RAIL GOURMET U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£68m
+7.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
695
+10.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.3m
+15.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,672,000 | £34,641,000 | £40,108,000 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,654,000 | £1,059,000 | £1,851,000 | +74.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,317,000 | £4,601,000 | £5,309,000 | +15.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,241,000 | £4,517,000 | £5,219,000 | +15.5% | |
| Cash | £50,657,000 | £66,935,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,563,000 | £64,961,000 | £68,564,000 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £58,623,000 | £63,060,000 | £67,670,000 | +7.3% | |
| Equity | £58,623,000 | £63,060,000 | £67,670,000 | +7.3% | |
| Average employees | 579 | 627 | 695 | +10.8% | |
| Wages | £14,032,000 | £16,753,000 | £19,410,000 | +15.9% | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 3.1% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 13.0% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 1.6% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.6% | 23.7% | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.55x | 4.41x | 3.67x | |
| Interest cover | 1.16x | 0.76x | 23.14x |
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
- RAIL GOURMET U.K. LIMITED 1998-02-03 → present
- EUROPEAN RAIL CATERING LIMITED 1997-03-03 → 1998-02-03
- O.B.S SERVICES LIMITED 1995-04-27 → 1997-03-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared a going concern assessment for the company for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides (including the potential loss of contracts), the company will have sufficient funds, through the return of cash deposited with its intermediate parent company, SSP Financing Limited, to meet its liab”
Significant events
- “In June 2023, the High Court handed down a decision in the case of Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited and others relating to the validity of certain historical pension changes due to the lack of actuarial confirmation required by law.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCATTERGOOD, Fiona | Secretary | 2023-02-16 | — | — |
| DANIELS, Kari | Director | 2025-11-07 | Nov 1964 | British |
| ETHERINGTON, Michael Scott | Director | 2025-08-29 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Helen | Secretary | 2010-03-12 | 2023-02-16 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Owen | Secretary | 2006-12-08 | 2010-03-12 |
| DOLMAN, Clive Martin | Secretary | 1995-10-03 | 1998-05-14 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-27 | 1995-10-03 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-05-14 | 2007-04-12 |
| BATES, Alan Paul | Director | 1995-10-03 | 1996-11-15 |
| BIRCHAM, Kim | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2014-05-16 |
| BREVOT, Bernard Francis | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2001-04-10 |
| CHATBURN, Alan Edward | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| COLLINS, Miles Eric | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2025-05-30 |
| COYLE, Terence James | Director | 1995-04-27 | 1998-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Owen | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2025-11-07 |
| DOLMAN, Clive Martin | Director | 1995-10-03 | 1998-05-14 |
| EHLERS, Beat Christian | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2021-07-30 |
| FISCHER, Eduard Peter | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| FOLEY, Ciaran | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2017-08-18 |
| GELING, Rolf | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2025-11-07 |
| GRAHAM, William | Director | 1995-04-27 | 1998-12-31 |
| HARDING, Andrew David | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2023-03-04 |
| HARTRIDGE, Alan Francis | Director | 1995-10-03 | 1998-12-31 |
| KI8NG, Paul Frederick | Director | 1995-04-27 | 1995-10-03 |
| LAXTON, Kevin Edward | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2008-04-04 |
| MITCHELL, Ian Brian | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2015-03-27 |
| OXFORD, David Nigel | Director | 1995-10-03 | 1998-12-31 |
| RAINBOW, Mark | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2012-11-16 |
| SEEMAN, William | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2006-05-31 |
| SMITH, Michael Bernard | Director | 1995-10-03 | 1998-12-31 |
| STREULI, Rolf Heinrich | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| TAIT, Luke Logan | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2017-07-13 |
| WEBB, Andrew David | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2025-11-10 |
| WRIGHT, Michael Leslie | Director | 1995-04-27 | 1995-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Gourmet Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.