CHOTTO MATTE LIMITED
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Cash
£56k
-69.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£3.1m
+94.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
173
+54.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.9m
-66.4% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-27 | 2026-04-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,639,000 | £4,150,000 | £7,162,000 | +72.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,100,000 | -£3,019,000 | -£5,745,000 | -90.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,504,000 | -£4,138,000 | -£6,885,000 | -66.4% | |
| Net profit | -£16,504,000 | -£4,138,000 | -£6,885,000 | -66.4% | |
| Cash | £65,000 | £183,000 | £56,000 | -69.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£55,089,000 | -£59,227,000 | £261,000 | +100.4% | |
| Net assets | -£55,089,000 | -£59,227,000 | -£3,112,000 | +94.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£3,112,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 145 | 112 | 173 | +54.5% | |
| Wages | £7,943,000 | £2,655,000 | £4,139,000 | +55.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £490,000 | £318,000 | £125,000 | -60.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,000 | £1,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £490,000 | £318,000 | £125,000 | -60.7% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-27 | 2026-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -43.8% | -72.7% | -80.2% | |
| Net margin | -141.8% | -99.7% | -96.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 481.7% | 481.2% | 117.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.19x | 0.17x | 0.54x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- CHOTTO MATTE LIMITED 2024-01-09 → present
- NZR LIMITED 2013-04-18 → 2024-01-09
- FALCOMBE PROPERTY LIMITED 2010-03-09 → 2013-04-18
- CROSSCO (1175) LIMITED 2009-10-22 → 2010-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of signing these financial statements, the directors believe that the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future...”
Group structure
- CHOTTO MATTE LIMITED · parent
- NZR (Management) Limited 100%
- NZR LLC 100%
- NZR Personnel LLC 100%
- Chotto Matte (San Francisco) LLC 100%
- Chotto Matte (Beverly Hills) LLC 100%
- Chotto Matte (Nashville) LLC 100%
- Chotto Matte (Philadelphia) LLC 100%
- Chotto Matte Holdings LLC 100%
- NZR Holdings (Toronto) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEYMOUR, Archie Christopher Julian | Secretary | 2025-11-30 | — | — |
| SEYMOUR, Archie Christopher Julian | Director | 2024-01-09 | Apr 1989 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIN, Phillip Nigel | Secretary | 2009-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
| BIESTERFIELD, David Harmon | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2014-06-27 |
| HORROCKS, David James | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2020-09-30 |
| IMRIE, Ian | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2018-12-31 |
| NICOLSON, Sean Torquil | Director | 2009-10-22 | 2009-11-30 |
| NOBLE, William Edward Philip | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2024-01-09 |
| STEINER, James Peter | Director | 2021-06-23 | 2024-06-14 |
| ZDESAR, Kurt Stan Wolfgang | Director | 2014-05-02 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Hospitality Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.