SODEXO LIMITED
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Cash
£219M
+286.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£237M
-1.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
25,861
-21.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£65M
-25.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend
SODEXO LIMITED
SODEXO LIMITED
SODEXO LIMITED
SODEXO LIMITED
SODEXO LIMITED
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,399,358,000 | £1,521,080,000 | £1,437,266,000 | -5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £50,609,000 | £65,796,000 | £64,019,000 | -2.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £51,132,000 | £88,133,000 | £65,287,000 | -25.9% | |
| Net profit | £40,359,000 | £66,561,000 | £47,643,000 | -28.4% | |
| Cash | £61,589,000 | £56,677,000 | £218,910,000 | +286.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £502,651,000 | £492,822,000 | £487,348,000 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | £244,701,000 | £240,149,000 | £237,174,000 | -1.2% | |
| Equity | £244,701,000 | £240,149,000 | £237,174,000 | -1.2% | |
| Average employees | 33,644 | 33,011 | 25,861 | -21.7% | |
| Wages | £716,166,000 | £770,053,000 | £748,684,000 | -2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,200,000 | £1,263,000 | £1,848,000 | +46.3% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 13.4% | 13.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 1.51x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 2.44x | 1.99x | 1.88x |
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
- SODEXO LIMITED 2008-01-23 → present
- SODEXHO LIMITED 2000-02-22 → 2008-01-23
- GARDNER MERCHANT LIMITED 1965-03-26 → 2000-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons: ... Based on this assessment, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SODEXO LIMITED · parent
- Sodexo Prestige Limited 100%
- Sodexo Healthcare Services Limited 100%
- Sodexo Education Services Limited 100%
- Sodexo Defence Services Limited 100%
- Sodexo Land Technology Limited 100%
- Sodexo International Holdings Limited 100%
- Keyline Travel Management Limited 100%
- Gardner Merchant Limited 100%
- Genesis Facilities Management PLC 100%
- Kelvin Catering Management Services Limited 100%
- KS Building Services Limited 100%
- Sodexo (Cyprus) Limited 100%
- Sodexo Property Solutions Limited 100%
- Sodexo Share Trustees Limited 100%
- Sodexo Trustee Services Limited 100%
- The Cumbria & Lancashire Community Rehabilitation Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover decreased due to the transfer of trade and assets of the Live! segment from Sodexo Limited to Sodexo Live! UK Limited.”
- “The UK&I Group undertook a legal entity rationalisation project to simplify its structure. As part of this exercise, the Company initiated the liquidation of a number of dormant subsidiaries through voluntary applications for strike-off.”
- “A dividend of £45,000,000 was subsequently declared and paid post year-end on 10 December 2025 in respect of the financial year ended 31 August 2025 to its 100% shareholder, Sodexo Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Catherine Michele, Marthe, Marie | Secretary | 2025-04-23 | — | — |
| SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-01-31 | — | — |
| BUCHAN, William Bruce | Director | 2025-04-23 | Oct 1967 | British |
| DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| PICCIRILLO, Angelo | Director | 2020-06-01 | Oct 1975 | Italian |
| RENTON, Jean Mary | Director | 2019-11-28 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN, Gareth Luke Sefton | Secretary | 2009-02-16 | 2024-11-29 |
| MEAD, Noel Arthur | Secretary | — | 2003-11-18 |
| SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2009-02-16 |
| ADAMS, Mark Robert | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2004-01-31 |
| ANDREW, Philip Richard | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-03-28 |
| ANDREW, Philip Richard | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2012-01-01 |
| ANSTEY, Paul | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2020-01-23 |
| ANSTEY, Paul | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| ARNAUDO, Laurent | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2016-08-19 |
| ARNAUDO, Laurent Paul Joseph | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2019-11-01 |
| BAILEY, David Ian | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2020-06-01 |
| BAILEY, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-09-01 |
| BAUDIN, Remi | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2002-04-22 |
| BELLON, Pierre | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2002-04-22 |
| BICKFORD, Natalie | Director | 2010-04-20 | 2012-09-26 |
| BRAY, Christopher John | Director | 2015-12-10 | 2020-06-01 |
| BRISTOW, Jane | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| BRYAN, David Alun | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| BUCKNALL, Derek Edwin | Director | 1997-12-03 | 1999-05-11 |
| CARSLAW, Iain Alexander | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
| CARTER, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2024-08-31 |
| CARTON, Bernard | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2002-04-22 |
| COLEOU, Yann Francois Daniel | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-03-18 |
| CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2011-12-31 |
| COOK, Harry John | Director | — | 1995-02-17 |
| DALY, Paul Richard | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2006-06-30 |
| DE TRAMASURE, Sebastien Raymond | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2026-04-09 |
| FITZPATRICK, Kevin | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2012-12-31 |
| FORBES, Nigel James | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2004-02-27 |
| FORD, David Stuart | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2002-04-22 |
| FORTE, Rocco Giovanni, Sir | Director | — | 1993-01-05 |
| GOODYER, Mark Stuart | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| HALEY, Sean Michael | Director | 2013-01-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| HALL, Ian | Director | — | 1996-12-20 |
| HANSON, Michelle Pamela | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| HAWKES, John Garry, Sir | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| HOOPER, Philip David | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2016-08-31 |
| HOOPER, Philip David | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2002-04-22 |
| HOWELL, Peter David Anthony | Director | — | 1995-02-17 |
| JACKSON, Richard | Director | 2004-02-27 | 2006-06-30 |
| JACOBS, Marcel Alfred Maria | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| JANSEN, Philip Eric Rene | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2008-09-01 |
| JOHN, Chris James | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2020-06-01 |
| JOHN, Chris James | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2017-07-20 |
| JOHNSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2008-03-31 |
| LEACH, Andrew David | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| LEECH, Anthony Leonard | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| LEECH, Anthony Leonard | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-12-11 |
| MARTIN, Karl Jonathan | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-09-16 |
| MAWDSLEY, Lynn Christine | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2016-04-15 |
| MCCOLE, Charles Joseph | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2002-02-01 |
| MCDOWELL, Janine Marcelle | Director | 2015-12-10 | 2020-06-01 |
| MURRAY, Neil Daniel | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2016-08-31 |
| MURRAY, Neil Daniel | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2009-09-10 |
| OSBORNE, Rachel Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2011-06-13 |
| PERRY, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2020-08-21 | 2022-11-09 |
| PERRY, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2020-07-23 |
| REED, Alan Leslie | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| ROGERS, Andrew Peter | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2019-01-31 |
| ROGERS, Andrew Peter | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2018-12-31 |
| ROLLAND, Marc | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| SCRIVENS, William Simon | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2016-02-08 |
| SEASTRON, Mark | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| SHARMA, Vijay | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2011-09-01 |
| SHIPMAN, Mark | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2004-03-01 |
| SIMPSON, Roderick Wykeham | Director | — | 1997-08-31 |
| SMITH, Graham Michael | Director | — | 1997-12-03 |
| SPENCE, Ian | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2019-04-30 |
| SPENCE, Ian | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, James Wiliam | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2018-08-31 |
| TONER, William James | Director | 1995-08-31 | 1999-12-08 |
| WARES, John Rankine | Director | 1993-01-21 | 1996-08-31 |
| WARES, John Rankine | Director | — | 1992-12-17 |
| WHITE, Debra Jayne | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2016-06-21 |
| WHITE, Debra Jayne | Director | 2004-01-31 | 2007-03-05 |
| WIDDOWSON, Rodney | Director | — | 1994-07-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Angela Marion | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2015-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-03-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 352 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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last 24 months
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