THIRD STATE PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-8.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+8.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
547
-6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-7.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,567,829 | £23,528,221 | £23,126,391 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,027,921 | £1,814,679 | £1,614,572 | -11% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,122,979 | £1,543,781 | £1,425,031 | -7.7% | |
| Net profit | £974,602 | £1,183,529 | £1,082,195 | -8.6% | |
| Cash | £934,850 | £1,272,521 | £1,161,860 | -8.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,342,251 | £20,161,652 | £19,966,847 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £11,208,556 | £12,285,418 | £13,322,947 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £11,208,556 | £12,285,418 | £13,322,947 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 535 | 582 | 547 | -6% | |
| Wages | £6,398,372 | £6,862,006 | £6,623,017 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £30,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 | 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 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 7.7% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 5.0% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 9.0% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 50.0% | 45.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.26x | 4.78x | 4.83x | |
| Interest cover | 1.25x | 2.38x | 2.68x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. The director believes it is reasonable to assume that the group and company will have adequate resources for a period of 12 months (the "Assessment Period") from the date of the approval of the financial statements”
Group structure
- THIRD STATE PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- MSG Cornwall Limited 51%
- Hascombe Heath Limited 100%
- Bruton Ventures Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 March 2026 the company purchased 24.5% of the shares in MSG Cornwall Limited for a total consideration of £5,457,015 from an external shareholder.”
- “On 24 March 2026 the company disposed of six trading stores to its subsidiary company Bruton Ventures Limited for a total consideration of £4,362,370.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSWERBUY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-08-15 | — | — |
| GREWAL, Moonpal Singh | Director | 2007-08-15 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREWAL, Binderpal Kaur | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2020-03-12 |
| MILLING, James Alexander, Mr. | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2009-07-28 |
| BANSOLS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-08-15 | 2011-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third State Pizza Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-28 | Active |
| Bansols Beta Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2023-02-28 |
| Mrs Binderpal Kaur Grewal | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.