DEMIPOWER (2017) LTD
Get an alert when DEMIPOWER (2017) LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£2.1M
+109.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£20M
-10.6% vs 2024
Employees
1,165
-7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£603K
+85.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,501,500 | £77,976,378 | +6.1% | |
| Operating profit | £953,096 | £3,729,444 | +291.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,114,550 | -£603,028 | +85.3% | |
| Net profit | -£4,494,791 | -£1,882,131 | +58.1% | |
| Cash | £995,194 | £2,085,592 | +109.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£16,613,649 | -£18,474,681 | -11.2% | |
| Net assets | -£17,692,550 | -£19,574,681 | -10.6% | |
| Equity | -£17,692,550 | -£19,574,681 | -10.6% | |
| Average employees | 1,257 | 1,165 | -7.3% | |
| Wages | £17,276,638 | £17,792,468 | +3% | |
| 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | -2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 126.0% | 130.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.36x | 0.40x | |
| Interest cover | 0.18x | 0.83x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore do not have any concerns of material uncertainty over going concern. The company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company has given cross guarantees on behalf of the group undertakings to their bankers. The amount which was guaranteed at 31 October 2025 was £83,833,000 (2024: £83,651,305).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANMOHAMED, Alim Amirali | Secretary | 2017-12-04 | — | — |
| JANMOHAMED, Alim Amirali | Director | 2017-12-04 | Jun 1981 | British |
| JANMOHAMED, Amirali Hassanali Moledina | Director | 2017-12-04 | Apr 1952 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREW, Christopher Alexander | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2017-12-04 |
| HOLMES, Christopher Robert | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2017-12-04 |
| NELSON-SMITH, Sarah | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2017-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Demipower Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-04 | Active |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken (Great Britain) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-27 | Ceased 2017-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.