EVER SO SENSIBLE RESTAURANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+32.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+47.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
228
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+29.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,378,385 | £11,608,330 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £897,599 | £1,126,589 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £834,381 | £1,082,328 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £612,419 | £791,756 | |
| Cash | £1,325,941 | £1,520,748 | £1,786,487 | £1,144,334 | £1,114,190 | £1,477,352 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £786,926 | £1,153,331 | £1,410,627 | £2,018,501 | £2,417,833 | £3,224,178 | |
| Net assets | -£11,276 | £370,995 | £870,041 | £1,039,317 | £1,651,736 | £2,443,492 | |
| Equity | -£11,276 | £370,995 | £870,041 | £1,039,317 | £1,651,736 | £2,443,492 | |
| Average employees | 184 | 180 | 193 | 174 | 227 | 228 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,723,626 | £4,043,713 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £129,558 | £102,942 |
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+11.9%
£10,378,385 £11,608,330
-
Cash
+32.6%
£1,114,190 £1,477,352
-
Net assets
+47.9%
£1,651,736 £2,443,492
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+0.4%
227 228
-
Operating profit
+25.5%
£897,599 £1,126,589
-
Profit before tax
+29.7%
£834,381 £1,082,328
-
Wages
+8.6%
£3,723,626 £4,043,713
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 9.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 37.1% | 34.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.37x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 14.10x | 21.47x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 15 August 2025, the Horse and Groom site suffered a significant fire and is currently closed. The business is fully insured, and the incident is being managed through an ongoing insurance claim. The site is expected to reopen within approximately 12 to 18 months from the date of the incident.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARLING, Suzanne Eleanor | Secretary | 2016-02-15 | — | — |
| BULAITIS, Christopher Paul | Director | 2009-03-03 | Dec 1960 | British |
| CANN, James Michael | Director | 2024-04-10 | Sep 1981 | British |
| DOLAN, James Max | Director | 2024-04-10 | Aug 1989 | British |
| HAINS, Thomas Oliver | Director | 2025-04-24 | Dec 1982 | English |
| LINDSAY, William George Thomas | Director | 2009-03-03 | Feb 1958 | British |
| SPARLING, Suzanne Eleanor | Director | 2024-04-10 | May 1981 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULAITIS, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2009-03-03 | 2016-02-19 |
| MARSH, Helen Lesley | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2018-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever So Sensible Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-12-21 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Paul Bulaitis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
| Mr William George Thomas Lindsay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-01-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.