PABULUM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£996K
+139.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-25% vs 2023
Employees
741
-8.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£728K
+12.2% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PABULUM LIMITED 1997-08-29 → present
- GROUP 90 CATERING LIMITED 1995-03-16 → 1997-08-29
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,031,850 | — | £24,515,104 | £16,876,494 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£392,420 | — | £646,176 | £727,164 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£393,086 | £637,693 | £648,588 | £727,799 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£387,589 | £592,657 | £550,060 | £548,997 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,082,820 | £1,557,706 | £415,199 | £996,111 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £1,239,592 | £1,828,582 | £2,378,642 | £1,806,113 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,145,925 | £1,738,582 | £2,288,642 | £1,716,113 | |
| Equity | £1,006,954 | £1,082,345 | £1,533,514 | £1,145,925 | £1,738,582 | £2,288,642 | £1,716,113 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 826 | 764 | 810 | 741 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £10,411,286 | £10,834,288 | £11,683,242 | £7,950,161 |
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 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -2.8% | — | 2.6% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -2.8% | — | 2.2% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -31.7% | — | 27.2% | 40.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 70.7% | 76.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.41x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -30.35x | — | — | — |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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.”
Group structure
- PABULUM LIMITED · parent
- Citrea Limited 100%
- Pabulum Catering Limited 100%
- Citrea Catering Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the period end, Compass Group UK & Ireland Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of CH & CO Catering Group Limited, becoming the ultimate parent of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-04-30 | — | — |
| THOMAS, Nicholas Edward Heale, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| TONER, William, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-01 | May 1958 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Louise | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | 2022-07-26 |
| HOWELLS, Christopher Charles | Secretary | 1998-05-01 | 2018-12-04 |
| INGRAM, Simon James | Secretary | 2018-12-04 | 2019-08-01 |
| SEYMOUR, Adam, Mr. | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| SILVESTER, William John | Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 1998-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Nelson | Secretary | 2022-07-26 | 2023-08-01 |
| BARBER, Paul David | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2015-12-31 |
| BELL, Louise Anne | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2022-07-26 |
| FRAYN, Susan Anne | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-06-09 |
| GAWTHROP, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2007-04-14 | 2011-06-16 |
| GAY, Alistair John | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2016-07-15 |
| GILES, James John | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2017-11-30 |
| GILL, Stephen | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2013-08-29 |
| HOWELLS, Christopher Charles | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2018-03-01 |
| HOWELLS, Christopher Charles | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2007-04-14 |
| HOWELLS, Deborah Jane | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2019-03-05 |
| INGRAM, Simon James | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2023-08-01 |
| INGRAM, Simon James | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2020-09-29 |
| PENGELLY, Graham John | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2007-04-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Mike | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2023-06-09 |
| RUSSELL, John Henry | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2012-05-22 |
| SHARP, Trevor Howard | Director | 2007-04-14 | 2013-06-17 |
| SILVESTER, William John | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1998-04-30 |
| WARREN, Brian Stuart | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2023-08-01 |
| WEATHERLEY, Iain | Director | 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Nelson Daniel | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2025-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ch & Co Catering Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-08-01 | Active |
| The Quarr Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-08-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-21 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2023-04-30
-
Turnover
-31.2%
£24,515,104 £16,876,494
-
Cash
+139.9%
£415,199 £996,111
-
Net assets
-25%
£2,288,642 £1,716,113
-
Employees
-8.5%
810 741
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+12.5%
£646,176 £727,164
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+12.2%
£648,588 £727,799
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-32%
£11,683,242 £7,950,161
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers