HUTCHISON CATERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-05 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-22
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
763
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £15,991,729 | £27,625,345 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £724,212 | £1,394,914 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £614,452 | £1,166,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £172,341 | — | — | — | £456,613 | £805,294 | |
| Cash | — | £348,372 | £469,717 | £747,759 | £596,374 | £1,089,505 | £1,269,205 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £513,441 | £728,703 | £891,806 | £1,046,415 | £1,574,291 | £2,188,582 | |
| Net assets | — | £364,805 | £313,687 | £584,198 | £858,340 | £1,181,855 | £1,987,149 | |
| Equity | £327,464 | £364,805 | £313,687 | £584,198 | £858,340 | £1,181,855 | £1,987,149 | |
| Average employees | — | 174 | 323 | 373 | 522 | 666 | 763 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,461,534 | £13,554,997 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £112,049 | £72,650 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 46.0% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 18.70x | 20.28x |
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
- Counting North
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the ability of the company to continue as a going concern, the directors have prepared and considered cash flow forecasts covering the going concern assessment period through to 31 July 2027. These forecasts demonstrate that the company has sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities as they fall due. 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 next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A restructuring following the acquisition by Demeter Bidco Limited led to a number of staff redundancies. These are one off in nature and are not expected to recur in the future hence they have been treated as exceptional costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANDURA, Frank | Director | 2025-05-21 | Jun 1966 | British |
| HUTCHISON, Andrew | Director | 2008-01-24 | Jan 1971 | British |
| TAYLOR, Richard James Wallington | Director | 2025-05-21 | Aug 1968 | British |
| VENYS, Claire Louise | Director | 2025-01-10 | Jan 1982 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHISON, Colin | Secretary | 2008-01-24 | 2025-05-21 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-01-24 | 2008-01-24 |
| HUTCHISON, Colin | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2025-05-21 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2008-01-24 | 2008-01-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demeter Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-21 | Ceased 2025-08-28 |
| H2 Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Hutchison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-01 |
| Mr Colin Hutchison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-05-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.