THE MENU MAKERS SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£13k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£1.2m
Equity attributable
Employees
339
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£61k
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-28 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,517,342 | £3,450,021 | £7,274,571 | £19,474,508 | £21,776,662 | £12,286,741 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£2,277,642 | -£1,741,891 | £465,916 | £1,226,342 | -£24,835 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £382,412 | -£2,277,642 | -£1,751,268 | £423,839 | £1,193,950 | -£61,157 | — | |
| Net profit | £309,437 | -£2,047,068 | -£1,751,268 | £423,839 | £1,193,950 | -£61,157 | — | |
| Cash | £1,649,731 | £1,448,244 | £113,025 | £712,453 | £1,245,605 | £12,749 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,643,502 | £514,275 | -£1,236,993 | £643,912 | £1,663,393 | £59,971 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,061,343 | -£985,725 | -£2,736,993 | -£2,313,154 | -£1,119,204 | -£1,180,361 | — | |
| Equity | £1,061,343 | -£985,725 | -£2,736,993 | -£2,313,154 | -£1,119,204 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 2,270 | 696 | 255 | 589 | 639 | 339 | — | |
| Wages | £10,246,785 | £4,225,592 | — | £6,767,340 | £12,303,541 | £4,869,514 | — | |
| 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 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-28 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -66.0% | -23.9% | 2.4% | 5.6% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | -59.3% | -24.1% | 2.2% | 5.5% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -442.9% | — | 72.4% | 73.7% | -41.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.7% | 140.4% | 193.4% | 134.6% | 121.2% | 478.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.44x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 11.07x | 34.86x | -0.66x |
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 MENU MAKERS SERVICES LIMITED 2025-05-13 → present
- FABULOUS FAN FAYRE LIMITED 2013-04-11 → 2025-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During 2024 Manchester City Football Club made the strategic decision to in-house their event catering offering from the commencement of the 24/25 Premier League season and not to renew their catering agreement with The Menu Makers Services (formerly Fabulous Fan Fayre Limited).”
- “On the 30th August 2024 the directors of Food + Drink reached agreement with Legends Hospitality (UK) Limited to purchase all shares held by Legends Hospitality (UK) Limited in The Menu Makers Services Limited and shareholder loans extended to The Menu Makers Services Limited by Legends Hospitality (UK) Limited. As of this date significant control of the entity passed solely to Food + Drink Limited.”
- “Subsequently on the 26th September 2024 Mr J Ruzich and Mr D Smith, collectively directors representing Legends Hospitality (UK) Limited resigned from the Board.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEKOLAY, Michael | Director | 2013-06-11 | Jul 1960 | American |
| HARRIS, Nigel John | Director | 2013-04-11 | Oct 1970 | British |
| KENNERLEY, Gary Andrew | Director | 2018-10-03 | May 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAGDEN, Simon Benedict | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2015-03-11 |
| BURNS, David John | Director | 2013-04-11 | 2020-09-30 |
| HAMMER, David | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2014-09-12 |
| II, Donald Storm | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-04-22 |
| JACKSON, John Ellis | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2014-06-30 |
| MACLAURIN, Neil Ralph Charter | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2018-10-01 |
| MIRHASHEMI, Shervin | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2015-05-01 |
| RUZICH, John | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2024-09-26 |
| SMITH, Daniel | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2024-09-26 |
| TAWWATER, Ryan Skyler | Director | 2022-09-24 | 2023-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends Hospitality (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-30 |
| Food + Drink Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-30 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-26 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-05-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-22 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-10-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.