ASSISI PET CARE LIMITED

Company number 01189456 ·

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Executive summary

Assisi Pet Care Limited occupies a defensible niche position in the UK premium pet food market, with strong brand equity in its HiLife portfolio and a conservatively financed balance sheet that provides strategic flexibility. However, the company's import-dependent model creates structural margin vulnerability, as evidenced by the 18.6% profit decline in 2020 despite record £23.16m turnover, and its mid-market scale limits negotiating leverage against both suppliers and powerful retail customers. The 2021 acquisition by the Assisi Pet Care group platform represents a transformative opportunity to address scale disadvantages through consolidation alongside Hollings Ltd, though realising synergies while navigating persistent supply chain disruption will determine whether this niche player can evolve into a credible mid-tier competitor against dominant multinational incumbents.

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Shareholders' funds

£12,915,577

Balance sheet as at 2020-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the marketing of Petfoods.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1974-11-05
Employees
24 (2020 accounts · was 19 in 2019)
Registered office
Third Floor, Northdown House, 11-21 Northdown Street, London, England, N1 9BN
Postcode
N1 9BN
Capital
300 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-13
Next due by
2027-01-27
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46180 Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products

Officers 7 current · 8 resigned

Appointed 2026-05-06
Appointed 2024-08-09
MARKETING DIRECTOR Appointed 2020-03-02
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Appointed 2020-03-02
JULIE ANNE BITOWT Secretary
PETFOOD LOGISITICS Appointed 2006-09-27

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by ASSISI PET CARE MIDCO LIMITED — since 2022-05-09

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Contact details

Website
assisipetcare.com
Phone
01664563209

Previous company names

NameDate changed
TOWN AND COUNTRY PETFOODS LIMITED2023-01-16

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
3 CASTLEGATE, GRANTHAM, LINCS, NG31 6SF2008-11-07

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 147 similar companies in N

2nd largest employer among its local peers (24 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1974.

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Competitors London

This company ranks 1 among agents specialized in the sale of other particular products in London.

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The class of 1974

54%

of the 5,336 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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