber attack, however there was minimal impact to the systems and operations of the Company.”
- “Following the approval of the Group's Annual Report and Accounts, the Group has secured a new £350m sustainable bond facility in June 2026 which will replace the existing bond debt of £350m maturing in July 2026. In addition, on the 24 April 2026, the Co-operative Group amended its existing Term Loan and RCF resulting in a transfer of £200m limit between the facilities. This reduced the Term Loan facility from £350m to £150m and increased the RCF from £400m to £600m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 130 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRIA, Flavia | Secretary | 2025-03-31 | — | — |
| KENDAL-WARD, Dominic Adam | Director | 2025-08-22 | Apr 1980 | British |
| KING, Ian | Director | 2025-06-16 | Sep 1976 | British |
| SECRETAN, Katie | Director | 2024-04-02 | Dec 1977 | British |
Show 130 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMFORTH, Rachel | Secretary | 2017-03-23 | 2018-05-30 |
| HAIGH, John | Secretary | 2008-03-19 | 2013-12-06 |
| MCCRACKEN, Rodger | Secretary | 2006-05-10 | 2006-09-09 |
| MCCRACKEN, Vincent Rodger Whyte | Secretary | 2006-09-09 | 2008-03-19 |
| ROBINSON, Richard John | Secretary | 2002-03-27 | 2006-05-10 |
| SCHOFIELD, John | Secretary | — | 2002-03-27 |
| SCOTT, Benjamin Richard Denison | Secretary | 2013-12-07 | 2016-11-07 |
| SELLERS, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 2018-05-30 | 2025-03-31 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-12-01 | 2018-05-30 |
| ADAMS, Christopher Borlase | Director | 1996-07-02 | 1997-11-03 |
| AITCHISON, Stephen Edward | Director | 1996-07-02 | 1998-11-25 |
| AITCHISON, Stephen Edward | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| AMABILE, James | Director | 2007-05-02 | 2007-11-28 |
| AMIN, Atul Kumar | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2009-11-25 |
| AMIN, Bharatkumar Jashbhai | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2018-05-08 |
| ASHWORTH, Neil Henry | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-05-08 |
| ASLAM, Harris Shahzad | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2015-01-27 |
| ATKINSON, Gerald | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-07-06 |
| BAGOT, Andrew Keneth John | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2007-10-13 |
| BAILEY, Reginald William | Director | 1995-03-24 | 1998-09-16 |
| BAKER, Christopher James | Director | 2013-01-23 | 2016-09-29 |
| BATT, Peter | Director | 2022-10-10 | 2024-12-20 |
| BELLINI, Peter | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2013-11-28 |
| BISHOP, Richard | Director | — | 2005-06-10 |
| BLACK, Ian Spencer | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-11-24 |
| BLACK, John William Louis | Director | 1995-11-09 | 1997-03-31 |
| BLACK, Rowan Mcmillan Berry | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2011-09-28 |
| BLAKEY, Ian Johnston | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2006-11-28 |
| BOAG, John Foster | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| BOOTH, Edwin John | Director | — | 2007-11-28 |
| BRALSFORD, David Martin | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2000-07-19 |
| BRALSFORD, David Martin | Director | 1993-06-23 | 1995-11-09 |
| BROWN, Leslie Ronald | Director | — | 2003-07-14 |
| BROWN, Robin | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2018-12-30 |
| BURKE, Raymond | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2003-03-19 |
| BUSBY, John Oliver | Director | 1993-06-23 | 1996-07-02 |
| CHATHA, Rajinder | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2010-03-15 |
| CHRYSOSTOMOU, Andreas | Director | 1995-03-24 | 2003-11-20 |
| CLARK, James Antony Corbett | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2019-07-11 |
| CLELAND, Jonathan Bradley | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2012-11-09 |
| CULLEN, David Gerald | Director | — | 1998-11-25 |
| DART, Geoffrey Court | Director | 1996-07-02 | 1997-03-31 |
| DEE, Frank Rigby | Director | — | 1993-03-17 |
| DELVES, David Paul | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2012-04-09 |
| DHAMECHA, Manish Shantilal | Director | — | 2011-09-28 |
| EMERSON, Henry George | Director | 1993-06-23 | 2006-09-15 |
| ETHERINGTON, Michael Scott | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2021-09-24 |
| FARNSWORTH, Patrick William | Director | 1993-03-17 | 2004-08-16 |
| FLETCHER, Douglas Thomas James | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1998-11-25 |
| FLETCHER, Michael Thomas Neil | Director | 2022-01-06 | 2022-10-07 |
| FUTTER, Christopher Charles | Director | 2008-11-26 | 2010-06-28 |
| GARVIN, Peter | Director | — | 1998-11-25 |
| GHAFOOR, Saqib | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2015-11-23 |
| GILL, Sukhjinder Singh | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2018-05-08 |
| GILLEN, Leo | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2006-11-28 |
| GORAYA, Mukhtar Singh | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2018-05-08 |
| GRAVES, Colin James | Director | — | 2010-09-27 |
| HANNAH, Simon John | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2012-01-27 |
| HARDMAN, Gerard | Director | — | 1994-05-16 |
| HARTLEY, Peter Christopher | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2018-05-08 |
| HEAD, Frank Iddon | Director | — | 1993-11-10 |
| HEAGNEY, John Francis Alexander | Director | — | 2000-07-19 |
| HUGHES, David Keith | Director | — | 1994-11-10 |
| HUNT, Ian | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2014-09-29 |
| HUNT, Matthew Alexander | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2018-05-08 |
| HUNT, Rodney Andrew | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2009-05-06 |
| HUNTER, Stephen | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2006-01-09 |
| HYSON, Martin John | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2004-11-24 |
| JEMPSON, Stephen Harold, Mr. | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2014-09-29 |
| JONES, Amanda Jane | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2014-10-05 |
| JOSHI, Krishan Kant | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2008-11-26 |
| KEEN, Kevin Charles | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2003-01-28 |
| LAIRD, William Alexander | Director | 2009-05-06 | 2012-01-27 |
| LISTON, Padraic | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2006-11-28 |
| MAHER, Eamonn | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2007-02-21 |
| MCNEILL, John | Director | 2021-08-16 | 2024-07-09 |
| MILLAR, John | Director | — | 1995-06-08 |
| MISRA, Arnu Kumar | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-05-30 |
| MORRISON, Robert Henry | Director | 1995-06-08 | 1998-01-19 |
| MULCHANDANI, Manoher Ghanshamdas | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2012-01-27 |
| MURPHY, Ian | Director | 1997-03-31 | 1997-07-01 |
| NUTTALL, Steven John | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2021-08-16 |
| O'HAGAN, Leonard John Patrick | Director | 1995-03-24 | 1997-07-01 |
| ODEDRA, Vimanji Nathaji | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2018-05-08 |
| PATEL, Jitendrakumar Maganbhai | Director | 2006-08-10 | 2006-11-28 |
| PATEL, Jitendrakumar Maganbhai | Director | 1994-11-10 | 2004-04-14 |
| PATEL, Kishor | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2013-11-28 |
| PIA, Raymond Joseph | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| PROUDFOOT, Mark Alistair | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2014-09-29 |
| PULLEN, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-11-07 |
| RAMSDEN, Dudley Burton | Director | — | 2006-11-28 |
| RAMSDEN, Sean David | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2013-11-28 |
| READ, Nicholas James | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2017-09-30 |
| REHMAN, Raza | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2015-01-27 |
| ROBERTS, James | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2006-11-28 |
| ROBSON, Nigel John | Director | — | 1993-06-23 |
| ROBSON, Nigel John | Director | — | 1993-06-23 |
| SAINT-MARC, Jerome Christophe | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-08-22 |
| SALEEM, Mohammad | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2011-01-28 |
| SANGHA, Kamraj Singh | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2018-05-08 |
| SARWAR, Asim | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2012-01-27 |
| SCHOFIELD, John | Director | 1994-11-10 | 2012-01-27 |
| SHARPE, John William | Director | 2001-03-28 | 2013-06-25 |
| SHARRATT, David Reginald | Director | 1996-07-02 | 1998-11-25 |
| SINGH, Joginder | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2012-09-26 |
| SINGH, Sucha | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2012-01-27 |
| SINGH HARE, Kulwant | Director | 1993-11-12 | 1994-12-31 |
| SMITH, Stewart Dorian | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2017-02-23 |
| STODDART, Alastair Maxwell | Director | — | 2001-07-18 |
| STRONG, Alison | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2018-05-08 |
| SUNNER, Jaskamel Singh | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2014-09-29 |
| SUNNER, Jetinder Singh | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2018-05-08 |
| SUTERWALLA, Hatim Taherally | Director | — | 1997-12-02 |
| SYKES, Peter Charles | Director | 2007-05-02 | 2007-11-29 |
| SYMONDS, Alan Jeffrey | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2007-10-18 |
| THAKRAR, Prakash | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2009-11-25 |
| THOMPSON, Geoffrey William | Director | 1994-06-16 | 1996-07-02 |
| TIWANA, Sukhwinder Singh | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2018-05-08 |
| TOWLE, Kenneth Ian | Director | 2018-05-30 | 2022-01-06 |
| TURTON, Neil Andrew | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2015-02-27 |
| VADHERA, Sanjeev | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2016-02-29 |
| VON SPRECKELEN, John Albrecht | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2005-12-31 |
| VON SPRECKELEN, John Albrecht | Director | — | 2000-07-19 |
| WALLIS, David William | Director | 1993-03-17 | 1995-11-09 |
| WARD, Jonathan William | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2004-11-24 |
| WEBSTER, Simon | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2015-04-13 |
| WHITE, Graham Stewart | Director | — | 2004-07-07 |
| WILMOT, Gillian Caroline | Director | 2013-01-23 | 2016-09-29 |
| WINDEBANK, Mark Richard | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2012-01-27 |
| WINNING, Shena Janette | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2012-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 501 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.