NETWORK (CATERING ENGINEERS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-19 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£682K
+19.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+42.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
180
+11.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,533,017 | £11,268,030 | £19,355,000 | £21,715,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £654,900 | £1,476,719 | £2,637,000 | £2,574,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £622,266 | £1,441,955 | £2,611,000 | £2,559,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £498,690 | £1,148,319 | £2,148,000 | £2,637,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,169,954 | £2,002,247 | £571,000 | £682,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,413,265 | £3,121,507 | £6,186,000 | £8,813,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,488,860 | £2,473,993 | £6,164,000 | £8,801,000 | |
| Equity | £1,127,956 | £1,163,478 | £1,488,860 | £2,473,993 | £6,164,000 | £8,801,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 126 | 133 | 162 | 180 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,716,251 | £4,085,149 | £6,429,000 | £7,206,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £75,800 | £87,837 | £268,000 | £209,000 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+12.2%
£19,355,000 £21,715,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+19.4%
£571,000 £682,000
-
Net assets
+42.8%
£6,164,000 £8,801,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+11.1%
162 180
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-2.4%
£2,637,000 £2,574,000
-
Profit before tax
-2%
£2,611,000 £2,559,000
-
Wages
+12.1%
£6,429,000 £7,206,000
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.7% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.8% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 27.1% | 47.3% | 42.6% | 29.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.90x | 4.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 20.06x | 42.38x | 101.42x | 171.60x |
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
- NETWORK (CATERING ENGINEERS) LIMITED 2003-09-26 → present
- SMITH-CANHAM (TECHNICAL SERVICES) LIMITED 2001-09-25 → 2003-09-26
- SMITH-CANHAM CATERING LIMITED 2000-10-02 → 2001-09-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and taking account of the factors noted above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTON, Barry Desmond | Director | 2022-04-08 | Sep 1978 | Irish |
| ALLEN, Joanna Claire | Director | 2025-12-01 | Dec 1976 | British |
| BYWELL, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-08 | Oct 1979 | British |
| BYWELL, Robert Howard | Director | 2022-04-08 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CHURCH, Daniel Ross | Director | 2021-09-07 | Sep 1985 | British |
| CHURCH, Timothy Clifford | Director | 2003-10-16 | Jun 1958 | British |
| HODGKINS, Gerald Anthony | Director | 2003-10-16 | Aug 1960 | British |
| THOMPSON, Spencer James | Director | 2001-09-03 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH, Timothy Clifford | Secretary | 2004-10-31 | 2005-01-04 |
| HINTON, Claire Lorraine | Secretary | 2005-01-04 | 2022-04-08 |
| SMITH-CANHAM, Christopher | Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2004-10-31 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2000-10-02 |
| CHURCH, Carole | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2022-04-08 |
| FOULKES, Steven James | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| KAHN, Mike | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2003-05-01 |
| SMITH-CANHAM, Christopher | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2004-10-31 |
| SMITH-CANHAM, Susan | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2004-10-31 |
| TAYLOR, Nigel | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2003-09-28 |
| VELIC, Adnan | Director | 2022-04-08 | 2025-05-31 |
| WALKER, Lee Alexander | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2004-03-23 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-02 | 2000-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-08 | Active |
| Mr Timothy Clifford Church | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-07-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.