EMPIRE BESPOKE FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-13 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-27
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+19.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£37M
+1.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
54
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
-56.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EMPIRE BESPOKE FOODS LIMITED 2014-05-09 → present
- EMPIRE FOOD BROKERS LIMITED 1997-08-11 → 2014-05-09
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-29 | 2020-09-26 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-26 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £33,976,559 | £35,944,323 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,945,928 | £2,477,349 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £13,040,932 | £5,664,677 | |
| Net profit | — | £685,235 | — | £2,792,804 | — | £3,224,527 | — | £12,348,112 | £4,278,715 | |
| Cash | — | £1,773,366 | — | £2,079,576 | — | £3,886,881 | — | £5,330,527 | £6,357,159 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £27,125,300 | — | £28,302,760 | — | £31,060,621 | — | £41,348,812 | £41,504,468 | |
| Net assets | — | £19,808,533 | — | £22,601,337 | — | £25,554,361 | — | £36,142,552 | £36,598,208 | |
| Equity | £19,123,298 | £19,808,533 | £19,808,533 | £22,601,337 | £22,601,337 | £25,554,361 | £25,554,361 | £36,142,552 | £36,598,208 | |
| Average employees | — | 55 | — | 57 | — | 52 | — | 54 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,348,177 | £2,823,414 |
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 | 2019-09-29 | 2020-09-26 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-26 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.3% | 11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.7% | 6.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.4% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.83x | 3.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.16x | 6.28x |
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
- Adler Shine LLP
- 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 or the 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
- EMPIRE BESPOKE FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Bespoke Foods Limited 100%
- Empire Food Brokers Limited 100%
- Elswood Foods (2005) Limited 100%
- Empire Bespoke Foods ROI Limited 100%
- Rivermill Limited 100%
- Venue 5 Limited 66%
- Venue 5 (Freehold) Limited 66%
- The London & Country Victualler Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the current year, the group has expanded by adding a further two companies as part of the group's strategic objective of diversifying and spreading the group's operations.”
- “During the year, the company incorporated a new subsidiary, Venue 5 Freehold Limited. On 1 July 2024, the company increased its interest in Venue 5 Limited from 40% to 66.6%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Chandresh | Director | 1997-09-08 | Aug 1958 | British |
| PATEL, Jitendrakumar Maganbhai | Director | 2004-08-23 | Aug 1952 | British |
| PATEL, Priam Jitendra | Director | 2021-09-14 | Dec 1988 | British |
| PATEL, Rohini Jitendra | Director | 2019-06-24 | Nov 1954 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Anil Gunvantbhai | Secretary | 1997-08-11 | 2023-10-04 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-08-11 | 1997-08-11 |
| HIREMATH, Rajendra Sidhraj | Director | 1997-08-11 | 2004-08-23 |
| PATEL, Anil Gunvantbhai | Director | 1997-08-11 | 2023-10-04 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-08-11 | 1997-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebf Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-28 | Active |
| Mr Jitendrakumar Maganbhai Patel | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2025-11-28 |
| Mr Jitendra Maganbhai Patel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2016-08-11 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-01-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+5.8%
£33,976,559 £35,944,323
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Cash
+19.3%
£5,330,527 £6,357,159
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.3%
£36,142,552 £36,598,208
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
54 54
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Operating profit
+27.3%
£1,945,928 £2,477,349
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Profit before tax
-56.6%
£13,040,932 £5,664,677
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Wages
+20.2%
£2,348,177 £2,823,414
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