CENTRAL FOOD SERVICE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+6.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
94
+6.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+1.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,626,473 | £27,120,704 | — | — | £40,128,233 | £47,284,680 | |
| Operating profit | £535,884 | £1,109,721 | — | — | £1,202,473 | £1,110,056 | |
| Profit before tax | £535,884 | £1,109,591 | £982,952 | £1,093,017 | £1,197,853 | £1,218,225 | |
| Net profit | £455,216 | £954,901 | £989,257 | £889,210 | £870,867 | £820,146 | |
| Cash | £625,394 | £2,109,693 | £1,414,772 | £1,211,078 | £2,878,832 | £2,891,062 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,771,225 | £3,891,895 | £3,635,407 | £3,568,038 | £3,682,948 | £3,797,352 | |
| Net assets | £2,062,788 | £2,380,689 | £2,724,946 | £2,875,656 | £3,121,523 | £3,316,669 | |
| Equity | £2,062,788 | £2,380,689 | £2,724,946 | £2,875,656 | £3,121,523 | £3,316,669 | |
| Average employees | 78 | 82 | 85 | 92 | 88 | 94 | |
| Wages | £1,503,531 | £1,745,836 | £2,130,368 | £2,316,395 | £2,384,441 | £3,001,202 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £45,066 | £48,538 | £68,483 | £76,005 | £88,355 | £89,178 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+17.8%
£40,128,233 £47,284,680
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+0.4%
£2,878,832 £2,891,062
-
Net assets
+6.3%
£3,121,523 £3,316,669
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+6.8%
88 94
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-7.7%
£1,202,473 £1,110,056
-
Profit before tax
+1.7%
£1,197,853 £1,218,225
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+25.9%
£2,384,441 £3,001,202
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 4.1% | — | — | 3.0% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 3.5% | — | — | 2.2% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.3% | 28.5% | — | — | 32.6% | 29.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8536.32x | — | — | 176.55x | 81.45x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CENTRAL FOOD SERVICE LTD 2022-04-26 → present
- CENTRAL FROZEN FOOD SUPPLIES LIMITED 1993-05-21 → 2022-04-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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
- “We have invested significantly in rebuilding our distribution warehouse and re-building the foundations of our infrastructure.”
- “We have also in recent years improved our operational technology system, which is going well and proving of benefit to our internal operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOORI, Wael Khalid | Secretary | 2000-08-07 | — | British |
| NOORI, Khalid Omar | Director | 2013-08-16 | Sep 1991 | British |
| NOORI, Sara Vianne | Director | 2022-10-07 | Aug 1994 | British |
| NOORI, Wael Khalid | Director | 1993-05-21 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSOUR, Nidal | Secretary | 1993-05-21 | 2000-08-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-21 | 1993-05-21 |
| MANSOUR, Nidal | Director | 1993-05-21 | 2013-06-07 |
| NOORI, Walid Khalid | Director | 1994-12-05 | 2006-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noori Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-09 | Active |
| Mr Wael Khalid Noori | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-26 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2020-12-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2020-12-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-26 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-12-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-11-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2020-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.