DISPOSABLES & CATERING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£71K
+144.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+14.2% vs 2023
Employees
75
+7.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+21.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,974,494 | £24,176,509 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,202,137 | £2,645,635 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,003,871 | £2,441,619 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,529,790 | £1,820,483 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £29,158 | £71,355 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,005,232 | £1,080,443 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £902,396 | £1,030,292 | |
| Equity | £494,421 | £553,481 | — | — | — | £902,396 | £1,030,292 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 75 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,839,588 | £2,038,869 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £29,416 | £26,520 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10%
£21,974,494 £24,176,509
-
Cash
+144.7%
£29,158 £71,355
-
Net assets
+14.2%
£902,396 £1,030,292
-
Employees
+7.1%
70 75
-
Operating profit
+20.1%
£2,202,137 £2,645,635
-
Profit before tax
+21.8%
£2,003,871 £2,441,619
-
Wages
+10.8%
£1,839,588 £2,038,869
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 219.1% | 244.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 89.7% | 88.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 11.11x | 12.88x |
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
- Auditor
- Affinia (Colchester)
- 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.”
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2017, Disposables & Catering Supplies Limited provided a cross-company guarantee for a commercial property mortgage, as held by Barclays PLC, for Constac Holdings Limited.”
- “As at the year end date the company had contracted to purchase 900,000 USD in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELSTED-STACEY, June Margaret | Secretary | 1999-03-17 | — | British |
| CONNOLLY, Gary Anthony | Director | 2007-07-26 | Sep 1961 | British |
| STACEY, James Charles | Director | 2007-07-26 | Oct 1982 | British |
| STACEY, Paul William | Director | 2007-07-26 | Dec 1976 | British |
| WELSTED-STACEY, June Margaret | Director | 1999-03-17 | Jun 1953 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-17 | 1999-03-17 |
| STACEY, William George | Director | 1999-03-17 | 2011-11-15 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-17 | 1999-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qubic Trustees Ltd | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2019-03-29 | Active |
| Mrs June Margaret Welsted-Stacey | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.