PHILIP DENNIS FOODSERVICE LIMITED
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Cash
£781
+30.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£11m
+4.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
175
+1.2% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+6.6% first positive since 2021
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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-01-27 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,523,304 | £31,407,624 | £41,921,718 | £42,586,337 | £40,372,274 | £41,341,315 | +2.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,214,465 | £1,902,691 | £3,822,444 | £2,899,971 | £1,123,945 | £1,307,707 | +16.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,323,695 | £1,756,500 | £3,655,577 | £1,780,801 | £1,063,896 | £1,134,240 | +6.6% | |
| Net profit | -£1,172,462 | £1,071,245 | £2,442,044 | £877,446 | £940,691 | £1,072,856 | +14% | |
| Cash | £45,491 | £895,047 | £863 | £1,023 | £598 | £781 | +30.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £15,642,329 | £15,243,002 | £15,746,332 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,593,225 | £10,896,113 | £11,418,965 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | £6,422,999 | £7,494,244 | £8,336,288 | £10,593,225 | £10,896,113 | £11,418,965 | +4.8% | |
| Average employees | 226 | 171 | 189 | 179 | 173 | 175 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £5,318,085 | £4,371,065 | £5,174,656 | £5,324,587 | £5,152,862 | £5,236,221 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £110,563 | £146,465 | £179,224 | £188,250 | £246,715 | £100,000 | -59.5% |
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 | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-01-27 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.6% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | -5.4% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 18.5% | 7.4% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 48.3% | 46.8% | 46.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.52x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | -11.10x | 12.91x | 22.91x | 11.03x | 4.99x | 5.25x |
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
- PHILIP DENNIS FOODSERVICE LIMITED 2008-03-22 → present
- PHILIP DENNIS FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 1982-06-15 → 2008-03-22
- WOOLACOMBE PROPERTIES LIMITED 1956-09-10 → 1982-06-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Significant Investment has been made in future proofing the business through the development of our CRM, enabling efficiencies to also be achieved and further improvements to our e-commerce and the installation of Solar panels on our main stockholding to ensure the business' sustainability for the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS, Peter Joseph | Director | 2016-02-26 | Feb 1986 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS, Elizabeth, Mrs. | Secretary | — | 2018-06-01 |
| CARR, Stephen John | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2024-10-29 |
| DENNIS, Christopher John | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2024-10-29 |
| DENNIS, Elizabeth, Mrs. | Director | — | 2016-02-26 |
| DENNIS, John Preston, Mr. | Director | — | 2016-02-26 |
| DENNIS, Philip John | Director | — | 1993-07-06 |
| MOLLOY, Maurice James | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2011-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Dennis Foodservice Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Philip Dennis Foodservice (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-23 | 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.