BESPOKE MENU SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-10.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.2M
+42.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
106
+15.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5M
+16% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,031,730 | £15,777,594 | +12.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,092,493 | £2,467,190 | +17.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,114,964 | £2,453,181 | +16% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,562,606 | £1,907,240 | +22.1% | |
| Cash | £1,679,150 | £1,307,549 | — | — | £1,544,764 | £1,379,123 | -10.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,952,334 | £2,348,253 | — | — | £3,950,890 | £5,561,443 | +40.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,828,842 | £2,241,894 | — | — | £3,655,564 | £5,197,804 | +42.2% | |
| Equity | £2,828,842 | £2,241,894 | £2,854,114 | £3,685,959 | £3,655,564 | £5,197,804 | +42.2% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 56 | — | — | 92 | 106 | +15.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,712,376 | £3,203,221 | +18.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £179,676 | £204,327 | +13.7% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.9% | 15.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 53.0% | 44.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.20x | 3.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 415.84x | 82.03x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company bought back 3 (2024:7) Ordinary Shares from a Director for consideration totalling £201,000 (2024: £603,001).”
- “The Company became a 56% subsidiary on 17th June 2024, when 3 C Shares were bought back, of Hopton Brow Limited.”
- “On the 11th August 2025 100% of the share capital was purchased by Project Sharp Bidco Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURRELL, Robert Edward | Director | 2025-08-11 | Jan 1987 | British |
| TIDBALL, Sam | Director | 2012-01-31 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCARRON, Anthony | Secretary | 2011-02-22 | 2025-08-11 |
| MCCARRON, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2008-07-31 | 2011-02-22 |
| ASHBYS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-24 | 2008-07-31 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-06-14 | 2007-06-15 |
| DEDMAN, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2025-08-11 |
| MCCARRON, Anthony | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2025-08-11 |
| MITCHELL, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2011-06-07 | 2012-01-31 |
| ROBIQUET, Patrick | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2023-09-18 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-06-14 | 2007-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Sharp Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-11 | Active |
| Nt Mccarron Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-05 | Ceased 2025-08-11 |
| Hopton Brow Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-11 |
| Mr Anthony Mccarron | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.