LUNCHTIME COMPANY LTD
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Cash
£75K
-34.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£685K
+15.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
609
+1.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£579K
-13.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,589,972 | £15,522,682 | £17,193,202 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £649,913 | £703,289 | £597,221 | -15.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £618,483 | £672,166 | £578,846 | -13.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £482,027 | £447,450 | £437,487 | -2.2% | |
| Cash | £64,366 | £66,090 | £661,543 | £115,020 | £74,997 | -34.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £592,553 | £662,751 | £795,110 | £729,951 | £692,616 | -5.1% | |
| Net assets | £409,252 | £497,297 | £534,693 | £594,534 | £685,380 | +15.3% | |
| Equity | £409,252 | £497,297 | £534,693 | £594,534 | £685,380 | +15.3% | |
| Average employees | 372 | 344 | 396 | 599 | 609 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,717,393 | £7,627,067 | £8,741,611 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £112,768 | £127,544 | +13.1% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.6% | 4.5% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.2% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 81.7% | 96.3% | 86.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 20.68x | 22.60x | 32.33x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- LUNCHTIME COMPANY LTD 2015-05-05 → present
- LUNCHTIME UK LIMITED 2008-05-19 → 2015-05-05
- LUNCHTIME.CO.UK LIMITED 2001-03-12 → 2008-05-19
- LUNCHTIME EXPRESS LIMITED 1997-10-20 → 2001-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lovewell Blake LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The government introduced a trial for providing breakfast to primary school students. The project was commercially unviable, so none of the schools across the Lunchtime Co. estate participated in the trial.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRHALL, Justin Roger Edwin | Secretary | 2004-09-23 | — | British |
| FAIRHALL, Justin Roger Edwin | Director | 1999-07-12 | Jan 1958 | British |
| THOMSON, Joel | Director | 2023-07-31 | Jan 1986 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRHALL, Peter Francis Charles | Secretary | 1997-10-20 | 2004-01-16 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-20 | 1997-10-20 |
| GLOVER, Derek Richard | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-11-23 |
| HAYES, Clare | Director | 2004-01-16 | 2007-06-29 |
| MCALEESE, Peter John | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2015-11-06 |
| MCALEESE, Peter John | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-11-23 |
| STEVENS, Freda Margaret | Director | 1997-10-20 | 1999-07-12 |
| ZIARNECKA, Barbara | Director | 2022-07-14 | 2025-04-03 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-20 | 1997-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunchtime Employee Ownership Trustee Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-12 | Active |
| Mr Justin Roger Edwin Fairhall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-11 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-11-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-08 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-11-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.