MORECO HOLDCO LIMITED
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Cash
£928k
-6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.8m
+9.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,049
+5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£241k
+113.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £121,973,168 | £121,508,683 | -0.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£933,352 | £1,222,414 | +231% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,830,638 | £241,000 | +113.2% | |
| Net profit | -£3,742,053 | £525,160 | +114% | |
| Cash | £986,860 | £927,756 | -6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,539,802 | £21,815,158 | +61.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,319,934 | £5,845,095 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £5,319,934 | £5,845,095 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 997 | 1,049 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £34,038,338 | £35,172,996 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.8% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | -3.1% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.9% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.4% | 86.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | -1.04x | 1.16x |
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
- HW Bedford Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, reflecting the Directors' belief that the Group will continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- MORECO HOLDCO LIMITED · parent
- Moreco Group Limited 100%
- Moreco Property Limited 100%
- Watson's Pantry Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During March 2026, the Group completed the disposal of its property at 7a Thorpe Drive, Banbury, for total consideration of £475,000.”
- “During May 2026, the Group completed the disposal of its property at Highlands Farm, Brook Street, Erith, for total consideration of £2,315,000.”
- “During May 2026, the Group completed the disposal of its property at North West of Manor Road, Swindon, for total consideration of £650,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUSSAIN, Arfaiz | Director | 2023-11-21 | Jun 1983 | British |
| NIJJAR, Ravinder Singh | Director | 2023-11-13 | Jul 1981 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Arfaiz Hussain | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Ravinder Singh Nijjar | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 13 of 13 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-13 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.