A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9M
+23.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£7.5M
+27.4% vs 2023
Employees
1,402
+15.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+143.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-07-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-28 | 2024-07-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,421,607 | £46,742,122 | +24.9% | |
| Operating profit | £656,163 | £1,474,407 | +124.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £655,384 | £1,594,188 | +143.2% | |
| Net profit | £898,113 | £1,614,768 | +79.8% | |
| Cash | £5,583,135 | £6,910,639 | +23.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,960,680 | £7,647,583 | +28.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,885,906 | £7,500,674 | +27.4% | |
| Equity | £5,885,906 | £7,500,674 | +27.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,216 | 1,402 | +15.3% | |
| Wages | £17,770,701 | £22,512,167 | +26.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £749,115 | £987,775 | +31.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 | 2023-07-28 | 2024-07-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | 92.76x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED 2004-03-16 → present
- CATERING365 LIMITED 2002-09-30 → 2004-03-16
- A.B.M. NATIONWIDE LIMITED 2001-12-14 → 2002-09-30
- K & S (409) LIMITED 2001-02-26 → 2001-12-14
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 financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to continue to trade for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Since the period end the Company has continued to perform strongly. The directors expect to report continued strengthening of performance and organic growth to July 2025 and expect this continuing strong performance in the subsequent financial period.”
- “During the period, the Company made £5,431 (2023 - £4,000) of charitable donations to British Heart Foundation, Air Ambulance, Save The Children, Crisis, The Salvation Army and various local community-based projects.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEONARD, Thomas Ross | Secretary | 2026-04-21 | — | — |
| COATES, Dierdre Mary | Director | 2001-04-26 | Jun 1939 | British |
| COATES, Peter | Director | 2001-04-26 | Jan 1938 | British |
| FLOYD, Neil Charles | Director | 2015-10-26 | May 1983 | English |
| JOHNSON, Susan Jane | Director | 2003-08-29 | Sep 1957 | British |
| SMITH, Paul James | Director | 2011-11-22 | Oct 1971 | British |
| WATERS, Tracy Elizabeth | Director | 2025-06-10 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADLINGTON, Simon John | Secretary | 2003-03-05 | 2003-08-29 |
| COATES, Dierdre Mary | Secretary | 2001-04-26 | 2003-03-05 |
| HILL, Susan | Secretary | 2003-08-29 | 2024-03-31 |
| K & S SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-02-26 | 2001-04-26 |
| BOWERS, Darren James | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-01-29 |
| COATES, Denise | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2020-07-31 |
| COATES, John Fitzgerald | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2020-07-31 |
| COOK, Tony Andrew | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2015-05-29 |
| FLATT, Stephen Albert | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2012-09-28 |
| GARSTIN, Anthony Landray | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2005-04-29 |
| GROVE, David | Director | 2024-10-17 | 2026-03-23 |
| GROVE, David | Director | 2023-07-19 | 2024-05-20 |
| HILL, Susan | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2024-03-31 |
| JOBSON, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2006-11-13 | 2009-08-28 |
| MARKS, Denise | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-12-06 |
| MARTIN, Neil | Director | 2024-05-20 | 2024-10-17 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Michael David | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2014-08-29 |
| K & S DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-02-26 | 2001-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abm Catering (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.