GIRAFFE CONCEPTS LIMITED
Operating the Giraffe casual dining chain, the company is a licensed restaurant operator and a wholly owned subsidiary of Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited.
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Cash
£225k
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£16m
+37.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-22.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,164,000 | £14,380,000 | £13,412,000 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,250,000 | £4,344,000 | £3,277,000 | -24.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,101,000 | £4,204,000 | £3,267,000 | -22.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,786,000 | £4,507,000 | £9,556,000 | +112% | |
| Cash | £29,000 | £194,000 | £225,000 | +16% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£29,613,000 | -£25,191,000 | -£15,714,000 | +37.6% | |
| Net assets | -£29,830,000 | -£25,323,000 | -£15,767,000 | +37.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£15,767,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 619 | 157 | — | — | |
| Wages | £6,127,000 | £2,929,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 30.2% | 24.4% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 31.3% | 71.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 341.9% | 241.9% | 198.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.26x | 0.38x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | 21.81x | 31.03x | — |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources and finance facilities to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 month period from the date these financial statements were approved.”
Group structure
- GIRAFFE CONCEPTS LIMITED · parent
- Ed's Easy Diner Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAY, Megan Jo | Director | 2026-03-06 | Mar 1985 | British |
| PIGOTT, Richard | Director | 2026-01-22 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOFFE, Juliette | Secretary | 1998-06-04 | 2013-03-13 |
| O'CONNOR, Claudine Elaine | Secretary | 2013-03-13 | 2013-10-15 |
| WELDON, Philip | Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 1998-06-04 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 1997-09-30 |
| TESCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-10-15 | 2016-06-10 |
| BEJERANO, Abraham | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2006-10-20 |
| BRETT, Paul | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2006-10-20 |
| CROWLEY, Tom | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2020-01-27 |
| CURLE, Tolla Joanne | Director | 2019-08-06 | 2022-12-16 |
| D'CRUZ, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2020-04-15 |
| EDWARDS, Graham Mark | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2018-08-14 |
| EDWARDS, Graham Mark | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2016-06-06 |
| ELDRIDGE, Ian | Director | 2004-03-24 | 2006-10-20 |
| FOWLE, Adam Peter | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2016-06-10 |
| FRANKLIN, William James | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2018-01-19 |
| GELBER, David | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2006-10-20 |
| GRIMBLE, Scilla | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2016-01-13 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2019-08-04 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2016-06-06 |
| HOLDER, Susan | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-08-14 |
| HOLMES, Michael Thomas Bieder | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2015-02-28 |
| JACOBS, Andrew | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2015-12-18 |
| JACOBS, Andrew | Director | 1998-07-13 | 2013-02-13 |
| JOFFE, Juliette | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2013-03-13 |
| JOFFE, Russel Nathan | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2014-09-24 |
| JOHNSON, Luke | Director | 2004-03-24 | 2013-03-13 |
| LEIHAL, Satnam Singh | Director | 2020-01-27 | 2026-01-22 |
| LLOYD, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2015-01-23 |
| MALTZ, Justin Haschel | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2013-03-13 |
| MASTERS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2017-05-23 |
| MASTERS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2016-06-06 |
| MCILWEE, Laurence Patrick | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2020-04-20 |
| REDMOND, Ben John | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2013-03-13 |
| ROSE, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2013-03-13 |
| SAYER, David Paul | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2026-03-06 |
| VINER, Paul Lewis | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2014-09-26 |
| WELDON, Philip Louis | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2006-10-20 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-09-30 | 1997-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Baljinder Kaur Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-10 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Mr Ranjit Singh Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-10 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Invest Co 1 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-10 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 326 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.