THE GOOD EATING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£214K
-32.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£205K
+83.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
323
+27.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+561.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,431,000 | £20,523,000 | £25,977,000 | +26.6% | |
| Operating profit | £184,000 | £300,000 | £1,476,000 | +392% | |
| Profit before tax | £169,000 | £203,000 | £1,342,000 | +561.1% | |
| Net profit | £15,000 | £133,000 | £1,005,000 | +655.6% | |
| Cash | £476,000 | £316,000 | £214,000 | -32.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£195,000 | -£360,000 | £355,000 | +198.6% | |
| Net assets | -£1,381,000 | -£1,240,000 | -£205,000 | +83.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,381,000 | -£1,240,000 | -£205,000 | +83.5% | |
| Average employees | 203 | 254 | 323 | +27.2% | |
| Wages | £8,096,000 | £9,948,000 | £11,260,000 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £14,000 | £43,000 | +207.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 1.5% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.6% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 415.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.69x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 8.76x | 2.75x | 11.01x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors are 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-11-05 | — | — |
| DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| RENTON, Jean Mary | Director | 2026-03-10 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AROGUNDADE, Ronke | Secretary | 2005-07-29 | 2017-11-05 |
| LUMB, Edward Laurence | Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 2001-01-11 |
| MOORE, Barry | Secretary | 2001-01-11 | 2004-11-19 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 1999-12-13 |
| WIGHT, Phoebe Cristina | Secretary | 2004-11-19 | 2005-07-29 |
| ARNAUDO, Laurent Paul Joseph | Director | 2017-11-05 | 2019-11-01 |
| BAILEY, David Ian | Director | 2017-11-05 | 2025-12-15 |
| ENNIS, Julie | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2024-05-24 |
| HARRIS, John Fredrick | Director | 2001-01-11 | 2017-11-05 |
| LINDNER, Robert Henry | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2017-11-05 |
| MISTRY, Carlos | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2017-11-05 |
| MOORE, Barry | Director | 2001-01-11 | 2004-11-19 |
| O'KEEFE, Lynsey Kaye | Director | 2025-06-09 | 2025-11-21 |
| REDGRAVE, Toby Michael | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2002-04-12 |
| RENTON, Jean Mary | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2025-12-15 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1999-12-13 | 1999-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Eating Holdings Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-11-05 | Active |
| Mr John Fredrick Harris | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.