QUALITY FOOD SERVICE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
Cash
£811K
-66.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+21.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
+5.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£958K
-8.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,105,926 | £14,782,806 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £996,763 | £931,340 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,048,976 | £958,370 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £786,619 | £715,567 | |
| Cash | £718,435 | £389,117 | £1,016,859 | £1,830,435 | £2,448,701 | £810,956 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £889,857 | £809,093 | £1,189,863 | £1,653,334 | £2,257,715 | £2,750,531 | |
| Net assets | £887,058 | £807,789 | £1,187,361 | £1,651,333 | £2,254,952 | £2,746,519 | |
| Equity | £887,058 | £807,789 | £1,187,361 | £1,651,333 | £2,254,952 | £2,746,519 | |
| Average employees | 47 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,133,723 | £1,435,008 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £12,000 | £7,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+4.8%
£14,105,926 £14,782,806
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Cash
-66.9%
£2,448,701 £810,956
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Net assets
+21.8%
£2,254,952 £2,746,519
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+5.9%
51 54
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-6.6%
£996,763 £931,340
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Profit before tax
-8.6%
£1,048,976 £958,370
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Wages
+26.6%
£1,133,723 £1,435,008
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.1% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 44.1% | 33.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.40x | 2.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 67.72x |
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
- Ashworth Moulds
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “On the 24 October 2024, the company was acquired by G.C. Birchall (Holdings) Limited, resulting in a change in ownership and control.”
- “On 31 March 2025, the fixed assets of fellow subsidiary, The Original Produce Company (Middlesbrough) Limited, were transferred to the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Justin Antony | Director | 2024-10-24 | Jun 1972 | British |
| BIRCHALL, Louise Marie | Director | 2024-10-24 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CHESWORTH, Robert John | Director | 2025-05-14 | Jun 1977 | British |
| GREEN, Andrew John | Director | 2024-10-24 | Nov 1975 | British |
| HORNER, Keith | Director | 2024-10-24 | Jul 1953 | British |
| SMITH, Gillian Alison | Director | 2024-10-24 | Mar 1987 | British |
| WATSON, Nicola Jane | Director | 2024-10-24 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Jill | Secretary | 2003-03-04 | 2024-10-24 |
| WESTWOOD, Angela Marie | Secretary | 2002-07-14 | 2002-12-20 |
| OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-14 | 2002-07-14 |
| BELL, John Charles | Director | 2003-03-04 | 2024-10-24 |
| SCOTT, Jill | Director | 2003-03-04 | 2024-10-24 |
| WHITEHEAD, David Ross | Director | 2002-07-14 | 2002-11-22 |
| OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-14 | 2002-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.C.Birchall (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-24 | Active |
| Embeck Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-24 |
| Mr John Charles Bell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Jill Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.