SELECT SERVICE PARTNER UK LIMITED
The UK operating subsidiary of the London-listed SSP Group, managing franchised and proprietary food and beverage brands such as Upper Crust, Caffè Ritazza, and Millie's Cookies across travel locations like airports and railway stations.
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Cash
£6.7m
-49.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£556m
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7,033
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£63m
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-27 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £672,151,000 | £799,372,000 | £865,193,000 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £47,789,000 | £55,980,000 | £62,427,000 | +11.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £48,204,000 | £58,393,000 | £62,932,000 | +7.8% | |
| Net profit | £42,130,000 | £54,571,000 | £53,847,000 | -1.3% | |
| Cash | — | £13,303,000 | £6,668,000 | -49.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £561,969,000 | £637,939,000 | £700,310,000 | +9.8% | |
| Net assets | £446,488,000 | £501,901,000 | £555,760,000 | +10.7% | |
| Equity | £446,488,000 | £501,901,000 | £555,760,000 | +10.7% | |
| Average employees | 7,259 | 7,240 | 7,033 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £127,387,000 | £134,895,000 | £143,615,000 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,830,000 | £2,776,000 | £3,050,000 | +9.9% |
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 | 2023-09-27 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 6.8% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.5% | 8.8% | 8.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.1% | 40.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 2.77x | 2.35x | |
| Interest cover | 5.02x | 4.17x | 4.81x |
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
- SELECT SERVICE PARTNER UK LIMITED 2006-05-12 → present
- SAPLING NEWCO LIMITED 2006-01-25 → 2006-05-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the directors are confident that the Company has sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, through accessing the Company's cash held on deposit with its intermediate parent Company, SSP Financing Limited. The directors are satisfied, based on reasons detailed in note 1.2, that the Company will continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The business was also impacted by the M&S cyber-attack, which caused temporary disruption to operations, affecting our ability to take payments and manage stock and waste, and resulting in lost revenues and profits. This impacted our Q3 performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCATTERGOOD, Fiona | Secretary | 2023-02-16 | — | — |
| DANIELS, Kari | Director | 2023-01-23 | Nov 1964 | British |
| ETHERINGTON, Michael Scott | Director | 2025-08-29 | Apr 1980 | British |
| HIATT, Catherine | Director | 2025-11-07 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Helen | Secretary | 2010-03-12 | 2023-02-16 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Owen | Secretary | 2006-06-15 | 2010-03-12 |
| DERHAM, Andrew Vincent | Secretary | 2006-01-25 | 2006-06-15 |
| ANGELA, Mark David | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2015-05-26 |
| BROOK, Joel David | Director | 2008-01-28 | 2015-07-17 |
| CAMPBELL, Neil Stephen | Director | 2017-08-15 | 2022-10-07 |
| COLLINS, Miles Eric | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2025-05-30 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Owen | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2025-11-07 |
| GELING, Rolf | Director | 2021-09-29 | 2025-11-07 |
| INKSTER, Nicholas Stuart | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2009-06-12 |
| KEATING, Anthony John | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2012-05-24 |
| LEEK, Jason Charles | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2006-06-15 |
| LEWIS, Richard | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2023-01-14 |
| LYNCH, Andrew Patrick | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2013-07-08 |
| RAINBOW, Mark | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2015-02-27 |
| SMITH, Simon Mark | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2021-08-12 |
| TAIT, Luke Logan | Director | 2012-11-05 | 2017-07-13 |
| TURL, Simon Charles | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2007-10-31 |
| WORRELL, Roger Arthur | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-10-29 |
| WORRELL, Roger Arthur | Director | 2008-01-28 | 2008-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ssp Financing Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.