THE CONTRACT DINING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£904
-99.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£288k
-10.5% vs 2024
Employees
227
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£51k
-195.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,439,739 | £5,238,155 | £5,667,853 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£51,180 | £32,190 | -£31,076 | -196.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,826 | £53,173 | -£50,818 | -195.6% | |
| Net profit | £9,786 | £37,113 | -£33,921 | -191.4% | |
| Cash | £257,487 | £140,768 | £904 | -99.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £284,792 | £321,905 | £295,021 | -8.4% | |
| Net assets | £284,792 | £321,905 | £287,984 | -10.5% | |
| Equity | £284,792 | £321,905 | £287,984 | -10.5% | |
| Average employees | 194 | 226 | 227 | +0.4% | |
| Wages | £2,192,866 | £2,696,020 | £2,963,089 | +9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £9,172 | £14,410 | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.2% | 0.6% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.7% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.0% | 10.0% | -10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.1% | 90.2% | 87.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.08x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | -62.72x | — | -0.86x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE CONTRACT DINING COMPANY LIMITED 2010-04-01 → present
- FAIRFAX SHELFCO 314 LIMITED 2010-03-10 → 2010-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Sodexo S.A., which currently holds a Baa1 credit rating from Moody's Investors Service, has confirmed through a letter of support its intention to continue providing financial resources as the Company may require for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Based on this assessment, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| RENTON, Jean Mary | Director | 2019-11-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SMITH, Tracey Elizabeth | Director | 2025-04-10 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNAUDO, Laurent Paul Joseph | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2020-01-31 |
| AUSTIN, Angela Rosemary | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2020-08-31 |
| GOOLD, Edward William | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-12-10 |
| HALEY, Sean Michael | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2024-12-31 |
| MCCLUSKEY, Simon Keith | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2022-04-19 |
| PICCIRILLO, Angelo | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2019-11-01 |
| ROGERS, Paul | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2020-01-31 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2024-08-30 |
| TROTTER, Owen | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-12-10 |
| TYSON, Sally Mary | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2020-08-31 |
| WILKINSON, Andrew Ernest | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2021-10-27 |
| WINN, Anne Marie | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2017-11-30 |
| WINN, Leslie Michael | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2017-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friars 702 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-30 | Active |
| Mrs Anne Marie Winn | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
| Mr Leslie Michael Winn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-11 | 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.