SAMBA COVENT GARDEN LIMITED
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Cash
£703k
-70.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£6m
-13.5% vs 2024
Employees
121
+9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£113k
-146.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,182,046 | £10,520,366 | £9,994,527 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £16,738 | £613,879 | £141,989 | -76.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£355,600 | £243,342 | -£113,301 | -146.6% | |
| Net profit | -£463,784 | £770,715 | -£712,311 | -192.4% | |
| Cash | £1,616,852 | £2,384,705 | £703,171 | -70.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,465,468 | -£631,054 | -£2,684,893 | -325.5% | |
| Net assets | -£6,034,135 | -£5,263,420 | -£5,975,731 | -13.5% | |
| Equity | -£6,034,135 | -£5,263,420 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 124 | 111 | 121 | +9% | |
| Wages | £2,426,075 | £2,586,687 | £2,811,091 | +8.7% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 5.8% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | -4.6% | 7.3% | -7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 169.4% | 227.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.40x | 0.55x | 0.29x | |
| Interest cover | 0.04x | 1.66x | 0.56x |
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
- SAMBA COVENT GARDEN LIMITED 2017-07-20 → present
- NEWINCCO 1314 LIMITED 2014-08-28 → 2017-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts reviewed and the continued support of an indirect shareholder, Shamal Overseas UK Limited, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLY, Iqbal Amin | Director | 2022-05-18 | Jan 1977 | Australian |
| MOHAMMAD KHALIFA S BIN HABTOOR, Abdulla | Director | 2018-07-26 | Nov 1982 | Emirati |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-08-28 | 2014-09-05 |
| BILLERA, Danielle Elizabeth | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| BIN SULAIMAN, Ahmad Khalid Mohamed Ahmad | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2022-05-18 |
| BOKOVZA, Shimon | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2023-12-15 |
| GONZALES, Patricia | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-07 |
| GYLES, Paul Stuart | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2024-05-22 |
| HOLY, Iqbal Amin | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2021-07-28 |
| JOHNSON, Matthew | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| KHAN, Amir Naim | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2018-07-26 |
| MACKIE, Christopher Alan | Director | 2014-08-28 | 2014-09-05 |
| ONER, Ari Ojalvo | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2023-12-15 |
| TAYLOR, Richard | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2020-01-21 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-08-28 | 2014-09-05 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-08-28 | 2014-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sushisamba Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.