DIVERSE DINING LTD
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Cash
£1.3m
-50.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£13m
-17.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
574
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
-284.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have identified a material uncertainty in relation to the Company's going concern status. However, the Directors consider the going concern basis to be appropriate having paid due regard to the Company's projected results during the twelve months from the date the financial statements are approved and the anticipated cash flows, availability of support from its immediate parent undertaking Wenchov Holdings Limited ("WHL") and, following the change in ownership on 19 December 2025, Mohammed Hamoud Alshaya Company W.L.L ("MHAC"), and the ultimate parent undertaking Alshaya Holdings Company BSCC ("AHCB") (including WHL not requesting any payments due to it by the Company whilst any other creditors of the Company remain unpaid, except to the extent that the Company is able to discharge all its debts and liabilities as they fall due) and other mitigating actions that can be taken during that period.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,317,744 | £51,272,793 | £61,010,151 | +19% | |
| Operating profit | — | £816,894 | -£684,377 | -183.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£764,005 | £1,058,086 | -£1,948,996 | -284.2% | |
| Net profit | -£764,005 | £1,058,086 | -£1,948,996 | -284.2% | |
| Cash | £2,682,002 | £2,607,932 | £1,299,002 | -50.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£10,876,486 | -£9,802,017 | -£11,812,670 | -20.5% | |
| Net assets | -£12,369,740 | -£11,311,654 | -£13,260,650 | -17.2% | |
| Equity | -£12,369,740 | -£11,311,654 | -£13,260,650 | -17.2% | |
| Average employees | 690 | 625 | 574 | -8.2% | |
| Wages | £13,125,794 | £13,216,271 | £14,795,551 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.6% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | 2.1% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 162.4% | 172.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | 0.31x | 0.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | 15.60x | -0.53x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DIVERSE DINING LTD 2013-02-27 → present
- BASSAM F & B (UK) LTD 2012-11-12 → 2013-02-27
- ASSAAD FOOD AND BEVERAGE (UK) LIMITED 2012-11-06 → 2012-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MMBA London Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have identified a material uncertainty in relation to the Company's going concern status. However, the Directors consider the going concern basis to be appropriate having paid due regard to the Company's projected results during the twelve months from the date the financial statements are approved and the anticipated cash flows, availability of support from its immediate parent undertaking Wenchov Holdings Limited ("WHL") and, following the change in ownership on 19 December 2025, Mohammed Hamoud Alshaya Company W.L.L ("MHAC"), and the ultimate parent undertaking Alshaya Holdings Company BSCC ("AHCB") (including WHL not requesting any payments due to it by the Company whilst any other creditors of the Company remain unpaid, except to the extent that the Company is able to discharge all its debts and liabilities as they fall due) and other mitigating actions that can be taken during that period.”
Significant events
- “The national expansion of the Shake Shack brand continues to be a strategic priority within the UK. So far, new sites have already opened in Cambridge and Manchester, with Reading scheduled to open later in 2026. Additionally, two further locations in London are planned to launch in the financial year ending 2026.”
- “The Company's immediate parent, Wenchov Holdings Limited ("WHL"), has now transferred all its shares in Diverse Dining Ltd to Mohammed Hamoud Alshaya Company W.L.L ("MHAC").”
- “in 2025 Shake Shack UK was honoured with the MIDAS Sustainability Award”
- “In 2026, we will be partnering with the Zero Carbon Forum and are working alongside industry peers to identify further opportunities to improve sustainability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYSANTHOPOULOU, Alexandra | Director | 2024-09-02 | Jun 1988 | Greek |
| LOIZOU, Andreas | Director | 2020-12-31 | Aug 1985 | Cypriot |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSAAD, Bassam Jamal Eddine | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2020-12-31 |
| SANU, Fola | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2012-11-12 |
| VASILAKI, Ioanna | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2024-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Economides | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2020-12-31 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Bassam Jamal Eddine Assaad | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-04-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-04-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-09-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-04-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.