THE SOHO SANDWICH COMPANY LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
Cash
£87K
lowest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£6M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
268
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
first positive since 2021
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,412,298 | — | £14,660,682 | — | £19,530,239 | £25,627,978 | — | £14,708,059 | £30,180,809 | |
| Operating profit | — | £280,328 | — | -£638,681 | — | £477,104 | £1,720,325 | — | £1,058,281 | £1,415,248 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £256,558 | — | -£658,510 | — | £442,046 | £1,659,185 | — | £1,032,925 | £1,315,570 | |
| Net profit | — | £217,004 | — | -£557,189 | — | £510,619 | £1,707,983 | — | £677,315 | £1,389,832 | |
| Cash | £743,483 | £1,388,511 | £1,388,511 | £1,735,861 | £1,735,861 | £827,435 | £425,191 | £190,162 | £288,703 | £87,068 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,748,086 | — | £2,893,938 | — | £3,144,620 | £4,173,926 | — | £5,197,971 | £6,484,884 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,395,694 | — | £1,838,505 | — | £2,349,124 | £4,057,107 | — | £4,734,422 | £6,124,254 | |
| Equity | £2,178,690 | £2,395,694 | £2,395,694 | £1,838,505 | £1,838,505 | £2,349,124 | £4,057,107 | £4,057,107 | £4,734,422 | £6,124,254 | |
| Average employees | — | 129 | — | 190 | — | 245 | 244 | — | 259 | 268 | |
| Wages | — | £2,565,677 | — | £3,784,409 | — | £4,631,290 | £5,637,355 | — | £3,171,517 | £6,664,101 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £86,011 | — | £94,554 | — | £81,761 | £80,062 | — | £160,000 | £164,972 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.3% | — | -4.4% | — | 2.4% | 6.7% | — | 7.2% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.7% | — | -3.8% | — | 2.6% | 6.7% | — | 4.6% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.2% | — | -22.1% | — | 15.2% | 41.2% | — | 20.4% | 21.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58.7% | 52.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.53x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.79x | — | -32.21x | — | 13.61x | 28.14x | — | 41.74x | 14.20x |
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 SOHO SANDWICH COMPANY LTD 2017-02-06 → present
- THE SOHO SANDWICH COMPANY (LOUGHTON) LTD 2004-09-20 → 2017-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Group Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. In assessing whether the going concern basis remains appropriate, the directors have considered the Company's current financial position, recent trading performance, forecast cash flows and the availability of banking facilities. The directors are aware of certain factors which may cast doubt upon the Company's, and by association the Group's, ability to continue as a going concern but despite these pressures the directors remain confident the business will continue to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business and that the company has sufficient support and resources available to manage these uncertainties effectively.”
Significant events
- “In the period since the year end the company, and other group companies, faced difficult trading conditions driven by the UK economic slow-down and enhanced payroll expenditure as a result of the UK Budget of October 2024 coming into effect in April 2025. This, coupled with the rationalisation of customers, has seen a decline in turnover and profitability, resulting in reduced operating cash flows. As a consequence, the parent of The Soho Sandwich Company Ltd, Around Noon Foods Limited, breached certain financial covenants attached to its existing bank loan facilities. Despite this breach, the bank has continued to provide ongoing facilities and support; however, the bank has not yet formally agreed revised terms. The Group has received confirmation in writing from the bank that they will continue to be supported and that the loan is not currently repayable on demand, despite the breach.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Gareth | Director | 2023-06-01 | Apr 1985 | Irish |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILBERT, Adam James | Secretary | 2004-10-14 | 2011-09-03 |
| SILVERSTON, Daniel | Secretary | 2011-09-03 | 2025-09-30 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-09-20 | 2004-10-14 |
| ANDERSON, Ailith Anne Campbell | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2005-02-02 |
| FARQUHAR, Howard Robert | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2025-06-13 |
| GILBERT, Adam James | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2014-02-07 |
| GILBERT, Melanie | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2010-07-05 |
| SILVERSTON, Daniel | Director | 2008-07-30 | 2025-05-27 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-09-20 | 2004-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Around Noon Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Silverston | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-06-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.