H & S RESTAURANTS LTD
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Cash
£8.8m
+27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+36.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
1,644
-6.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.4m
+199.1% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of H & S RESTAURANTS LTD's latest filing
McDonald's franchisee H & S Restaurants shed three sites and over 100 staff, but profit tripled and the dividend returned. 🍔🍟📈
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,816,032 | £72,125,206 | £77,053,809 | £82,531,667 | £82,603,122 | £83,950,831 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,595,035 | £1,773,428 | £5,310,637 | +199.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,049,605 | £7,815,686 | £1,730,718 | £2,568,286 | £1,795,153 | £5,368,817 | +199.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,470,779 | £6,100,515 | £1,273,457 | £1,843,906 | £1,257,206 | £4,502,441 | +258.1% | |
| Cash | £3,438,773 | £8,701,546 | £9,027,680 | £8,113,545 | £6,876,443 | £8,762,200 | +27.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,289,326 | £10,334,771 | £9,106,273 | £10,224,425 | £10,511,779 | £13,507,742 | +28.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,715,650 | £8,116,165 | £8,389,622 | £9,233,528 | £9,390,734 | £12,793,175 | +36.2% | |
| Equity | £2,715,650 | £8,116,165 | £8,389,622 | £9,233,528 | £9,390,734 | £12,793,175 | +36.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,894 | 1,916 | 1,938 | 1,995 | 1,758 | 1,644 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | £13,717,815 | £16,054,745 | £18,609,763 | £20,074,163 | £20,870,915 | £20,574,159 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £12,500 | £12,500 | £12,500 | £12,500 | £12,500 | £12,500 | 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 8.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.4% | 16.9% | 39.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 47.6% | 46.9% | 41.4% | 43.2% | 37.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.65x | 1.63x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 64.18x | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Manex Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the director's 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”
Significant events
- “During the year the company sold three of its restaurants and acquired one additional restaurant under a BFL agreement. The company also purchased a freehold property as a short-term investment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNINGTON, Lisa | Secretary | 2006-10-24 | — | British |
| DUNNINGTON, Lisa Marie | Director | 2006-10-24 | Nov 1967 | British |
| DUNNINGTON, Nigel Colin | Director | 2006-10-24 | Mar 1958 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-10-16 | 2006-10-17 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-10-16 | 2006-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Colin Dunnington | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2018-02-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2018-05-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2018-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.