BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED 2006-02-03 → present
2. BAXTER STOREY LIMITED 2004-12-30 → 2006-02-03
3. WILSON STOREY HALLIDAY LIMITED 2003-01-02 → 2004-12-30
4. HALLIDAY CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 1986-04-22 → 2003-01-02
5. MARKCHIME LIMITED 1985-11-21 → 1986-04-22

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In assessing the BaxterStorey group's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have considered the performance of the business through 2024 and ongoing performance and cash flow in 2025. The directors believe these results, including continued growth in trading and resilience in the financial performance of the business, coupled with the positive outlook and the continued support of the parent WSH, reinforce the directors' confidence that the BaxterStorey group can meet all its obligations as they fall due through to at least the end of 2026. Accordingly, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED · parent
   1. BaxterStorey France SAS 100% · France · Catering services
   2. BaxterStorey Ireland Limited 100% · Republic of Ireland · Catering services
   3. BaxterStorey Norway AS 100% · Norway · Catering services
   4. BaxterStorey Scotland Limited 100% · Scotland · Catering services
   5. Hesscroft Limited 75% · Republic of Ireland · Catering services
   6. Nutrition Cater Limited 75% · Republic of Ireland · Holding company
   7. Portico Corporate Reception Management Limited 100% · England and Wales · Reception services

Significant events

• “On 28 June 2024, South West Larder Limited, a company under common control, became a wholly owned WSH group company and from this date have applied the exemption to disclose related party transactions.”
• “On 31 December 2024, the company received a dividend in specie of €1.00 from its direct subsidiary BaxterStorey Ireland Limited. Subsequently, it declared and paid a dividend in specie of €1.00 to its parent. These were settled through distribution of the entire share capital of indirect subsidiary BaxterStorey France SAS to facilitate this company becoming a direct subsidiary of WSH France SAS. Control of this subsidiary is considered to have ceased from this date for the purpose of consolidation.”

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

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +11.3%

  £572,774,000 → £637,498,000

• Cash

  +10%

  £31,882,000 → £35,086,000

• Net assets

  +13.9%

  £228,430,000 → £260,085,000

• Employees

  +9.9%

  7,880 → 8,661

• Operating profit

  +20.6%

  £35,846,000 → £43,222,000

• Profit before tax

  +20.4%

  £35,927,000 → £43,243,000

• Wages

  +15.5%

  £236,711,000 → £273,364,000

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