LEMON PEPPER TOPCO LIMITED
Get an alert when LEMON PEPPER TOPCO LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
2,216
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£13M
Period ending 2024-12-29
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £84,658,766 | £125,026,523 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £4,082,082 | £13,727,553 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,555,835 | £13,179,897 | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | -£33,263 | -£5,456 | £3,555,835 | £9,852,561 | |
| Cash | £0 | — | — | — | £7,208,855 | £17,258,502 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,712 | -£18,557 | £2,976,056 | £16,930,094 | £18,416,206 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,706 | -£18,557 | — | £5,412,445 | £15,265,006 | |
| Equity | — | — | -£18,557 | — | £5,412,445 | £15,265,006 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,230 | 2,216 | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £19,774,161 | £29,400,411 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £543,125 | £512,864 |
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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 24.1% | 74.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 83.4% | 72.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.91x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 7.76x | 25.07x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LEMON PEPPER TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Lemon Pepper Midco Limited 100%
- Lemon Pepper Holdings Limited 100%
- Lemon Pepper Cabot Limited 100%
- Lemon Pepper Oracle Limited 100%
- Lemon Pepper Bullring Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 January 2025, the share capital of Lemon Pepper Topco Limited was purchased by Rooster Bidco Limited. The Deep Discounted Bonds held in Lemon Pepper Midco Limited were redeemed as part of the transaction.”
- “Following the period end, the new immediate parent company is Rootser Bidco Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, whose registered office is Duo, Level 6, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4RB.”
- “Following the period end, the new ultimate parent company is TAO Finance 3, LLC, a company incorporated in Delaware, USA, whose registered office is Suite 302, 4001 Kennet Pike, County of New Castle, Wilmington, Delaware 19807, USA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAMFORD, Patrick | Secretary | 2023-12-13 | — | — |
| BAMFORD, Patrick Charles | Director | 2024-12-12 | Mar 1981 | British |
| SHERRIFF, Christopher | Director | 2024-12-12 | May 1983 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM, Rishad | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2025-01-30 |
| GROGAN, Tom Patrick | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2024-12-12 |
| KAAN, Timucin, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2025-01-30 |
| LEWIN, Saul Henry | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2024-12-12 |
| MCGRATH JR, Albert Gerard | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2025-01-30 |
| MERCHANT, Azhaan Saleem | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2022-06-14 |
| SAHOTA, Herman Singh | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2024-12-12 |
| SKIPWORTH, Michael John | Director | 2021-05-21 | 2022-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-30 | Active |
| Timucin Kaan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-22 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
| Janjri Trivedi | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-22 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
| Jaymin Jagdishchandra Trivedi | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-22 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
| Tom Patrick Grogan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-04-19 | Ceased 2018-05-22 |
| Saul Henry Lewin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-04-19 | Ceased 2018-05-22 |
| Herman Singh Sahota | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-04-19 | Ceased 2018-05-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-19 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-09-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-05 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.