ROCKET FOOD LTD — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2026-09-29 (in 4mo)

Last made up 2025-09-15

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£1M

+40.1% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

132

+25.7% highest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£564K

-47.2% vs 2023

Net assets

5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

ROCKET FOOD LTD·Consumer Discretionary median · n=21268

Accounts

5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30

Metric	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30
Turnover	—	—	—	£13,328,628	£3,225,116
Operating profit	—	—	—	£1,056,794	£564,279
Profit before tax	—	—	—	£1,069,321	£564,210
Net profit	—	—	—	£815,440	£397,546
Cash	£768,438	£272,342	£680,360	£1,254,459	—
Total assets less current liabilities	£492,773	£277,930	£357,291	£2,077,064	£2,149,731
Net assets	£462,577	£240,284	-£32,756	£991,978	£1,389,524
Equity	£462,577	£240,284	-£32,756	£991,978	£1,389,524
Average employees	91	84	41	105	132
Wages	—	—	—	£4,671,757	£446,608
Directors' remuneration	—	—	—	£205,106	£170,220

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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30

Turnover

-75.8%

£13,328,628 £3,225,116
Cash

—

Not reported
Net assets

+40.1%

£991,978 £1,389,524

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

+25.7%

105 132

highest in 5 filed years
Operating profit

-46.6%

£1,056,794 £564,279
Profit before tax

-47.2%

£1,069,321 £564,210
Wages

-90.4%

£4,671,757 £446,608

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	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30
Operating margin	—	—	—	7.9%	17.5%
Net margin	—	—	—	6.1%	12.3%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	50.9%	26.2%
Current ratio	—	—	—	1.77x	—
Interest cover	—	—	—	202.72x	8177.96x

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
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: KPMG LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have considered the Company's principal risks and uncertainties and concluded that the Company will have sufficient funds available under its current resources and committed facilities to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date these accounts are approved. These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which the directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons: The Company is a component of the Compass Group PLC, one of the world's largest foodservice company. The company meets its day to day working capital requirements from intercompany loan and trading balances with the group headed by Compass Group PLC. Compass Group PLC has prepared a base case financial forecast covering the Compass UK and Ireland group companies ("the UK and Ireland Group"), including the Company for at least 12 months from the date these accounts are approved. These forecasts indicate that the UK and Ireland Group will have sufficient funds available under its current resources and committed facilities to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The Company has received a letter of support from Compass Group PLC indicating that it intends to provide such funds as are necessary to trade.”

Significant events

“During the year there was a transfer of trade and assets from Rocket Food Ltd to Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited. This took place on 1 December 2023 and as such there is profit generated in Rocket Food Ltd for the year ended 30 September 2024. Rocket Food Ltd now acts as an agent on behalf of its principal Compass Contract Services, (UK) Limited, any revenue generated is now transferred to the principal. Assets and liabilities were transferred at book value, therefore no profit or loss on disposal was recorded within Rocket Food Ltd.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 6 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Secretary	2022-09-14	—	—
HALL, Caroline Margaret Nita	Director	2000-09-15	Jun 1971	British
MILLS, Robin Ronald	Director	2022-09-14	Apr 1967	British
SHARPE, Gareth Jonathan	Director	2022-09-14	May 1980	British
SYMONDS, Michael John Reginald	Director	2000-09-15	Aug 1973	British
THOMAS, Matthew Owen	Director	2022-09-14	Dec 1973	British

Show 6 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
SYMONDS, Michael John Reginald	Secretary	2000-09-15	2022-09-14
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	2000-09-15	2000-09-15
GRANT-PETERKIN, Charlie	Director	2020-07-09	2022-09-14
RAINEY, Juliette	Director	2013-10-01	2017-08-31
SYMONDS, Josephine Elizabeth Mary	Director	2000-09-15	2022-09-14
SYMONDS, Robert Stobart	Director	2000-09-15	2022-09-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2022-09-14	Active
Mr Michael Symonds	Individual	Significant influence	2016-09-15	Ceased 2022-09-14
Mrs Caroline Margaret Nita Hall	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Significant influence	2016-09-15	Ceased 2022-09-14

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 92 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2022-09-27 MA Memorandum articles
2022-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-11-25	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-10-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-08-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-01	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-12-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-10-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-11-24	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small
2023-09-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-10-18	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-10-06	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2022-09-27	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2022-09-27	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2022-09-22	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2022-09-22	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-09-22	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-09-22	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-09-22	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF
2022-09-22	AP04	officers	Appoint corporate secretary company with name date	PDF
2022-09-22	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-09-22	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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