SHERWOOD RESTAURANTS LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
1,011
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+196.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,638,979 | £48,881,732 | £51,674,830 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,045,868 | £442,160 | £1,177,077 | +166.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,881,987 | £388,978 | £1,154,718 | +196.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,404,071 | £284,786 | £864,501 | +203.6% | |
| Cash | £2,459,899 | £1,689,488 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,806,491 | £4,839,125 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,092,397 | £4,129,183 | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,092,397 | £4,129,183 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 1,081 | 1,016 | 1,011 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £11,833,064 | £13,412,101 | £14,228,696 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £19,760 | £139,760 | £72,440 | -48.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £120,000 | £60,000 | -50% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 0.9% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 0.6% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.6% | 9.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.0% | 53.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.51x | — | |
| Interest cover | 10.10x | 3.41x | 11.77x |
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
- Townends Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors confirm that, after considering the matters set out above, they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources and lending facilities, to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- SHERWOOD RESTAURANTS LTD · parent
- Fries Holding Company Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAPHAM, Sally | Secretary | 2008-11-04 | — | British |
| CLAPHAM, Mark Timothy | Director | 2008-11-04 | Mar 1963 | British |
| CLAPHAM, Sally Joan | Director | 2022-05-16 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Rhys | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2008-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Timothy Clapham | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-23 | Active |
| Mrs Sally Joan Clapham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-07-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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.