THE COLUMBO GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£560K
+30.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
148
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+659.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,326,060 | — | £9,187,354 | £9,730,371 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,976,184 | — | £422,530 | £2,884,867 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,922,900 | — | -£559,114 | £3,130,583 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,613,896 | — | -£263,119 | £2,704,117 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,908,589 | — | £428,689 | £560,395 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £18,851,784 | — | £24,080,169 | £25,068,499 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,956,140 | — | £8,217,351 | £9,687,640 | |
| Equity | £7,574,546 | £7,683,859 | £7,663,509 | £8,956,140 | — | £8,217,351 | £9,687,640 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 65 | — | 144 | 148 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £661,915 | — | £2,347,546 | £2,557,681 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £84,000 | — | £129,684 | £143,409 |
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
-
Turnover
+5.9%
£9,187,354 £9,730,371
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+30.7%
£428,689 £560,395
-
Net assets
+17.9%
£8,217,351 £9,687,640
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.8%
144 148
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+582.8%
£422,530 £2,884,867
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+659.9%
-£559,114 £3,130,583
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+9%
£2,347,546 £2,557,681
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 59.4% | — | 4.6% | 29.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 48.5% | — | -2.9% | 27.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.5% | — | 1.8% | 11.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.25x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.91x | — | 0.43x | 3.02x |
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
- THE COLUMBO GROUP LIMITED 2007-07-17 → present
- COLUMBO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2004-07-16 → 2007-07-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grunberg & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- THE COLUMBO GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Blues Kitchen Limited 25%
- The Blues Kitchen East Limited 46.5%
- The Blues Kitchen Brixton Limited 45%
- The Blues Kitchen Brixton Limited 42%
Significant events
- “Market conditions in the year were turbulent however the Group achieved robust results and managed to grow the business in the hospitality industry. During the year, turnover increased by 6% from £9,187,354 to £9,777,458. The main contributors to the increased performance were: Reduction in the impairment losses on the company's investment property. Dividend income received from related undertakings. Final insurance contributions received in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Steven Ian, Mr. | Secretary | 2004-07-16 | — | British |
| BALL, Steven Ian | Director | 2004-07-16 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SHAIKH, Rizwan Khaleel, Mr. | Director | 2004-07-16 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Joseph Ezekiel | Director | 2006-02-02 | 2017-08-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joseph Ezekiel Clark | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-09 |
| Mr. Steven Ian Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr. Rizwan Khaleel Shaikh | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-16 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.