CARA RESTAURANTS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6M
-22% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.1M
+2.9% vs 2023
Employees
1,479
-8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.4M
-24.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £71,034,478 | £71,488,063 | +0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,894,710 | £1,390,979 | -26.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,858,274 | £1,400,397 | -24.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,344,556 | £965,751 | -28.2% | |
| Cash | £5,943,741 | £4,635,291 | -22% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,534,176 | £8,840,606 | +3.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,852,906 | £8,077,657 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £7,852,906 | £8,077,657 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,619 | 1,479 | -8.6% | |
| Wages | £18,656,616 | £19,334,735 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £34,624 | £34,868 | +0.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.2% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.8% | 44.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 42.23x | 82.87x |
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
- Higson & Co (Nottingham) Limited
- 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
- “A further store was acquired in this year.”
- “Sales through digital channels, including McDelivery, mobile apps and self-order kiosks have increased during the year with customers increasingly looking for greater speed and choice when ordering food.”
- “The re-imaging strategy continued to have a positive impact on sales growth which is in line with the directors' expectations and objectives.”
- “The "Convenience of the Future" upgrade programme was carried out at one store during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Samantha Jayne | Secretary | 2000-11-09 | — | British |
| WRIGHT, Samantha Jayne | Director | 2000-11-09 | May 1974 | English |
| WRIGHT, Walter John | Director | 2000-11-09 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Kenneth Edwin | Secretary | 2000-11-09 | 2000-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Samantha Jayne Wright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-10 |
| Mr Walter John Wright | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2017-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.