PATTERN TRADING LTD
Get an alert when PATTERN TRADING LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-07 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-23
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+47.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+215.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
274
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-93.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £25,890,999 | £38,153,009 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£1,384,491 | -£2,698,329 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£1,385,014 | -£2,685,875 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£3,019,287 | -£1,416,648 | -£2,713,484 | |
| Cash | £101,449 | £809,670 | £1,711,594 | £2,236,230 | £4,355,971 | £6,433,151 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £589,682 | -£451,395 | — | — | -£5,637,520 | £8,055,011 | |
| Net assets | £585,551 | — | — | — | -£6,151,380 | £7,118,460 | |
| Equity | £585,551 | -£451,395 | — | — | -£6,151,380 | £7,118,460 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 51 | — | 255 | 274 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,568,949 | £3,380,706 | £9,095,455 | £10,414,665 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+47.4%
£25,890,999 £38,153,009
-
Cash
+47.7%
£4,355,971 £6,433,151
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+215.7%
-£6,151,380 £7,118,460
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.5%
255 274
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-94.9%
-£1,384,491 -£2,698,329
-
Profit before tax
-93.9%
-£1,385,014 -£2,685,875
-
Wages
+14.5%
£9,095,455 £10,414,665
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -5.3% | -7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -5.5% | -7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 24.6% | -33.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.73x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -296.78x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PATTERN TRADING LTD 2020-10-12 → present
- PRACTICOLOGY LTD. 2009-08-19 → 2020-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, which assume Pattern Trading Limited and its subsidiaries, the group and parent company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PATTERN TRADING LTD · parent
- Pattern Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Practicology Pty Limited 100%
- Practicology Pty China Limited 100%
- Pattern SB 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2024, Pattern Trading Limited assumed the outstanding balances owed by its subsidiaries, Practicology Pty Limited and Pattern Australia Limited, to Pattern Inc, the ultimate parent company. This amounted to £2,141,486 and was treated as a capital contribution. Consequently, Pattern Trading Limited's investment in its subsidiaries increased by the same amount. Following this, Pattern Inc agreed to forgive and irrevocably waive £16,028,906 owed to it by Pattern Trading Limited. In exchange, Pattern Trading Limited issued 64,115,624 Ordinary shares of £0.25 each. In accordance with FRS 102, the forgiven debt was recorded within equity under "Shares to be issued" reflecting the future issuance of shares in settlement of the debt.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDER, Melanie | Director | 2018-09-28 | May 1975 | American |
| JENNISON, David Barry | Director | 2026-02-13 | Oct 1983 | British |
| WRIGHT, David Kenneth | Director | 2018-09-28 | Apr 1975 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN, Laura Naomi | Secretary | 2009-08-19 | 2018-12-03 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Secretary | 2009-08-19 | 2009-08-19 |
| HOLLOW, Nicola | Director | 2021-06-04 | 2023-03-14 |
| HOLLOW, Nicola | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| LEWIS, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2009-12-23 | 2018-09-28 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen George | Director | 2009-08-19 | 2009-08-19 |
| MANCHANDA, Nupur | Director | 2012-11-19 | 2018-05-10 |
| NEWMAN, Martin David | Director | 2009-08-19 | 2018-12-14 |
| SCHAEFER, Torsten | Director | 2023-10-25 | 2025-07-11 |
| VINCENT, Christopher | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2023-10-12 |
| WILD, David James | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2016-11-30 |
| WILSON, Jeremy Anthony John | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2018-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern Group Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-09-19 | Active |
| David Kenneth Wright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-09-28 | Ceased 2025-09-19 |
| Mr Martin David Newman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-28 |
| Mr Mark Jonathan Lewis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-05 | RP04PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing change details of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-05 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.