GRATTE BROTHERS CATERING EQUIPMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£379K
+39.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£1M
-42.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
63
-4.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£669K
-10.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,522,555 | £7,233,817 | £9,792,124 | £10,216,307 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£423,224 | -£514,640 | -£613,749 | -£681,194 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£423,224 | -£514,640 | -£606,367 | -£668,850 | |
| Net profit | — | -£423,224 | -£303,382 | -£462,419 | -£330,675 | |
| Cash | — | £127,807 | £135,124 | £271,939 | £378,727 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £314,472 | £11,090 | -£777,449 | -£1,096,012 | |
| Net assets | — | £314,472 | £11,090 | -£777,449 | -£1,108,124 | |
| Equity | £737,696 | £314,472 | £11,090 | -£777,449 | -£1,108,124 | |
| Average employees | — | 62 | 65 | 66 | 63 | |
| Wages | — | £2,256,364 | £2,142,195 | £2,750,057 | £2,904,725 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £161,786 | £155,946 | £175,353 | £159,188 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+4.3%
£9,792,124 £10,216,307
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+39.3%
£271,939 £378,727
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-42.5%
-£777,449 -£1,108,124
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.5%
66 63
-
Operating profit
-11%
-£613,749 -£681,194
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-10.3%
-£606,367 -£668,850
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+5.6%
£2,750,057 £2,904,725
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -6.5% | -7.1% | -6.3% | -6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -6.5% | -4.2% | -4.7% | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -134.6% | -4640.6% | 78.9% | 62.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 113.7% | 116.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.63x | 0.67x |
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
- GRATTE BROTHERS CATERING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1991-10-08 → present
- GRATTE BROTHERS PROPERTIES LIMITED 1984-10-04 → 1991-10-08
- GRAPERANGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1984-07-13 → 1984-10-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The year also marked the successful establishment of our On Trade Division, which has delivered new projects for key accounts and expanded our business potential. Our Service and Maintenance Division remains a cornerstone of the business, strengthened by significant contract wins within the stadia and hotel sectors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Bronwyn Nikki | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| GILHOOLY, Paul Martin | Director | 2017-07-19 | Nov 1969 | British |
| GRATTE, David Edward Derrick | Director | 2022-11-02 | Nov 1981 | British |
| KENDALL, Mark Anthony | Director | 2022-11-02 | Oct 1967 | British |
| MILLER, Bronwyn Nikki | Director | 2020-04-01 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASS, Ian Michael | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| THAKKER, Naresh Jayantilal | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 2019-01-01 |
| BARDEN, Colin James | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2022-02-25 |
| BASS, Ian Michael | Director | — | 2022-01-26 |
| GRATTE, Ian Peter Andre | Director | — | 2022-01-26 |
| GRATTE, Martin Derrick | Director | — | 2022-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratte Brothers Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.