DNATA CATERING UK LIMITED
Get an alert when DNATA CATERING UK LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£2.6m
-68.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£7.8m
+93.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,608
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+3,850.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watch the reel
Our short-form breakdown of DNATA CATERING UK LIMITED's latest filing
dnata Catering UK lost a major Heathrow contract and faced geopolitical headwinds on Emirates routes, but a massive £102m debt-to-equity conversion flipped the bottom line into the black. ✈️🍽️
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £557,387,000 | £575,307,000 | £611,200,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,043,000 | £8,939,000 | £5,392,000 | -39.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£17,950,000 | £81,000 | £3,200,000 | +3,850.6% | |
| Net profit | -£17,383,000 | -£134,000 | £4,078,000 | +3,143.3% | |
| Cash | £8,666,000 | £8,298,000 | £2,585,000 | -68.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,562,000 | £53,180,000 | £54,315,000 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | -£113,739,000 | -£113,873,000 | -£7,783,000 | +93.2% | |
| Equity | -£113,739,000 | -£113,873,000 | -£7,783,000 | +93.2% | |
| Average employees | 3,925 | 3,686 | 3,608 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £120,132,000 | £118,518,000 | £124,642,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £511,000 | £477,000 | £572,000 | +19.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | £0 | £10,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £511,000 | £477,000 | £572,000 | +19.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.8% | 1.6% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | -3.1% | -0.0% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.8% | 16.8% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 178.2% | 178.7% | 106.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.83x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | -1.27x | 1.01x | 2.46x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DNATA CATERING UK LIMITED 2020-03-31 → present
- ALPHA LSG LIMITED 2012-05-15 → 2020-03-31
- NEWINCCO 1174 LIMITED 2012-03-26 → 2012-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company therefore, continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- DNATA CATERING UK LIMITED · parent
- Alpha Flight UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Debt to equity conversion of £102,012,000 in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLY, Mark | Secretary | 2012-07-18 | — | British |
| ALAWADHI, Hana Mohammad Azim Ahmad | Director | 2024-06-13 | Jun 1984 | Emirati |
| MCCLELLAND, Lynn Fiona, Chief Executive Officer | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jul 1968 | British |
| PADGETT, Robin Brian | Director | 2014-09-11 | Apr 1968 | British |
| POSSA, Carlo Federico | Director | 2012-07-18 | Sep 1968 | Italian |
| STEPHENSON, Maria Ivette Carrillo Barradas | Director | 2025-10-23 | Apr 1968 | Mexican |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-03-26 | 2012-05-15 |
| ANGUS, Robert Stewart | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2014-09-11 |
| BOHRINGER, Christoph | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2012-07-18 |
| CANETTOLI, Silvio | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2013-06-27 |
| DEANE, Emma Caroline | Director | 2020-03-24 | 2022-10-14 |
| ELLY, Mark | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2012-07-18 |
| FORBES, Alexander John | Director | 2020-03-24 | 2022-07-04 |
| LOFT, David John | Director | 2020-03-24 | 2025-07-31 |
| MACKIE, Christopher Alan | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2012-05-15 |
| MULLER, Jochen | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2020-03-24 |
| RATSCH, Christopher Markus | Director | 2015-06-10 | 2016-12-16 |
| SCHARPE, Lutz Christoph | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2015-06-10 |
| SPAHN, Alexander | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2020-03-24 |
| WILTON, Anthony Lionel | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2013-06-27 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-03-26 | 2012-05-15 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-03-26 | 2012-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lsg/Sky Chefs Europe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-24 |
| Alpha Flight Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.