DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£9.7m
+51.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£34m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,178
+16.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
+307.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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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 2026-01-04
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2026-01-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £87,656,334 | £105,822,959 | £124,771,410 | +17.9% | |
| Operating profit | £73,029 | £3,181,206 | £5,408,632 | +70% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,485,091 | £683,981 | £2,788,017 | +307.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £683,981 | £2,788,017 | +307.6% | |
| Cash | £1,829,902 | £6,376,013 | £9,661,814 | +51.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£37,475,817 | -£36,756,687 | -£33,927,679 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | -£37,553,647 | -£36,869,666 | -£34,081,649 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£34,081,649 | — | |
| Average employees | 173 | 2,730 | 3,178 | +16.4% | |
| Wages | £24,885,211 | £28,257,689 | £32,084,005 | +13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £406,754 | £491,750 | £519,563 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,762 | £27,897 | £29,225 | +4.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £406,754 | £491,750 | £519,563 | +5.7% |
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 | 2026-01-04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 3.0% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.6% | 2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 238.0% | 212.7% | 179.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.34x | 0.39x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | 0.03x | 1.27x | 2.06x |
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
- DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES (UK) LIMITED 2004-09-28 → present
- INTERCEDE 1956 LIMITED 2004-06-30 → 2004-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The UK Group has consolidated net current liability of £47.9m (2024: £42.6m) and is reporting overall net liabilities of £34.1m (2024: £36.9m) and therefore is reliant on the support of the wider Delaware North Group”
Group structure
- DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Delaware North Companies UK Services Limited 100%
- Delaware North Companies UK Travel Hospitality & Retail Services Limited 100%
- Delaware North Wembley Limited 100%
- Delaware North Companies (UK) Hospitality Services Limited 100%
- Magicgoal Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, Delaware North Companies (UK) Hospitality Services Limited's contract at Emirates Stadium (Arsenal Football Club) ended in June 2026. Emirates Stadium generated revenue of £33m and profit before tax of £1.6m in FY25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRYBUS, Janice R | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | — | American |
| FEENEY, Christopher John | Director | 2011-08-23 | Jan 1962 | American |
| OBLETZ, James Courter | Director | 2025-10-01 | Apr 1981 | American |
| TETLEY, Douglas James | Director | 2014-08-07 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENSPON, Burton E | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2007-05-11 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-30 | 2004-10-15 |
| HOUSER, James William | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2024-01-01 |
| KELLER, Bryan Joseph | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2013-02-28 |
| KEMP, Karen L | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2009-04-30 |
| LATIMER, Amy Anna | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| LATIMER, Amy | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2018-02-15 |
| MORAN JR, Charles Edward | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2015-12-31 |
| SHAH, Rajat | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2014-07-31 |
| SZEFEL, Dennis Joseph | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2011-08-18 |
| TRIBE, Jonathan | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2010-09-08 |
| WENTZELL, John | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2015-11-23 |
| MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-30 | 2004-10-15 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-30 | 2004-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy M Jacobs | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.