MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS LIMITED

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS LIMITED 1989-02-28 → present
2. MCDONALD'S HAMBURGERS LIMITED 1971-02-18 → 1989-02-28

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Company had net profit of £79m, net assets of £778m, cash of £22m and bank overdraft of £180m. The company is part of the Groups cash pooling arrangement to fund liquidity requirements when needed. The company has obtained a letter of support from the company's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party, McDonald's Corporation Inc., confirming that they will take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to enable the company to continue its operations and settle its obligations for the period to 31 December 2026, which is the going concern period considered by the Directors.”

Group structure

1. MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS LIMITED · parent
   1. APPT Corporation Limited 100% · United Kingdom · In liquidation
   2. South Coast Foods Limited 100% · United Kingdom · In liquidation

Significant events

• “The company paid dividends of £83m during the year (2023 - nil).”
• “The year on year movement in operating profit is predominantly driven by savings in administrative expenses offset the investment and intangibles impairment of £41m. Additionally, this was further impacted by continued inflationary pressures impacting Food, Paper and Utility costs on the Company Operated estate.”
• “McDonald's Restaurants Limited's total greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4% compared to 2023 (restated) figures.”
• “Red Flag campaign as referenced above, the campaign is designed by employees for employees to provide an easily recognisable way to call out unacceptable behaviours in the workplace, signposting its existing reporting channels.”
• “During 2024, we built our ninth new restaurant based on our Net Zero emissions blueprint.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -0.8%

  £1,835,618,000 → £1,821,827,000

• Cash

  +34.4%

  £16,230,000 → £21,816,000

• Net assets

  -1.4%

  £789,294,000 → £778,039,000

• Employees

  -7.6%

  26,384 → 24,375

• Operating profit

  +604.4%

  £10,729,000 → £75,576,000

• Profit before tax

  +81%

  £66,327,000 → £120,082,000

• Wages

  -2.2%

  £309,349,000 → £302,508,000

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