MOMENTUM SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£9.1m
EUR 10,490,000
-7.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.2m
EUR 1,354,000
-39% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
747
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
EUR 1,488,000
-6.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £66,457,917 | £70,903,285 | £82,588,523 | +16.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,494,832 | £1,460,683 | £1,425,955 | -2.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,533,918 | £1,386,861 | £1,297,750 | -6.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,361,939 | £1,348,706 | £975,929 | -27.6% | |
| Cash | £4,970,902 | £9,930,325 | £9,148,788 | -7.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,206,702 | £2,595,500 | -19.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,280,031 | £1,935,136 | £1,180,883 | -39% | |
| Equity | £2,280,031 | £1,935,136 | £1,180,883 | -39% | |
| Average employees | 690 | 715 | 747 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £28,757,926 | £31,668,879 | £37,873,714 | +19.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £232,780 | £166,722 | £288,680 | +73.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £131,055 | £252,050 | +92.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 45.6% | 54.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.8% | 91.3% | 94.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.10x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | 14.20x | 10.22x |
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
- MOMENTUM SERVICES LIMITED 1999-12-22 → present
- SHELFCO (NO.1774) LIMITED 1999-11-09 → 1999-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“They do not consider that there is a material uncertainty that would cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESEMAN, David Stewart | Secretary | 2022-04-20 | — | — |
| BIGARD, Nicolas | Director | 2025-05-01 | Feb 1974 | French |
| CHEESEMAN, David Stewart | Director | 2004-11-23 | Feb 1963 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Frank Stanley | Director | 2014-01-15 | Oct 1947 | British |
| ZAIDAN, Joseph Nabil | Director | 2000-02-04 | Dec 1957 | French |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Helen | Secretary | 2007-03-14 | 2013-12-19 |
| GHIRARDUZZI, Antonio | Secretary | 2014-03-18 | 2022-04-20 |
| MASON, Timothy Charles | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2007-03-14 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2000-02-04 | 2000-09-29 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-11-09 | 2000-02-04 |
| ARCHER, Josephine | Director | 2000-09-22 | 2002-09-30 |
| BENFATTI, Giovanni | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2008-12-05 |
| BIASONI, Christian | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2024-10-01 |
| BIRCHAM, Kim | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2014-01-15 |
| CROCE SEBASTIANI, Fabio | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2022-04-20 |
| DE NIGRIS, Giosue | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| FABBIAN, Valentino | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2016-04-15 |
| FISCHER, Eduard Peter | Director | 2005-08-03 | 2006-01-18 |
| HILL, Andrew David | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-09-22 |
| KEATING, Anthony John | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2014-01-15 |
| KEEGANS, Peter | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2004-11-23 |
| LAXTON, Kevin Edward | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2005-08-03 |
| MANGANO, Giuseppe | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-05-04 |
| MITCHELL, Ian Brian | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2014-01-15 |
| PETIT, Gerald Marion Guillaume | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2007-12-12 |
| WHITTAKER, Frank Stanley | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2012-12-01 |
| WORRELL, Roger Arthur | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2009-09-24 |
| ZOBOLI, Alberto Ghelfi | Director | 2000-09-22 | 2002-12-18 |
| MIKJON LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-11-09 | 2000-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chef Express Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.