BANANA TREE RESTAURANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£709K
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
448
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-27
| Metric | Trend | 2018-05-01 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,023,627 | £10,369,550 | — | £7,983,034 | £13,551,895 | £20,422,000 | £24,344,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £369,591 | -£29,007 | — | £1,167,396 | £1,530,890 | -£186,000 | -£2,307,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £362,419 | -£31,740 | — | £1,152,171 | £1,508,599 | -£182,000 | -£2,299,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £229,078 | -£133,476 | — | £953,023 | £1,139,791 | -£172,000 | -£2,567,000 | |
| Cash | £543,150 | £591,299 | £431,220 | £431,220 | £2,518,012 | £3,400,322 | £556,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,666,934 | £2,154,128 | — | £3,727,796 | £4,376,724 | £3,458,000 | £1,175,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,456,957 | £1,969,764 | — | £2,683,995 | £3,488,205 | £3,276,000 | £709,000 | |
| Equity | £2,440,448 | £2,456,957 | £1,969,764 | £1,969,764 | £2,683,995 | £3,488,205 | £3,276,000 | £709,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 175 | 194 | — | 186 | 220 | 247 | 448 | |
| Wages | — | £3,713,850 | £3,654,189 | — | £3,503,317 | £4,151,630 | £6,824,000 | £5,907,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £29,500 | £30,000 | — | £80,000 | £121,502 | £223,000 | £178,000 |
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 2024-10-27 vs 2023-10-29
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-05-01 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.4% | -0.3% | — | 14.6% | 11.3% | -0.9% | -9.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.1% | -1.3% | — | 11.9% | 8.4% | -0.8% | -10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.9% | -1.3% | — | 31.3% | 35.0% | -5.4% | -196.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.46x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 45.04x | -6.28x | — | 75.31x | 67.04x | -37.20x | — |
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
- BANANA TREE RESTAURANTS LIMITED 2002-05-21 → present
- BANANA LEAF CANTEEN LTD. 1999-12-13 → 2002-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has the support of the wider group, and given the group's cash reserves, and the absence of bank debt, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts. The directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company was acquired in September 2022 by The Big Table Group.”
- “The year focused heavily on continued investment in a range of trials and initiatives to ensure that the brand proposition, guest experience and economic model is suitable for further rollout and growth.”
- “Overall sales were higher given the opening of new Banana Tree sites.”
- “Key investments included 6 Banana Tree Conversions from Café Rouge and Fire Jacks sites (Greenwich, Bath, Henley, Salford Quays, Portsmouth Gunwharf and Stevenage).”
- “The opening of a new Banana Tree site in Cardiff, the first not converted from an existing Big Table Group brand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRLAND, Lisa | Director | 2025-05-21 | Aug 1974 | Australian |
| MORGAN, Alan | Director | 2022-09-27 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOW, Anne | Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 2022-09-27 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 1999-12-13 |
| CHOW, Anne | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2024-02-12 |
| CHOW, Donald Kah Howe | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2010-02-28 |
| CHOW, William Kah Onn | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2022-09-27 |
| RAMAKRISHNAN, Karthik Thanjavur | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-27 |
| WALKER, Adrian Rowland | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2025-05-21 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-13 | 1999-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Table Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-09-27 | Active |
| Anne Chow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-27 |
| Mr William Kah Onn Chow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.