CATER LINK LIMITED
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Cash
£6.3m
-6.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£55m
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,419
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7m
+21.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £168,522,000 | £183,051,000 | £202,756,000 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,516,000 | £3,049,000 | £3,707,000 | +21.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,516,000 | £3,049,000 | £3,707,000 | +21.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,938,000 | £2,185,000 | £2,753,000 | +26% | |
| Cash | £6,295,000 | £6,780,000 | £6,329,000 | -6.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,620,000 | £53,725,000 | £56,763,000 | +5.7% | |
| Net assets | £49,581,000 | £51,766,000 | £54,519,000 | +5.3% | |
| Equity | £49,581,000 | £51,766,000 | £54,519,000 | +5.3% | |
| Average employees | 4,024 | 4,135 | 4,419 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £79,495,000 | £88,137,000 | £99,120,000 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £326,000 | £363,000 | £347,000 | -4.4% |
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 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.9% | 5.7% | 6.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 72.6% | 44.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.46x | 1.38x | 2.28x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “2025 saw continued encouraging growth in revenues.”
- “An element of revenue growth has come as a result of meal price increases to recover the increase in costs following Employers' National Insurance legislation changes which had a considerable impact on the sector.”
- “2025 also saw another strong year with new business representing 6% of revenue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Marc | Secretary | 2007-12-14 | — | British |
| BRADLEY, Marc | Director | 2007-11-20 | Apr 1975 | British |
| FLYNN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2010-06-09 | Sep 1966 | British |
| FULLER, Neil | Director | 2009-04-30 | May 1971 | British |
| GALE, Stephen Richard | Director | 2025-07-01 | Mar 1988 | British |
| STOREY, Alastair Dunbar | Director | 2004-03-10 | Jan 1953 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKENNA, Anthony Barry | Secretary | 2004-03-03 | 2004-03-10 |
| MCKENNA, Helen Pauline | Secretary | 1999-03-12 | 2004-03-03 |
| WILSON, Keith James | Secretary | 2004-03-10 | 2007-12-14 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-12 | 1999-03-12 |
| BENNETT, John David | Director | 2011-03-22 | 2019-05-23 |
| COX, Stephen Charles | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| FULLER, Neil | Director | 2002-08-05 | 2004-03-10 |
| HALLIDAY, Linda Mary | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2007-12-14 |
| MCKENNA, Anthony Barry | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2007-12-14 |
| NOLAN, Richard | Director | 2000-09-18 | 2004-03-10 |
| WILSON, Keith James | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2007-12-14 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-12 | 1999-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-29 | Active |
| Westbury Street Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.