HOUSE SPECIAL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£577k
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
224
Average over period
Profit before tax
£626k
Period ending 2025-12-28
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-27 | 2021-12-26 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,329,896 | £7,835,057 | £7,718,963 | £8,657,215 | £9,155,399 | £9,673,109 | — | |
| Operating profit | £915,919 | £1,024,706 | £518,757 | £292,456 | £360,374 | £26,932 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,291,944 | £1,924,706 | £1,399,951 | £1,089,345 | £1,363,395 | £625,669 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,011,254 | £1,250,150 | £599,497 | — | |
| Cash | £6,419 | £3,186 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,243,194 | £1,570,937 | £1,490,746 | £1,252,056 | £986,529 | £683,523 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,010,270 | £1,362,568 | £1,315,705 | £1,126,959 | £877,109 | £576,606 | — | |
| Equity | £1,010,270 | £1,362,568 | £1,315,705 | £1,126,959 | £877,109 | £576,606 | — | |
| Average employees | 209 | 201 | 221 | 230 | 228 | 224 | — | |
| Wages | £1,980,665 | £2,030,730 | £2,119,602 | £2,451,481 | £2,775,708 | £3,033,823 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-27 | 2021-12-26 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 13.1% | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.7% | 13.7% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 73.7% | 65.2% | 34.8% | 23.4% | 36.5% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.0% | 73.7% | 78.2% | 88.7% | 91.9% | 95.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.75x | 0.73x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 27.58x | 94.01x | — | 21.32x |
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
- HOUSE SPECIAL LIMITED 2013-02-01 → present
- FULL HOUSE RESTAURANTS 2011 LIMITED 2011-11-04 → 2013-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HOUSE SPECIAL LIMITED · parent
- The Woodpecker Inn Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the opening of two new sites in West Byfleet and Cranleigh during 2025...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEDDEN, Christine | Secretary | 2011-11-04 | — | — |
| SHEDDEN, Bradley John | Director | 2011-11-04 | Apr 1975 | British |
| SHEDDEN, John Edward | Director | 2011-11-04 | Jan 1947 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMSLEY, Stephen Glen | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2019-12-29 |
| DOMINOS PIZZA GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-11-04 | 2017-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full House Restaurants Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.