ENGLISH PROVENDER COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£267K
-95% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+0.1% vs 2024
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£11M
+4.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-30 | 2021-08-29 | 2022-09-04 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £98,514,273 | £102,492,351 | — | £138,176,333 | £143,763,101 | £144,181,898 | +0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,525,540 | £7,448,393 | — | £8,522,310 | £10,355,154 | £10,648,680 | +2.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,702,259 | £7,551,251 | £6,720,950 | £8,436,045 | £10,379,636 | £10,802,433 | +4.1% | |
| Net profit | £6,179,259 | £5,676,251 | £5,510,950 | £6,540,045 | £7,731,636 | £8,021,433 | +3.7% | |
| Cash | £843,989 | £35,178 | £174,523 | £1,850,468 | £5,363,295 | £266,800 | -95% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,056,305 | £22,986,556 | £21,871,506 | £22,256,551 | £22,769,187 | £23,176,620 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | £23,413,305 | £22,089,556 | £20,600,506 | £20,640,551 | £20,872,187 | £20,893,620 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £23,413,305 | £22,089,556 | £20,600,506 | £20,640,551 | £20,872,187 | £20,893,620 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 587 | 520 | 585 | 572 | 579 | 0 | -100% | |
| Wages | £15,408,037 | £14,230,629 | £18,201,742 | £18,305,618 | £20,556,321 | £22,230,544 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £880,879 | £779,889 | £548,288 | £570,858 | £728,311 | £822,331 | +12.9% |
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 | 2020-08-30 | 2021-08-29 | 2022-09-04 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 7.3% | — | 6.2% | 7.2% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 5.5% | — | 4.7% | 5.4% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.3% | 32.4% | — | 38.3% | 45.5% | 45.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 68.0% | 70.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.17x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | 53.17x | — | — | 22.38x | 21.62x | 74.39x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ENGLISH PROVENDER COMPANY LIMITED 1998-12-17 → present
- PRIMEFELL LIMITED 1991-03-20 → 1998-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “It was an excellent year for EPC with growth in both retail and the quick service restaurant sector, with continued focus on cost mitigation to offset the effects of food inflation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| BLAKE, Gary Michael | Director | 2002-03-07 | Jun 1973 | British |
| BURDEKIN, Lisa Margaret | Director | 2025-05-21 | Nov 1973 | British |
| LOGAN, James Andrew | Director | 2016-09-05 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MCCRACKEN, Ian | Director | 2019-06-30 | Jun 1967 | British |
| WALKER, Paul David | Director | 2020-09-21 | May 1960 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, James | Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 2000-05-31 |
| FOWLE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2000-06-01 | 2010-03-01 |
| MARSHALL, David | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| OBOLENSKY, Andrew | Secretary | 1991-06-13 | 1998-07-06 |
| LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-06-06 | 1991-06-13 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-20 | 1991-06-06 |
| BALMER, Lucy Jane | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2017-03-29 |
| BELMONT, Jason Robert | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2020-07-31 |
| BROOKER, Stephen | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| CASHIN, Mark Richard | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2012-09-01 |
| CURWIN, John | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1991-07-09 |
| CURWIN, John | Director | — | 2002-10-07 |
| DITUM, Ashley Raymond | Director | 1992-06-15 | 1993-06-04 |
| GARLAND, David John William | Director | 2003-01-16 | 2016-09-05 |
| GILLIES, John Donald | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2019-06-30 |
| HUGHES, Stephen Glynn | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2017-05-03 |
| IRONS, Sarah Rose | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| KAY, Frederick Aubrey Guy | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1991-06-07 |
| KEMP, Aisling | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2018-08-31 |
| LAVELLE, Martin David | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MACK, Timothy John | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2006-06-16 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2004-04-30 |
| MCCRYSTAL, Lisa | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-12-19 |
| MERRICK, Raymond | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2005-09-16 |
| OBOLENSKY, Andrew | Director | 1991-06-13 | 1999-01-27 |
| RICHES, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| SCOULLER, Philip Archibald Douglas | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1998-07-06 |
| STECKERL, Carl Philip | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2017-06-21 |
| TREANOR, Gerard Paul | Director | 2002-04-02 | 2004-07-07 |
| WARNES, Paul Royston | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2017-06-21 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2000-06-13 |
| WILD, Jacqueline | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2002-04-08 |
| WRIGHT, Grahame | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2012-02-24 |
| YANNAGHAS, George Manuel | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1998-07-06 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-20 | 1991-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Billington And Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.