DINE CONTRACT CATERING LIMITED
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Cash
£656k
-34.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£26m
+15.9% vs 2023
Employees
728
-5.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4.7m
-21.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-15.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,364,587 | £42,120,849 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £5,924,784 | £4,708,201 | -20.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,979,113 | £4,707,014 | -21.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,684,177 | £3,565,583 | -23.9% | |
| Cash | £1,005,929 | £655,969 | -34.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,455,578 | £26,066,844 | +16.1% | |
| Net assets | £22,401,827 | £25,967,410 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £22,401,827 | £25,967,410 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 769 | 728 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £15,006,921 | £16,069,566 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,718 | £530,637 | +76.5% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.4% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.6% | 17.0% | |
| Current ratio | 5.35x | 5.89x |
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
- DINE CONTRACT CATERING LIMITED 2014-05-01 → present
- DINE LIMITED 2012-02-09 → 2014-05-01
- COMPACT CATERING LIMITED 2010-07-07 → 2012-02-09
- METROPOLE AGENCIES LTD 2010-06-28 → 2010-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Significant events
- “On 1 November 2025, there was an intra group sale and purchase agreement detailing the transfer of trade and assets from Dine Contract Catering Limited to Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited. The Company now acts as an agent on behalf of it's principal Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, any revenue generated is now transferred to the principal.”
- “As at the signing date of these financial statements, the consideration amount has not been determined, and management are still in the process of identifying the financial impact.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYNES, Nicholas William | Director | 2024-11-20 | Jan 1977 | British |
| MILLS, Robin Ronald | Director | 2019-11-25 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SHARPE, Gareth Jonathan | Director | 2021-11-02 | May 1980 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFIN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2010-10-04 | 2016-06-16 |
| BYGATE, Hazel | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2011-12-31 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Ian George | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2021-08-06 |
| CARTWRIGHT, James Fraser | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2019-05-09 |
| COURT, Michael James | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2025-05-07 |
| DUNHAM, Kate | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2020-01-31 |
| GARSIDE, Christopher John | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2019-11-25 |
| GILL, Michael Ian | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2011-12-31 |
| GREEN, Zoe | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2021-08-01 |
| HOLMES, Steven Mark Brian | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2010-07-05 |
| KYFFIN, Stephen Richard | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2022-05-31 |
| MACPHERSON, Daniel Boyd | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| RYAN, Robert John | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| SERGEANT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| SIMMONS, Lynne Mary | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2022-05-31 |
| WADE, Matthew Vernon | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2026-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-09 | Active |
| Mr James Fraser Cartwright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-28 | Ceased 2019-05-09 |
| Mr Ian George Cartwright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-28 | Ceased 2019-05-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.