CHOPSTIX RESTAURANT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£8M
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
359
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5M
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-26 | 2022-04-24 | 2023-04-23 | 2024-04-28 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,243,032 | £18,740,998 | £21,809,880 | £15,236,472 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,472,133 | £311,053 | -£2,595,621 | -£4,392,683 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,221,804 | -£131,504 | -£3,653,631 | -£5,187,929 | |
| Net profit | — | £761,826 | -£218,439 | -£3,795,557 | -£5,135,258 | |
| Cash | — | £769,124 | £611,345 | £155,794 | £2,867,684 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,542,329 | £9,384,131 | £5,161,198 | -£8,113,888 | |
| Net assets | — | £672,366 | £453,927 | -£3,341,630 | -£8,476,888 | |
| Equity | -£89,460 | £672,366 | £453,927 | -£3,341,630 | -£8,476,888 | |
| Average employees | — | 296 | 389 | 455 | 359 | |
| Wages | — | £5,454,340 | £5,533,872 | £8,447,095 | £6,023,433 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £133,333 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-04-28
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-04-26 | 2022-04-24 | 2023-04-23 | 2024-04-28 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.1% | 1.7% | -11.9% | -28.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.2% | -1.2% | -17.4% | -33.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 19.5% | 3.3% | -50.3% | 54.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.81x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.99x | 0.69x | -2.45x | -5.52x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We, the management of Chopstix Restaurant Limited, hereby affirm our belief that the company is a going concern, capable of operating profitably in the foreseeable future. This assessment is based on our thorough review of the company's financial position, market conditions, and operational performance.”
Group structure
- CHOPSTIX RESTAURANT LIMITED · parent
- Wok Chop Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Arndale Ltd 100%
- Bridgend Centre Investments Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Bull Street Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Cambridge Limited 100%
- Chapelfield Investment Limited 100%
- Chopstix Manchester Limited 100%
- Chop Stix Corporation Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Coventry Ltd 100%
- East Midlands Centre Investments Ltd 100%
- Livingstone Centre Investments Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Lord Street Ltd 100%
- Overgate Catering Limited 100%
- Chopstix Peterborough Limited 100%
- Property Sales and Management Limited 100%
- Chopstix Swindon Limited 100%
- Chopstix Southampton Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Trafford Limited 100%
- Chopstix Birmingham Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Holborn Ltd 100%
- Chopstix Luton Air Limited 100%
- Chopstix Peterborough High Street Limited 100%
Significant events
- “costs incurred in relation to the acquisition of 51% shareholding by QSRP UK Limited”
- “Bank loans with Metro have been disclosed as due in less than one year rather than in line with the repayment dates as the total balance was paid off on the 28th of January 2025.”
- “On 28 January 2025, Company repaid all outstanding Metro loan balances of £11,465,257.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIA, Bassam | Secretary | 2011-07-28 | — | British |
| ELIA, Bassam | Director | 2016-12-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| SADIK, Menashe | Director | 2009-12-16 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSCRIBER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-12-10 | 2011-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chopstix Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-30 | Active |
| Mr Menash Sadik | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-28 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2019-08-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.