CAPITAL ARCHES GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
-41.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+7.9% vs 2023
Employees
3,643
-1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-59.9% 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 | £162,888,802 | £182,415,814 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | £5,199,042 | £2,218,117 | -57.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,935,582 | £1,980,064 | -59.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,797,198 | £1,190,600 | -68.6% | |
| Cash | £19,697,705 | £11,496,979 | -41.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,000,403 | £17,237,758 | -33.7% | |
| Net assets | £15,135,508 | £16,326,108 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £15,135,508 | £16,326,108 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 3,702 | 3,643 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £41,719,204 | £49,004,249 | +17.5% | |
| 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. 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 | 3.2% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.0% | 12.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | 19.73x | 9.32x |
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
- CAPITAL ARCHES GROUP LIMITED 2016-06-07 → present
- ABC NEWCO LIMITED 2016-04-21 → 2016-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the ability of the Company to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, being a period of not less than twelve months from the approval of these accounts. The Directors, having considered all the information available, are confident that the Company has adequate reserves and resources to continue its operational activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that the going concern basis continues to be appropriate for the preparation of the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “opening of 7 new restaurants during the prior year.”
- “customers boycotting the McDonald's brand as the result the ongoing middle east conflict.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI-GERGES, Claude | Director | 2016-06-14 | Jun 1971 | British |
| ABI-GERGES, Samar | Director | 2016-06-14 | Sep 1971 | British |
| SPENCER, Michael William Edward | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jan 1969 | British |
| THORNE, James Martin | Director | 2024-10-04 | Dec 1986 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Marc | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-11-18 |
| GILLHAM, Alison Jane | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2025-09-15 |
| PARK, John | Director | 2021-11-18 | 2024-10-04 |
| SOMERS, Emily Sarah Mary Metcalfe | Director | 2017-05-15 | 2018-11-02 |
| TRICKEY, Henry William | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2022-07-29 |
| VENTURA, Franco | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2017-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdonald's Restaurants Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.