CATSTEPS CAFES LTD
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Cash
-£101
-100.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£4.3M
-7.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
333
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£301K
+37.4% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,423,577 | £18,018,048 | £17,756,753 | £18,050,388 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,053,234 | -£947,442 | £155,480 | £399,643 | +157% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,272,356 | -£1,390,311 | -£481,106 | -£301,015 | +37.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,272,356 | -£1,390,311 | -£481,106 | -£301,015 | +37.4% | |
| Cash | £2,912 | £1,131 | £23,610 | -£101 | -100.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£2,087,778 | -£1,133,678 | £606,056 | £628,882 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | -£2,087,778 | -£3,478,089 | -£3,959,195 | -£4,260,210 | -7.6% | |
| Equity | -£2,087,778 | -£3,478,089 | -£3,959,195 | -£4,260,210 | -7.6% | |
| Average employees | 328 | 366 | 348 | 333 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £6,026,452 | £6,898,390 | £6,189,755 | £6,463,903 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £315,193 | £313,729 | -0.5% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.8% | -5.3% | 0.9% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | -8.2% | -7.7% | -2.7% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 25.7% | 63.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.19x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | -4.81x | -2.14x | 0.24x | 0.57x |
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
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the projections, the directors are confident that they can continue to finance the company through cash generated from business activities along with the loans mentioned above and the company can achieve sustained profitability in the future. The accounts have thus been prepared under the going concern assumption.”
Significant events
- “A key achievement was the successful opening of two company-owned sites in London's West End.”
- “Our franchise partnership with SSP continues to thrive. Gatwick Airport remains a standout performer, and our first rail station site at St Pancras International opened this year.”
- “Delivery operations also saw significant improvement, with the relaunch on a third platform and introduction of a better-value range.”
- “We exited our Canary Wharf site, which no longer aligned with our model.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARANA-MORTON, Alison Clare | Director | 2012-09-27 | Dec 1971 | British |
| ARANA-MORTON, Jonathan | Director | 2012-09-27 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WHITTAKER, George Ian | Director | 2013-04-01 | Sep 1982 | Scottish |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Sadie | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2020-05-15 |
| DOYLE, Colin Joseph | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2020-05-15 |
| GWILLIAM, Caryn Julie | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-06-15 |
| MCVEIGH, Charles Senff | Director | 2019-12-13 | 2022-09-12 |
| NUNN, Tim | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2020-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Arana-Morton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Arana-Morton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.