PURE PET FOOD LTD
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Cash
£808K
-82.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.4M
-52.9% first positive since 2024
Employees
143
+49% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,618,023 | £21,846,172 | £36,341,561 | +66.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,028,941 | -£1,026,703 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£1,752,230 | -£556,997 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,752,230 | -£556,997 | -£3,754,638 | -574.1% | |
| Cash | £105,785 | £1,467,482 | £733,955 | £312,308 | £4,679,546 | £808,245 | -82.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £379,161 | £2,034,350 | £1,388,605 | -£4,247,823 | £5,038,181 | £2,403,762 | -52.3% | |
| Net assets | -£150,839 | £1,054,350 | -£2,574,422 | -£4,313,098 | £5,006,349 | £2,357,334 | -52.9% | |
| Equity | -£150,839 | £1,054,350 | -£2,574,422 | -£8,467,061 | £5,006,349 | £2,357,334 | -52.9% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 35 | 56 | 64 | 96 | 143 | +49% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,183,376 | £3,843,845 | £6,919,321 | +80% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £395,400 | £585,825 | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -9.7% | -4.7% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -16.5% | -2.5% | -10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -20.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.27x | 1.84x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -2.19x | -6.48x | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- PURE PET FOOD LTD · parent
- Pure Pet Food B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Group entered into a loan facility with Claret Capital amounting to £4.0 million. The facility is repayable over a period of 48 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCKROFT, Mathew Ian | Director | 2012-09-03 | Feb 1986 | British |
| CUSCHIERI, Roz | Director | 2023-04-25 | Mar 1967 | British |
| DOYLE, Sarah Jayne | Director | 2020-03-11 | Mar 1974 | British |
| EHA, Daniel Thomas Valdur | Director | 2012-09-03 | Feb 1988 | British |
| HILL, Miles Geoffrey | Director | 2020-03-11 | Jul 1968 | British |
| NUSSENBAUM, Antoine Benjamin | Director | 2024-09-12 | Aug 1981 | French |
| MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2025-09-17 | — | — |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLYLAND, Christopher Jon | Director | 2019-07-10 | 2023-10-10 |
| LAWSON-CLARK, Aaron | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2022-09-23 |
| OOSTHUIZEN, Jan | Director | 2022-12-21 | 2025-09-17 |
| PRITCHARD, Peter | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2019-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Capital Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2024-09-12 | Active |
| Mercia Fund Management Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-12-23 | Active |
| Nvm Private Equity Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2022-12-21 |
| Northern 3 Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2022-12-21 |
| Northern 2 Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2022-12-21 |
| Northern Venture Trust Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Northern 3 Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Northern 2 Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Northern Venture Trust Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-27 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Thomas Valdur Eha | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-27 |
| Mr Matthew Ian Cockroft | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-27 |
| Pets At Home Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-11-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.