UK CATERING AND REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
Cash
£531K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£610K
+962.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£711K
+483.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on the basis other than that of a going concern on the grounds that the directors have made the decision to transfer its trade and assets to its parent undertaking by 31 December 2025. The transfer is dependent on aligning internal systems which remains ongoing.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,674,006 | £1,585,965 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£185,622 | £710,033 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£185,146 | £710,765 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£188,005 | £552,717 | |
| Cash | £5,024 | £262,194 | £164,013 | £0 | £531,290 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,316 | £253,795 | £234,848 | £57,405 | £610,122 | |
| Net assets | £100,864 | £53,207 | £21,379 | £57,405 | £610,122 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £57,405 | £610,122 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £426,432 | £0 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £95,984 | £0 |
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
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Turnover
-5.3%
£1,674,006 £1,585,965
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
+962.8%
£57,405 £610,122
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-100%
8 0
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+482.5%
-£185,622 £710,033
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Profit before tax
+483.9%
-£185,146 £710,765
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Wages
-100%
£426,432 £0
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -11.1% | 44.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -11.2% | 34.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -323.4% | 116.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.75x | 1.57x | 0.82x | 3.19x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- UK CATERING AND REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS LTD 2007-09-07 → present
- UK CATERING CHEMICALS LTD 2003-06-23 → 2007-09-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the basis other than that of a going concern on the grounds that the directors have made the decision to transfer its trade and assets to its parent undertaking by 31 December 2025. The transfer is dependent on aligning internal systems which remains ongoing.”
Significant events
- “The directors have made the decision to transfer its trade and assets to its parent undertaking by 31 December 2025. The transfer is dependent on aligning internal systems which remains ongoing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle | Secretary | 2024-05-23 | — | — |
| HILL, Laurence Walter | Director | 2024-05-23 | Oct 1980 | British |
| STOKES, Dale David | Director | 2024-05-23 | Aug 1978 | British |
| WALSHAM, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2022-01-06 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAN, Seng Boon | Secretary | 2022-01-06 | 2024-05-23 |
| HOLLOWAY, Laraine Elizabeth | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2007-03-23 |
| PASCOE, Lisa Jayne | Secretary | 2007-03-23 | 2008-09-12 |
| BALME KITCHEN & PEARCE | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-12 | 2022-01-06 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2003-06-23 |
| HOLLOWAY, Laraine Elizabeth | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2022-01-06 |
| HOLLOWAY, Laraine Elizabeth | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2014-01-08 |
| HOLLOWAY, Paul | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| HOLLOWAY, Paul | Director | 2009-04-28 | 2014-01-08 |
| HOLLOWAY, Paul | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2007-03-23 |
| OVERTON, Lisa Jayne | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2022-01-06 |
| OVERTON, Mark Peter | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2022-01-06 |
| WHITE, Robin John Anthony | Director | 2022-01-06 | 2024-08-14 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-06-23 | 2003-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisbets Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-01-06 | Active |
| Mrs Lisa Jayne Overton | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-23 | Ceased 2022-01-06 |
| Mr Mark Peter Overton | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-23 | Ceased 2022-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-09-29 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-29 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-29 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.