HMSHOST UK LIMITED
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Cash
£6.1m
-24.9% vs 2024
Net assets
-£350k
+89.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,266
+2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+94.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £89,455,838 | £96,433,957 | £100,089,498 | +3.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,735,139 | £2,211,236 | £3,638,876 | +64.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,930,802 | £1,619,321 | £3,151,482 | +94.6% | |
| Net profit | -£7,949,447 | £1,474,958 | £3,025,034 | +105.1% | |
| Cash | £2,223,713 | £8,094,779 | £6,083,006 | -24.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,789,173 | £4,733,739 | £2,772,624 | -41.4% | |
| Net assets | -£4,849,652 | -£3,374,694 | -£349,660 | +89.6% | |
| Equity | -£4,849,652 | -£3,374,694 | -£349,660 | +89.6% | |
| Average employees | 1,338 | 1,232 | 1,266 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £24,117,200 | £25,190,212 | £26,220,797 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.6% | 2.3% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | -8.9% | 1.5% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 46.7% | 131.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 125.1% | 112.7% | 101.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.28x | 0.56x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | -39.53x | 2.76x | 5.06x |
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
- HMSHOST UK LIMITED 2017-03-15 → present
- AUTOGRILL CATERING UK LIMITED 2008-09-19 → 2017-03-15
- THE BAGEL STREET COMPANY LIMITED 1998-10-15 → 2008-09-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has committed that it will provide financial support to the Company via a letter of support from its principal operating entity Dufry International AG (DIAG) for at least one year from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOUTTLE, Christopher David | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| CREIGHTON, Frederick Robert | Director | 2023-10-01 | Mar 1958 | British |
| SALVEMINI, Nicola | Director | 2017-08-25 | Nov 1981 | Italian |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNING, Danielle Santander | Secretary | 2001-05-23 | 2004-05-19 |
| ELLY, Mark | Secretary | 2008-09-19 | 2011-05-13 |
| MAGOWAN, Andrew | Secretary | 2007-11-08 | 2008-09-19 |
| MONTANA, Laura Gutierrez | Secretary | 2011-10-11 | 2013-09-30 |
| VIEYRA, Maureen | Secretary | 2009-02-02 | 2013-01-31 |
| CARLTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-05-19 | 2007-11-08 |
| E L SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-10-12 | 2001-05-23 |
| RTA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-15 | 1999-10-19 |
| BALARINI, Ezio, Dott | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2009-12-21 |
| BANDUCCI, Patrick Keith | Director | 2010-10-28 | 2012-03-30 |
| CLOVER, Andrew | Director | 2012-09-04 | 2018-03-20 |
| DE JAGER, Frederik | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2000-10-16 |
| DOWNING, Danielle Santander | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2008-09-30 |
| ELLIS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2002-02-01 |
| GUY, Andrew Graham | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2010-02-05 |
| LOENDERSLOOT, Ronald | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2020-07-01 |
| NARDI, Fabrizio | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2017-10-09 |
| SEIB, Walter | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| SEIB, Walter | Director | 2009-12-21 | 2010-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Robert Anthony Steven | Director | 1998-10-15 | 1998-11-28 |
| TING, Hui Tzu Katja | Director | 1998-11-27 | 1999-09-01 |
| VAN DER AA, Sytze | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2024-07-11 |
| WILDING, Dawn | Director | 2009-12-23 | 2017-08-25 |
| ZANINI, Mario | Director | 2010-10-28 | 2012-03-30 |
| ZILBERKWEIT, Ian | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2003-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hms Host International Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-01-10 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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