SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
943
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
Period ending 2025-12-31
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.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,429,000 | £82,016,000 | £88,640,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,083,000 | £4,711,000 | £5,949,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,083,000 | £4,711,000 | £5,949,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,227,000 | £3,493,000 | £4,440,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,948,000 | £3,799,000 | £3,407,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,743,000 | £8,788,000 | £13,473,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,787,000 | £7,280,000 | £11,720,000 | — | |
| Equity | £3,787,000 | £7,280,000 | £11,720,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 826 | 912 | 943 | — | |
| Wages | £27,824,000 | £31,840,000 | £34,066,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £99,000 | £100,000 | £174,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.3% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 65.0% | 53.6% | 44.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.08x | 1.40x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the company and group's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have considered the performance of the Searcys group through 2025 and ongoing performance and cash flow in 2026. The directors believe these results, including continued growth in trading and resilience in the financial performance of the Searcys group, coupled with the positive outlook and the continued support of the parent WSH, reinforce the directors' confidence that the company and group can meet all its obligations as they fall due through to at least the end of 2027. Accordingly, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Mockingbird Catering Limited 100%
- Party Ingredients Catering Services Limited 100%
- Searcys - 30 Euston Square Limited 100%
- Searcys 1847 Champagne Bar Limited 100%
- Searcys at Horizon 22 Ltd 100%
- TOB Restaurants Limited 100%
- X Est Catering Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the period end, on 16 January 2026 the lease term for the Gherkin restaurant ended.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Marc | Secretary | 2014-07-31 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Marc | Director | 2014-07-31 | Apr 1975 | British |
| JACKSON, Paul Adrian | Director | 2020-07-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| RICHARDS, Charlie | Director | 2016-04-27 | Mar 1975 | British |
| STOREY, Alastair Dunbar | Director | 2014-07-31 | Jan 1953 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, David Bryce | Secretary | — | 2001-09-30 |
| GRANT, Trevor John | Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2002-12-13 |
| OWEN, Graham John | Secretary | 2003-01-21 | 2007-12-10 |
| FILEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-12-10 | 2014-07-31 |
| BALFOUR-LYNN, Richard Gary | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2010-06-18 |
| BIBRING, Michael Albert | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2010-03-03 |
| CAVE, Ian Bruce | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2010-03-03 |
| CORRIGAN, Richard | Director | 2006-05-30 | 2007-12-10 |
| EASTHOPE, Stephen | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2007-12-10 |
| GOODHEW, Gordon Eric | Director | — | 1992-07-03 |
| GOODHEW, Nigel Patrick | Director | — | 2007-07-02 |
| GOODHEW, Richard John | Director | — | 2007-07-02 |
| GRIFFITHS, Edward Charles | Director | 2015-02-16 | 2025-11-30 |
| MADDISON, Christopher John | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2017-01-31 |
| MEYNELL, Frederick James | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| NUGENT, John Anthony | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2007-12-10 |
| OWEN, Graham John | Director | — | 2007-12-10 |
| SHEPARD, Giles Richard Carless | Director | 1995-05-26 | 2006-04-24 |
| SINGH, Jagtar | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2010-06-18 |
| SUTHERLAND, Guy Russell | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2015-09-30 |
| TEAR, Richard Warren | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2014-07-31 |
| TEAR, Richard Warren | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| TETLEY, Douglas James | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2014-04-30 |
| THOMAS, Matthew Owen | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2020-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsh International Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-29 | Active |
| Wsh And St Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.