PETS CORNER (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
+1,041.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£16m
+18.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
1,161
-3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2m
-56.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,846,925 | £74,883,259 | £83,695,904 | £90,887,861 | £92,387,498 | £90,220,273 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,197,834 | £12,460,903 | £8,721,326 | £9,486,174 | £4,821,566 | £2,210,907 | -54.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,071,226 | £12,342,252 | £8,502,387 | £9,290,302 | £4,625,548 | £2,010,899 | -56.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,893,788 | £9,997,395 | £5,953,444 | £9,371,084 | £4,071,713 | £1,472,592 | -63.8% | |
| Cash | £2,052,385 | £1,811,065 | £689,260 | £1,174,765 | £267,775 | £3,056,993 | +1,041.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,386,439 | £12,253,137 | £18,181,747 | £16,598,702 | £15,744,452 | £17,718,116 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,566,990 | £11,020,730 | £14,042,059 | £15,122,854 | £13,733,883 | £16,258,647 | +18.4% | |
| Equity | £5,566,990 | £11,020,730 | £14,042,059 | £15,122,854 | £13,733,883 | £16,258,647 | +18.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,004 | 1,006 | 1,130 | 1,194 | 1,208 | 1,161 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £13,884,390 | £16,402,111 | £19,119,198 | £20,547,235 | £21,059,325 | £21,729,364 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £329,064 | £1,184,817 | £437,810 | £479,686 | £382,514 | £533,937 | +39.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £2,642 | £7,044 | £7,301 | +3.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £204,676 | £179,445 | £332,743 | +85.4% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 16.6% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 5.2% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 13.4% | 7.1% | 10.3% | 4.4% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 112.7% | 101.7% | 48.0% | 57.2% | 30.6% | 12.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.7% | 66.4% | 69.8% | 70.6% | 76.7% | 76.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.96x | 0.92x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 56.85x | — | 39.83x | 48.43x | 24.60x | 11.05x |
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
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company generated a profit for the financial year of £1,472,592 (2024: £4,071,713). At period end, the business had a strong net asset position and prepared accounts on a going concern basis. Directors prepared cash flow forecasts for at least 12 months, showing sufficient cash to continue operational existence.”
Significant events
- “The company has entered into additional finance agreements after the year end totalling £329,629.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOURNE, Sarah | Director | 2025-11-03 | Dec 1979 | British |
| DEFAYE, Steven William | Director | 2022-03-31 | Jul 1982 | British |
| FORREST, Simon Ronald Mark | Director | 2016-05-11 | Jan 1969 | British |
| PACK, David | Director | 2025-11-03 | Oct 1982 | British |
| RICHMOND, Dean Anthony | Director | 1998-04-23 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARMAN, Steven John | Secretary | 1998-04-23 | 2017-06-19 |
| L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-23 | 1998-04-23 |
| CHARMAN, Steven John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2017-06-19 |
| DOUGAL, Iain Peter | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2022-03-16 |
| ZACKHEIM, David Barry | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-04-01 |
| L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-04-23 | 1998-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Family Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.