DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES (UK) HOSPITALITY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£57k
-95.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£42m
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.4m
-56.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-04
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2026-01-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,240,104 | £49,594,598 | £53,898,788 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | £921,743 | £1,118,245 | £698,760 | -37.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,166,914 | -£921,422 | -£1,442,196 | -56.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,166,914 | -£921,422 | -£619,413 | +32.8% | |
| Cash | £480,004 | £1,283,622 | £57,361 | -95.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£39,992,699 | -£40,914,121 | -£41,533,534 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | -£39,992,699 | -£40,914,121 | -£41,533,534 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 70 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £14,486,294 | £14,645,862 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2026-01-04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | -1.9% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 351.9% | 363.1% | 303.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.21x | 0.22x | 0.18x | |
| Interest cover | 0.44x | 0.55x | 0.33x |
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
- DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES (UK) HOSPITALITY SERVICES LIMITED 2004-10-18 → present
- INTERCEDE 1957 LIMITED 2004-06-29 → 2004-10-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received written assurance from the ultimate parent undertaking, Delaware North Companies Inc., that it will continue to support the Company and provide adequate funds so that the Company can meet its liabilities for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Since the year end, the Company's contract at Emirates Stadium (Arsenal Football Club) ended in June 2026. Other than this, there have been no events affecting the Company since the year end. The revenue arising from this operation was £33.0m and the profit for the year £1.6m.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRYBUS, Janice R | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | — | British |
| FEENEY, Christopher John | Director | 2011-08-23 | Jan 1962 | American |
| OBLETZ, James Courter | Director | 2025-10-01 | Apr 1981 | American |
| TETLEY, Douglas James | Director | 2014-07-17 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENSPON, Burton E | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2007-05-11 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-29 | 2004-10-15 |
| DOBSON, Simon David | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2013-07-26 |
| HOUSER, James William | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2024-01-01 |
| KELLER, Bryan Joseph | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2013-02-28 |
| KEMP, Karen L | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2009-04-30 |
| LATIMER, Amy Anna | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| LATIMER, Amy | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2018-02-15 |
| SHAH, Rajat | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2014-07-31 |
| SZEFEL, Dennis Joseph | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2011-08-18 |
| TRIBE, Jonathan | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2010-09-08 |
| WENTZELL, John | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2015-11-23 |
| MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-29 | 2004-10-15 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-29 | 2004-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware North Companies (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.