THE MENU MAKERS SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-25
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+74.8% vs 2022
Net assets
-£1M
+51.6% vs 2022
Employees
639
+8.5% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£1M
+181.7% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-25.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-28 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,474,508 | £21,776,662 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £465,916 | £1,226,342 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £423,839 | £1,193,950 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £423,839 | £1,193,950 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £712,453 | £1,245,605 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £643,912 | £1,663,393 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,313,154 | -£1,119,204 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£1,085,725 | — | -£2,313,154 | -£1,119,204 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 589 | 639 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,767,340 | £7,453,791 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
+11.8%
£19,474,508 £21,776,662
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Cash
+74.8%
£712,453 £1,245,605
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Net assets
+51.6%
-£2,313,154 -£1,119,204
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Employees
+8.5%
589 639
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Operating profit
+163.2%
£465,916 £1,226,342
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Profit before tax
+181.7%
£423,839 £1,193,950
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Wages
+10.1%
£6,767,340 £7,453,791
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-28 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 72.4% | 73.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 11.07x | 34.86x |
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 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
- 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 Fabulous Fan Fayre. The Management of Fabulous Fan Fayre have worked collaboratively through the off season to ensure this transfer of services was executed seamlessly with no disruption to match day services. As part of this transfer a high proportion of match day staff were transferred to the direct employment of Manchester City Football Club through a TUPE process. In addition, all material financial and operational liabilities with respect to Manchester City operations were transferred from Fabulous Fan Fayre to Manchester City Football Club.”
- “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 Fabulous Fan Fayre Limited and shareholder loans extended to Fabulous Fan Fayre 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 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2023-06-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-05-23 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.