BIDCORP FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Cash
£56M
-24.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£480M
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
15
-6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£29M
-60.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £69,882,000 | £62,562,000 | -10.5% | |
| Operating profit | £71,711,000 | £31,390,000 | -56.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £73,207,000 | £28,777,000 | -60.7% | |
| Net profit | £70,659,000 | £27,873,000 | -60.6% | |
| Cash | £73,932,000 | £55,523,000 | -24.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £830,135,000 | £1,256,659,000 | +51.4% | |
| Net assets | £454,943,000 | £479,656,000 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £454,943,000 | £479,656,000 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 15 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £1,896,000 | £1,920,000 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £283,000 | £315,000 | +11.3% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 102.6% | 50.2% | |
| Net margin | 101.1% | 44.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.2% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.24x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | 4.68x | 1.48x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- BIDCORP FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED 2016-09-05 → present
- BIDVEST FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED 2013-12-19 → 2016-09-05
- BID FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED 2006-01-20 → 2013-12-19
- BID FOODSERVICE (UK) LIMITED 2004-04-23 → 2006-01-20
- TABLESTREAM LIMITED 2004-02-25 → 2004-04-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- BIDCORP FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- Bidcorp Developments Limited 100%
- BFS Group Limited 100%
- Bidfood Belgium S.A. 100%
- Bidfood B.V. 100%
- Bidfood Czech Republic s.r.o. 97%
- Farutex Sp..z.o.o. 100%
- UAB Bidfood Lietuva 100%
- Bidfood Spain S.L. 100%
- Bidfood Italia SrL
- Bidfood Germany Holding GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “The foodservice business of Pier 7 Germany was disposed of during the year and the appropriate impairments have been made to the total cost of investment in Pier 7.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, with effect from July 2025, the group acquired 100% interest in Sailbrand and Hodgson's fish wholesalers in the Northeast and North of England. The purchase consideration was approximately £14 million which was financed by a loan from the company.”
- “The group also acquired, with effect from July 2025, a 79% interest in Gruppo Alimentare Sardo SPA, a foodservice wholesaler in Sardinia. The purchase consideration was approximately £9 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENDER, Stephen David | Secretary | 2004-05-12 | — | British |
| BENDER, Stephen David | Director | 2004-05-12 | Oct 1964 | British |
| CLEASBY, David Edward | Director | 2008-01-24 | Jul 1962 | South African |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2011-09-19 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKEY, David | Secretary | 2004-03-16 | 2004-05-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-25 | 2004-03-16 |
| BARNES, Frederick John | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2010-03-31 |
| BELL, Graeme David | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2004-05-12 |
| JOFFE, Brian | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2017-04-03 |
| MARKEY, David | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2004-05-12 |
| NYMAN, Peter | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2013-10-14 |
| SCOTT, Paul Clement | Director | 2006-05-17 | 2016-05-30 |
| WENTZEL, Peter John | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2015-05-28 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-25 | 2004-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.