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Next accounts due

2026-07-31 (in 2mo)

Last filed for 2024-07-27

Confirmation statement due

2026-03-12

Overdue

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£7M

+23.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£8M

+27.4% vs 2023

Employees

1,402

+15.3% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£2M

+143.2% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

  1. A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED 2004-03-16 → present
  2. CATERING365 LIMITED 2002-09-30 → 2004-03-16
  3. A.B.M. NATIONWIDE LIMITED 2001-12-14 → 2002-09-30
  4. K & S (409) LIMITED 2001-02-26 → 2001-12-14

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-27

Metric Trend 2023-07-282024-07-27
Turnover £37,421,607£46,742,122
Operating profit £656,163£1,474,407
Profit before tax £655,384£1,594,188
Net profit £898,113£1,614,768
Cash £5,583,135£6,910,639
Total assets less current liabilities £5,960,680£7,647,583
Net assets £5,885,906£7,500,674
Equity £5,885,906£7,500,674
Average employees 1,2161,402
Wages £17,770,701£22,512,167

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 2023-07-282024-07-27
Operating margin 1.8%3.2%
Net margin 2.4%3.5%
Return on capital employed 11.0%19.3%
Current ratio 1.52x1.60x
Interest cover 92.76x108.92x

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
RSM UK Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to continue to trade for the foreseeable future.”

Significant events

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

People

7 active · 18 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
LEONARD, Thomas Ross Secretary 2026-04-21
COATES, Dierdre Mary Director 2001-04-26 Jun 1939 British
COATES, Peter Director 2001-04-26 Jan 1938 British
FLOYD, Neil Charles Director 2015-10-26 May 1983 English
JOHNSON, Susan Jane Director 2003-08-29 Sep 1957 British
SMITH, Paul James Director 2011-11-22 Oct 1971 British
WATERS, Tracy Elizabeth Director 2025-06-10 Jan 1979 British
Show 18 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ADLINGTON, Simon John Secretary 2003-03-05 2003-08-29
COATES, Dierdre Mary Secretary 2001-04-26 2003-03-05
HILL, Susan Secretary 2003-08-29 2024-03-31
K & S SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2001-02-26 2001-04-26
BOWERS, Darren James Director 2014-09-01 2016-01-29
COATES, Denise Director 2001-04-26 2020-07-31
COATES, John Fitzgerald Director 2001-04-26 2020-07-31
COOK, Tony Andrew Director 2014-09-29 2015-05-29
FLATT, Stephen Albert Director 2009-11-25 2012-09-28
GARSTIN, Anthony Landray Director 2004-04-23 2005-04-29
GROVE, David Director 2024-10-17 2026-03-23
GROVE, David Director 2023-07-19 2024-05-20
HILL, Susan Director 2003-08-29 2024-03-31
JOBSON, Nigel Anthony Director 2006-11-13 2009-08-28
MARKS, Denise Director 2015-04-01 2016-12-06
MARTIN, Neil Director 2024-05-20 2024-10-17
SUTCLIFFE, Michael David Director 2003-08-29 2014-08-29
K & S DIRECTORS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2001-02-26 2001-04-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Abm Catering (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 125 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-07-29 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2022-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-23 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2026-03-26 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-03-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-01-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-08-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-24 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-06-24 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-04-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-04-02 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-07-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-03-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-08-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-29 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2022-07-29 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-07-28 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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 2024-07-27 vs 2023-07-28

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

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