CAFEDIRECT ROASTERY LIMITED
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Cash
£52k
-65.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£100k
-85.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
41
-21.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£607k
+42.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As set out in note 2.3, the directors have identified a material uncertainty related to going concern; however, having considered the available evidence, they remain satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,601,000 | £13,018,000 | £14,289,588 | +9.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,500,000 | -£1,053,000 | -£607,134 | +42.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£709,000 | -£1,054,000 | -£607,134 | +42.4% | |
| Net profit | -£709,000 | -£1,054,000 | -£607,134 | +42.4% | |
| Cash | £413,000 | £153,000 | £52,185 | -65.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £707,309 | £100,175 | -85.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,784,000 | £707,000 | £100,175 | -85.8% | |
| Equity | £1,784,000 | £707,000 | £100,175 | -85.8% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 52 | 41 | -21.2% | |
| Wages | £2,822,000 | £2,324,000 | £1,866,344 | -19.7% | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.6% | -8.1% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | -4.5% | -8.1% | -4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -148.9% | -606.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.0% | 80.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.14x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | -6.82x | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CAFEDIRECT ROASTERY LIMITED 2023-10-04 → present
- BEWLEY'S TEA AND COFFEE UK LIMITED 2018-05-12 → 2023-10-04
- PEROS LIMITED 2000-06-27 → 2018-05-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As set out in note 2.3, the directors have identified a material uncertainty related to going concern; however, having considered the available evidence, they remain satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON, James Andrew | Secretary | 2025-10-06 | — | — |
| BARON DE KOCK, Hendrik Merkus | Director | 2023-06-07 | Apr 1952 | Dutch |
| HUMPHREYS, Robert Griffith | Director | 2023-06-07 | Apr 1957 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Monica Stella | Director | 2023-06-07 | Sep 1967 | British |
| PHILIPS, John Donald | Director | 2023-06-07 | Feb 1957 | Irish |
| STEEL, John Russell | Director | 2023-06-07 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOHERTY, Ann | Secretary | 2019-11-01 | 2023-06-07 |
| GOODEY, Peter Hugh Nicholas | Secretary | 2000-06-27 | 2010-10-07 |
| GOODEY, Roberta Carmen | Secretary | 2010-10-07 | 2015-03-31 |
| NIXON, James Andrew | Secretary | 2023-06-07 | 2025-10-06 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Michael | Secretary | 2015-03-31 | 2019-03-08 |
| ROBERTS, Tracy Claire | Secretary | 2010-10-07 | 2015-03-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, John | Secretary | 2019-03-08 | 2019-11-01 |
| CAHILL, John | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2023-06-07 |
| CAMPBELL, Col | Director | 2019-03-08 | 2023-06-07 |
| CAMPBELL, Veronica | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-11-11 |
| CORBETT, Jim | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2017-02-24 |
| DOYLE, Jason | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-06-07 |
| GOODEY, Peter Hugh Nicholas | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| MCADAM, Michael | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2018-08-15 |
| O'HARE, Adrian Brian | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2015-03-31 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Michael | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2019-03-08 |
| ROBERTS, James Liam | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, John David | Director | 2019-03-08 | 2019-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafedirect Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-07 | Active |
| Azione Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-12 | Ceased 2023-06-07 |
| Mr Patrick Campbell | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2019-12-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.