MINDFUL CHEF LTD
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Cash
£19m
+10.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13m
-64.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
86
+3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-88.6% first positive since 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,805,154 | £50,917,303 | £55,911,744 | £51,423,421 | -8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£2,232,723 | £9,928,074 | £669,794 | -93.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,749,137 | £10,889,025 | £1,242,053 | -88.6% | |
| Net profit | -£6,303,876 | -£1,161,299 | £7,967,753 | £2,214,313 | -72.2% | |
| Cash | £5,691,226 | £4,992,079 | £17,467,953 | £19,272,367 | +10.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £50,363,738 | £45,690,091 | £20,852,054 | -54.4% | |
| Net assets | — | £28,894,332 | £36,865,750 | £12,958,774 | -64.8% | |
| Equity | £29,974,683 | £28,894,332 | £36,865,750 | £12,958,774 | -64.8% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 90 | 83 | 86 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £5,904,514 | £5,295,514 | £4,645,957 | £6,217,478 | +33.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £526,858 | £701,407 | £507,317 | £180,167 | -64.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £3,962 | £3,952 | £2,972 | -24.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £192,694 | £208,045 | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -4.4% | 17.8% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | -10.7% | -2.3% | 14.3% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -4.4% | 21.7% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 50.1% | 45.8% | 69.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.28x | 2.29x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.21x | 9.57x | 0.77x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore the directors are satisfied that it remains appropriate for the company to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOINSKA, Katarzyna Malgorzata | Director | 2025-08-18 | May 1972 | Polish |
| DESIAGE, Fabien | Director | 2025-08-18 | Sep 1970 | French |
| WATSON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2023-03-13 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGOSTINI, Stefano | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| BUTTERFIELD, Leslie Paul | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2020-12-01 |
| CHAND, Nikhil | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| ENGLAND, Wayne | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| FAGNONI, Paolo | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| FERNANDEZ, Jorge Llach | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-07-01 |
| GIBBS, Rory James | Director | 2018-12-22 | 2020-12-01 |
| GRIEG-GRAN, Robert Edward | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2025-03-21 |
| HOPPER, Myles | Director | 2015-01-07 | 2025-03-21 |
| HUGHES, Leon Raymond | Director | 2018-12-22 | 2020-12-01 |
| HUMPHRIES, Giles Alfred | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2025-03-21 |
| LEE, Timothy | Director | 2018-12-22 | 2025-10-01 |
| SINHA, Sunaina | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2018-12-22 |
| SORENSEN, Mark Philip | Director | 2017-10-25 | 2020-12-01 |
| STOCKIL, Anthony Michael | Director | 2019-06-16 | 2020-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindful Chef Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-17 | Active |
| Mindful Chef Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-12-01 | Ceased 2021-12-17 |
| Piper Pe Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2018-12-22 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Piper Vi Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-22 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Mr Robert Edward Grieg-Gran | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Ms Sunaina Sinha | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-22 |
| Mr Leslie Paul Butterfield | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-22 |
| Mr Miles Hopper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-22 |
| Mr Giles Alfred Humphries | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | 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
- 1
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.