ARAMARK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-27
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£42M
+435.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£37M
-5.6% vs 2023
Employees
6,799
+10.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
+90.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ARAMARK LIMITED 1994-10-10 → present
- ARA SERVICES PLC 1982-10-05 → 1994-10-10
- ARA FOOD SERVICES LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1982-10-05
- ARA MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1980-12-31
- PHILIP THORNTON (CATERING SERVICES) LIMITE( 1970-07-07 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £324,752,000 | £367,002,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£4,127,000 | -£6,862,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,168,000 | -£1,500,000 | |
| Net profit | -£14,752,000 | -£3,344,000 | |
| Cash | £7,865,000 | £42,123,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,635,000 | £100,268,000 | |
| Net assets | £38,971,000 | £36,783,000 | |
| Equity | £38,971,000 | £36,783,000 | |
| Average employees | 6,162 | 6,799 | |
| Wages | £143,538,000 | £161,763,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | -4.5% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.0% | -6.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | -1.19x | -1.04x |
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
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is reporting a net current liability position as at 27 September 2024. The directors have received confirmation from the Company's parent undertaking that they will continue to support the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The Company's forecasts and projections indicate the Company will be profitable in the future. Accordingly, the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ARAMARK LIMITED · parent
- Aramark CCT Trustees Limited 100%
- Aramark Trustees Limited 100%
- Aramark Defence Services Limited 100%
- Aramark Norway AS 100%
- Wilson Vale Catering Management Ltd 100%
- Wilson Vale Holdings Limited 100%
- Graysons Hospitality Limited 100%
- Graysons Restaurants Limited 100%
- Graysons Venues Limited 100%
- By Word of Mouth Limited 100%
- Graysons Inn Limited 100%
- Word on the Street (UK Events) Limited 100%
- One Circle Events Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 24th January 2025 Aramark Limited acquired 90% of the Share Capital in Entier Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIAH, Shakamal | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | — | — |
| HANDFORTH, Michelle | Director | 2025-01-15 | Sep 1962 | British |
| JOHNSON, Carl | Director | 2023-09-01 | Sep 1984 | British |
| MILLIGAN-SMITH, Helen Louise | Director | 2021-01-15 | Oct 1980 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Joanne | Director | 2024-08-05 | Dec 1972 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON, Nicholas Ian | Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2007-02-14 |
| BROCK, Amanda Currie | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2005-10-25 |
| CAMPBELL, Gordon Forrester | Secretary | — | 2000-09-11 |
| DEASY, Mary Ann | Secretary | 2007-02-14 | 2019-05-01 |
| DOUGLAS, Irene Crawford | Secretary | 2000-09-11 | 2005-05-12 |
| RICHMOND, Roy Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-01-17 |
| ARAVENA BAEZ, Monica Andrea | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2019-08-26 |
| BATHGATE, Catherine Anne | Director | — | 2000-05-12 |
| BELL, Aidan Patrick | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| BOSTON, Nicholas Ian | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2010-02-05 |
| CAMPBELL, Gordon Forrester | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| CARROLL, Matthew William | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| CHAWLA, Rajat | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| COLLINS, Michael Noel | Director | — | 1995-01-18 |
| COOPER, John Clive | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-11-26 |
| CUPPER, Jacqueline Karon | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2001-10-01 |
| DEVLIN, James Victor | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| DOYLE, Desmond Mark Christopher | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2016-03-31 |
| DRURY, Robert | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| GERRARD, David Andrew | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2004-07-12 |
| GLEESON, Frank Michael | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| GOLDACRE, Adrian Mark | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-06-26 |
| HALL, Ian | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2004-05-21 |
| HAMPTON, Paul | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2006-05-30 |
| LOGAN, Robert Bruce, Mr. | Director | 2024-08-05 | 2024-11-29 |
| MAIN, Andrew William | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| MAIN, Andrew William | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2002-05-03 |
| MCCALL, William Stuart | Director | — | 2000-05-12 |
| MULRYAN, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| NEVILLE, Thomas, Mr. | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2023-09-01 |
| SHIRAZIAN, Lawrence | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2021-01-15 |
| SHROEDER, Neil | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2019-05-31 |
| SIZER, Paul Joseph | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2018-11-26 |
| THOMSON, Andrew Macleod | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2024-08-01 |
| TONER, William James | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2005-03-01 |
| VENT, Richard | Director | — | 1995-04-06 |
| WENTWORTH, Quenten Charles | Director | 2015-10-13 | 2017-07-04 |
| WHEELER, Roberta | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2015-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-27 vs 2023-09-29
-
Turnover
+13%
£324,752,000 £367,002,000
-
Cash
+435.6%
£7,865,000 £42,123,000
-
Net assets
-5.6%
£38,971,000 £36,783,000
-
Employees
+10.3%
6,162 6,799
-
Operating profit
-66.3%
-£4,127,000 -£6,862,000
-
Profit before tax
+90.7%
-£16,168,000 -£1,500,000
-
Wages
+12.7%
£143,538,000 £161,763,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers