SODEXO SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.4M
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£105K
-11.8% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,140,000 | £119,000 | £105,000 | -11.8% | |
| Net profit | -£3,162,000 | £89,000 | £79,000 | -11.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,400,000 | £5,489,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,233,000 | £2,322,000 | £2,401,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £2,233,000 | £2,322,000 | £2,401,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.1% | 58.4% | 57.8% | |
| Current ratio | 40.18x | 27.69x | 21.88x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- SODEXO SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED 2008-01-23 → present
- SODEXHO SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED 2000-02-22 → 2008-01-23
- GARDNER MERCHANT SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED 1998-02-11 → 2000-02-22
- MARRIOTT SERVICES LIMITED 1996-09-18 → 1998-02-11
- TAYLORPLAN SERVICES LIMITED 1986-07-07 → 1996-09-18
- TAYLORPLAN CATERING LIMITED 1970-12-22 → 1986-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the director is confident that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SODEXO SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Sodexo Services Scotland Limited 100%
- Sodexo Vending Limited 100%
- Sodexo Overseas Services Limited 100%
- Sodexo Care Services Limited 100%
- Sodexo Catering Services Limited 100%
- Acton-Berkeley Travel Limited 100%
- Cliff Evans Limited 100%
- Taylorplan Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the cost of investment and impairment of £100 in Safegard Limited has been written off on account of liquidation of the subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2013-03-28 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAIN, Trevor John | Secretary | — | 1997-06-03 |
| GORDON, Simon Michael | Secretary | 1995-11-25 | 1997-12-17 |
| MEAD, Noel Arthur | Secretary | 1997-10-31 | 1999-08-31 |
| SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 2025-12-18 |
| ADAMS, Mark Robert | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2004-01-31 |
| ALIBRIO, Anthony | Director | 1995-11-25 | 1997-10-31 |
| ANDREW, Philip Richard | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-03-28 |
| BERKELEY, Carl Henri | Director | — | 1995-11-25 |
| BERKELEY, Jennifer | Director | 1993-06-04 | 1995-11-25 |
| BERKELEY, Klaas | Director | — | 1995-11-25 |
| BRAIN, Trevor John | Director | 1995-11-25 | 1997-06-03 |
| BRAIN, Trevor John | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1995-11-25 |
| CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2011-12-31 |
| COOKSON, Timothy | Director | 1996-10-03 | 1999-08-31 |
| COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. | Director | 2008-08-29 | 2008-09-01 |
| FORD, David Stuart | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2002-04-22 |
| GUZZO, Joseph James | Director | 1995-11-25 | 1997-10-31 |
| HOOPER, Percy Arthur | Director | — | 1995-11-25 |
| HYATT, Lawrence Eliot | Director | 1995-11-25 | 1997-10-31 |
| JANTZEN, Robert John | Director | 1995-11-25 | 1997-10-31 |
| MATHEWS, James Ernest | Director | 1993-02-16 | 1996-09-26 |
| MCCOLE, Charles Joseph | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2002-02-01 |
| O'DELL, Charles Dewayne | Director | 1995-11-25 | 1997-10-31 |
| PARRY, Gordon Samuel David, Lord Parry Of Neyland | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| REED, Alan Leslie | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2000-01-31 |
| SEWELL, Walter Francis | Director | — | 1995-11-25 |
| SHIPMAN, Mark | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2004-03-01 |
| WHITE, Debra Jayne | Director | 2004-01-31 | 2007-03-05 |
| SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.1) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-09-01 | 2025-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo Management Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-31 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2019-07-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2018-08-10 | 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
- 2
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.