SOUTH COAST CATERING LIMITED
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Cash
£258K
-81% vs 2023
Net assets
-£8.1M
-38.5% vs 2023
Employees
165
+6.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2.2M
+6.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,706,000 | £20,683,000 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,383,000 | -£2,239,000 | +6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,407,000 | -£2,240,000 | +6.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,391,000 | -£2,247,000 | +6% | |
| Cash | £1,356,000 | £258,000 | -81% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,839,000 | -£8,086,000 | -38.5% | |
| Net assets | -£5,839,000 | -£8,086,000 | -38.5% | |
| Equity | -£5,839,000 | -£8,086,000 | -38.5% | |
| Average employees | 155 | 165 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £6,006,000 | £6,298,000 | +4.9% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.0% | -10.8% | |
| Net margin | -11.0% | -10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | -99.29x | — |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. The directors have reviewed the detailed profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow forecasts of Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited and its subsidiaries ('the Group') for the period to 31 December 2026. These projections show that the Group will maintain adequate cash balances throughout this period and will meet the bank's quarterly covenant tests as required, such that the Company will be able to meet its debts as they fall due. The Company has also received a letter of support from the directors of Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited stating that the Group will continue to support the Company, as necessary, to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due. After making enquiries and taking account of the factors noted above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Joanna Claire | Director | 2025-12-01 | Dec 1976 | British |
| BYWELL, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 2022-01-10 | Oct 1979 | British |
| BYWELL, Robert Howard | Director | 2014-09-30 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHARD, Angella Mary | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2001-03-22 |
| BARTLETT, Geraldine Patricia | Secretary | — | 1996-11-01 |
| HOOPER GREENHILL, Alex William | Secretary | 1996-11-01 | 2000-02-01 |
| WILCOCK, Gwen Marie | Secretary | 2001-03-23 | 2009-06-01 |
| ARCHARD, Angella Mary | Director | — | 2000-02-01 |
| BRISTOW, Andrew Wyatt | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| BROWN, Raymond | Director | — | 1994-01-28 |
| HOOPER GREENHILL, Alex William | Director | — | 2015-05-31 |
| RITCHIE, Malcolm | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2015-06-18 |
| VELIC, Adnan | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2025-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Wyatt Bristow | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Robert Howard Bywell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-06 | 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
- 1
- 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.