SAVONA FOODSERVICE LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
Cash
£18K
+86% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+27.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
249
+10.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+9.2% highest in 3 filed years
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 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-29 | 2021-08-28 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,285,335 | — | — | £56,254,038 | £63,185,409 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£32,836 | — | — | £1,628,475 | £1,736,196 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£565,735 | — | — | £1,341,492 | £1,464,796 | |
| Net profit | — | -£160,362 | — | — | £973,903 | £1,065,273 | |
| Cash | — | £1,170,783 | — | — | £9,552 | £17,767 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,674,958 | — | — | £4,355,971 | £6,317,625 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,204,418 | — | — | £3,548,252 | £4,513,525 | |
| Equity | — | £1,204,418 | — | — | £3,548,252 | £4,513,525 | |
| Average employees | — | 95 | — | — | 226 | 249 | |
| Wages | — | £2,543,925 | — | — | £7,840,892 | £8,883,256 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £194,249 | — | — | £288,381 | £339,052 |
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+12.3%
£56,254,038 £63,185,409
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+86%
£9,552 £17,767
-
Net assets
+27.2%
£3,548,252 £4,513,525
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+10.2%
226 249
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+6.6%
£1,628,475 £1,736,196
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+9.2%
£1,341,492 £1,464,796
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+13.3%
£7,840,892 £8,883,256
highest in 3 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 | 2020-08-29 | 2021-08-28 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.2% | — | — | 2.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.0% | — | — | 1.7% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.9% | — | — | 37.4% | 27.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.24x | — | — | 5.67x | 6.13x |
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
- SAVONA FOODSERVICE LTD 2021-07-08 → present
- SAVONA PROVISIONS LIMITED 2003-07-24 → 2021-07-08
- S.P. (OXFORD) LIMITED 2003-05-14 → 2003-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOWLAND, Trude | Secretary | 2003-06-25 | — | British |
| KNOWLAND, Kenneth James | Director | 2003-05-14 | Mar 1945 | British |
| MORGAN, Michael James | Director | 2016-06-13 | Jun 1974 | Scottish |
| VOKES, John Nigel | Director | 2010-01-26 | Apr 1957 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Kelly Jayne | Director | 2021-07-01 | May 1977 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENDER, Jonathan Richard | Secretary | 2003-05-14 | 2003-06-25 |
| HOLLOWAY, Adam | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2010-01-26 |
| HOLLOWAY, Kevin John | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2018-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kerry Knowland | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Michael Knowland | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-06-14 | Active |
| Mrs Trude Knowland | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-14 | Ceased 2025-06-14 |
| Mr Kenneth James Knowland | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.