EL PASTOR LTD
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Cash
£613k
-18.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£2.1m
-50.8% vs 2024
Employees
107
-8.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.3 of the financial statements concerning the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern. The group had net current liabilities of £5,768,435 and the company had net current liabilities of £2,905,940 as at 31 July 2025. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 1.3, indicate that a material urcertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,638,005 | — | £12,965,018 | £15,079,107 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,334,688 | £877,065 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,714,819 | £522,375 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £1,172,136 | -£1,669,139 | -£175,981 | -£709,564 | -303.2% | |
| Cash | — | £913,890 | £2,078,735 | £755,023 | £613,450 | -18.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,151,046 | -£2,818,651 | -£1,065,715 | -£1,947,390 | -82.7% | |
| Net assets | £515,529 | -£1,535,573 | -£2,983,618 | -£1,397,856 | -£2,107,420 | -50.8% | |
| Equity | £363,443 | -£1,535,573 | -£2,983,618 | -£1,397,856 | -£2,107,420 | -50.8% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 61 | 194 | 117 | 107 | -8.5% | |
| Wages | £1,421,781 | £1,353,817 | £4,093,134 | £2,515,578 | £2,697,449 | +7.2% | |
| 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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -10.3% | 5.8% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | -12.9% | -1.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 131.1% | 152.5% | 117.9% | 152.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.50x | 0.59x | 0.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -3.51x | 2.43x | — |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Newby Castleman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.3 of the financial statements concerning the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern. The group had net current liabilities of £5,768,435 and the company had net current liabilities of £2,905,940 as at 31 July 2025. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 1.3, indicate that a material urcertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- EL PASTOR LTD · parent
- El Pastor CDY Ltd 100%
- El Pastor Trademark Ltd 100%
- Tacoparty Ltd 100%
- El Pastor Battersea Ltd 100%
- Casa El Pastor Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 11 September 2024, Chris Newell (Quantuma Advisory Limited) was appointed Administrator of the group subsidiary company, Casa El Pastor Limited. Trade of the subsidiary ceased at this time and the group no longer has control over the assets of the subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADOGAN, William John, Honourable | Director | 2016-04-20 | Nov 1973 | British |
| EDGSON, Steven David | Director | 2016-01-28 | Nov 1967 | British |
| GABB, Harry Rollo | Director | 2016-04-20 | May 1972 | British |
| HART, James Harry | Director | 2016-04-20 | Mar 1982 | British |
| HART, Samuel Kinsford | Director | 2016-04-20 | Sep 1974 | British |
| SOMERVILLE, Crispin | Director | 2016-04-20 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Edward George | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2023-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Caspar Charles Gabb | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-06-10 | Ceased 2026-04-16 |
| Mr Harry Rollo Gabb | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2019-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Samuel Kinsford Hart | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-14 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-11-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-10-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-09-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.