FOOD SERVICES WORLD WIDE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
-12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£214K
+121.3% first positive since 2024
Employees
5
-16.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£72K
+95.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £24,630,984 | £26,569,756 | £27,248,195 | +2.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£16,283 | -£120,899 | -£117,992 | +2.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£16,283 | -£1,533,606 | -£71,829 | +95.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£3,000 | -£1,556,797 | -£80,600 | +94.8% | |
| Cash | £1,017,252 | £945,663 | £1,356,597 | £1,412,786 | £1,467,295 | £1,277,996 | -12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £232,720 | £307,858 | £462,335 | £555,905 | -£1,000,892 | £218,508 | +121.8% | |
| Net assets | £222,569 | £292,467 | £453,216 | £551,383 | -£1,005,414 | £213,986 | +121.3% | |
| Equity | £222,569 | £292,467 | £453,216 | £551,383 | -£1,005,414 | £213,986 | +121.3% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | -16.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -0.1% | -0.5% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -0.0% | -5.9% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -2.9% | — | -54.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 0.80x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -3.31x | -5.71x |
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
- FOOD SERVICES WORLD WIDE LIMITED 2021-05-16 → present
- FOOD SEARCH WORLDWIDE LIMITED 2008-05-28 → 2021-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- FOOD SERVICES WORLD WIDE LIMITED · parent
- Severndale Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group has granted a fixed and floating charge to Barclays Bank plc over all of its assets as security for the borrowings of the Keswick Enterprises Group of companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLO, Geoffrey Michael | Secretary | 2014-12-23 | — | — |
| ROSS, Stuart Leslie | Director | 2022-08-31 | May 1955 | British |
| WITHERS, Gavin David | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASLAM, Gary Jon | Secretary | 2008-05-28 | 2014-12-02 |
| CROFT, Barry James | Director | 2008-05-28 | 2022-08-20 |
| GILLO, Geoffrey Michael | Director | 2014-12-23 | 2024-10-01 |
| HASLAM, Gary Jon | Director | 2008-05-28 | 2014-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgl Co-Packing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-22 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2021-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.