PETS AT HOME LTD
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Cash
£28m
+16.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£981m
-1.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,537
-7.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£48m
-15.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-28 | 2025-03-27 | 2026-03-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,330,108,000 | £1,306,436,000 | £1,292,900,000 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £68,579,000 | £70,530,000 | £61,959,000 | -12.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £54,577,000 | £56,521,000 | £47,905,000 | -15.2% | |
| Net profit | £33,780,000 | £42,707,000 | £39,660,000 | -7.1% | |
| Cash | £45,102,000 | £23,776,000 | £27,708,000 | +16.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,315,683,000 | £1,303,343,000 | £1,281,171,000 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | £981,924,000 | £994,033,000 | £980,657,000 | -1.3% | |
| Equity | £981,924,000 | £994,033,000 | £980,657,000 | -1.3% | |
| Average employees | 7,515 | 7,055 | 6,537 | -7.3% | |
| Wages | £237,028,000 | £247,383,000 | £233,209,000 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,188,000 | £1,854,000 | £2,337,000 | +26.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £68,000 | £70,000 | £49,000 | -30% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,225,000 | £76,000 | £951,000 | +1,151.3% |
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 | 2024-03-28 | 2025-03-27 | 2026-03-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 5.4% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.2% | 5.4% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.6% | 45.5% | 38.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.36x | 0.33x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | 4.90x | 5.00x | 4.31x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- PETS AT HOME LTD 1991-03-15 → present
- JOHN PRESTON ESTATES LIMITED 1989-10-31 → 1991-03-15
- R & B PET SUPPLIES LIMITED 1984-06-07 → 1989-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Group structure
- PETS AT HOME LTD · parent
- PAH Financial Services Limited 100%
- Pets at Home (Asia) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Retail Turnaround Plan (RTP) was launched in the year with four priorities: Product, Price, Execution and Cost.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAZENBY, Lesley | Secretary | 2023-07-06 | — | — |
| BAILEY, James | Director | 2026-03-30 | Apr 1974 | British |
| POLLARD, Sarah | Director | 2026-03-27 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYALL COTTLE, Hugh Maurice | Secretary | 1996-03-18 | 2004-04-30 |
| PRESTON, Norman Charles | Secretary | — | 1996-03-18 |
| STONIER, Louise Ann | Secretary | 2004-04-30 | 2020-01-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Lucy Kate | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | 2023-07-06 |
| BURKE, Michael Ian | Director | 2026-01-28 | 2026-04-01 |
| DAVIES, Matthew Samuel | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2012-04-26 |
| FARRELL, John Michael | Director | 1993-10-14 | 2009-09-09 |
| HACKNEY, Philip | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2016-02-05 |
| HERRING, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2006-04-26 |
| HOPSON, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2018-03-23 |
| IDDON, Michael James | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2026-03-27 |
| KELLETT, Ian Michael | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2018-04-27 |
| LYALL COTTLE, Hugh Maurice | Director | 1994-02-11 | 2004-07-01 |
| MARSHALL, Catriona Frances | Director | 2003-04-17 | 2010-12-17 |
| MCGOWAN, Lyssa Ruth | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2025-09-18 |
| PARKER, Jonathan | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2004-07-01 |
| PRESTON, Anthony Charles | Director | — | 2004-07-19 |
| PRESTON, Norman Charles | Director | — | 1998-07-23 |
| PRITCHARD, Peter | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2022-05-31 |
| SHANKEY, John | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2004-07-01 |
| STONIER, Louise Ann | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2022-11-08 |
| WINSTANLEY, Christopher Robert | Director | 2000-10-16 | 2002-03-04 |
| WOOD, Nicholas Alexander Lewis | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2016-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets At Home Superstores Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.