P & A J CATTEE (WHOLESALE) LTD.
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Cash
£286K
+89.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+61.3% vs 2024
Employees
83
+6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+373.9% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs 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 · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,093,798 | £48,280,894 | £55,890,635 | £65,650,632 | £61,519,426 | £78,709,010 | +27.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,307,276 | £1,688,345 | £4,025,732 | £3,398,626 | -£2,187,591 | £6,034,901 | +375.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,303,747 | £1,688,881 | £4,024,803 | £3,398,626 | -£2,182,862 | £5,977,938 | +373.9% | |
| Net profit | £6,843,164 | £1,369,749 | £3,262,218 | £2,612,952 | -£2,425,937 | £6,005,661 | +347.6% | |
| Cash | £6,225,502 | £7,796,925 | £4,710,763 | £1,382 | £150,625 | £285,891 | +89.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,383,200 | £20,641,979 | £23,797,240 | £26,331,850 | £9,746,374 | £15,616,206 | +60.2% | |
| Net assets | £19,336,787 | £20,598,376 | £23,752,434 | £26,257,226 | £9,617,705 | £15,515,206 | +61.3% | |
| Equity | £19,336,787 | £20,598,376 | £23,752,434 | £26,257,226 | £9,617,705 | £15,515,206 | +61.3% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 78 | 83 | +6.4% | |
| Wages | £1,096,588 | £1,333,539 | £1,474,376 | £1,581,462 | £1,722,014 | £2,128,612 | +23.6% | |
| 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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 5.2% | -3.6% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 2.8% | 5.8% | 4.0% | -3.9% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.7% | 8.2% | 16.9% | 12.9% | -22.4% | 38.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.17x | 1.68x | 2.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 83.14x |
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
- P & A J CATTEE (WHOLESALE) LTD. 2001-07-06 → present
- MARGARET BROOME LIMITED 1964-04-29 → 2001-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The introduction of third-party assembly, and supply of P/POM and OTC medication to third parties permitted from October 2025, will mean the company will need to readdress opening hours and shift patterns.”
- “Work has continued on the construction of a new warehouse facility, which will be fully operational in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATTEE, Angela Jane | Secretary | 1996-12-15 | — | British |
| CATTEE, Angela Jane | Director | 1996-12-15 | Mar 1953 | British |
| CATTEE, Joseph | Director | 2020-06-10 | Mar 1985 | British |
| CATTEE, Peter | Director | 1996-12-15 | Mar 1952 | British |
| TIMS, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2001-07-31 | May 1943 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, Margaret Allison | Secretary | — | 1996-12-15 |
| BROOME, Anthony Robin | Director | — | 1996-12-15 |
| GEORGE, Margaret Allison | Director | — | 1996-12-15 |
| PARKER, Andrew David | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2014-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Cattee | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-08 |
| Mrs Angela Jane Cattee | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-08 |
| Pct Healthcare (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.