ENTIER LIMITED
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Cash
£5M
+84.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2M
+31.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
586
-14.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-23.9% vs 2024
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 continue to adopt the going concern basis, supported by detailed budgets and the expectation of CMA approval of sale of the business by the CMA to a suitable purchaser as defined in the Final Order of the CMA.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,840,454 | £82,588,995 | £69,739,503 | -15.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,774,132 | £3,482,865 | £2,398,282 | -31.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,058,783 | £2,819,266 | £2,145,985 | -23.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,522,038 | £2,129,890 | £1,472,877 | -30.8% | |
| Cash | £1,174,184 | £2,701,240 | £4,990,165 | +84.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,474,967 | £4,747,222 | £6,179,889 | +30.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,450,375 | £4,707,694 | £6,171,432 | +31.1% | |
| Equity | £3,450,375 | £4,707,694 | £6,171,432 | +31.1% | |
| Average employees | 697 | 689 | 586 | -14.9% | |
| Wages | £33,564,461 | £35,881,318 | £30,365,337 | -15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £554,486 | £485,419 | £411,255 | -15.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 79.8% | 73.4% | 38.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.28x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 3.88x | 5.25x | 9.51x |
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
- ENTIER LIMITED 2008-07-08 → present
- ENTIER CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 2008-05-15 → 2008-07-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors continue to adopt the going concern basis, supported by detailed budgets and the expectation of CMA approval of sale of the business by the CMA to a suitable purchaser as defined in the Final Order of the CMA.”
Group structure
- ENTIER LIMITED · parent
- Entier Australia (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Entier Canada Ltd 100%
- Entier Newfoundland Limited 100%
- Entier Saudi Arabia LLC 51%
- Entier USA Inc. 100%
- Entier New Zealand Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 24 January 2025, Aramark Limited acquired 90% of the share capital in Entier Limited. The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) initiated an inquiry on 23 May 2025, referred the merger for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation on 22 July 2025, and published a final report on 15 January 2026 concluding the transaction created a relevant merger situation. On 30 April 2026, the CMA made a Final Order requiring Aramark to divest its 90% shareholding in Entier Limited. The process to divest Aramark's 90% shareholding has commenced.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-05-29 | — | — |
| BRUCE, Peter | Director | 2009-01-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| JOHNSON, Carl | Director | 2025-01-24 | Sep 1984 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Joanne | Director | 2026-06-29 | Dec 1972 | British |
| RITCHIE, Steven Alan | Director | 2018-03-26 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWOOD PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2016-12-28 | 2025-01-24 |
| BURNETT & REID | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-15 | 2008-12-08 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2008-12-12 | 2016-11-09 |
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-01-24 | 2026-05-29 |
| BARCLAY, Keith John | Director | 2020-09-21 | 2024-04-26 |
| CAMPBELL, Scott Sandison | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2017-07-14 |
| COLLIE, Brian Smith | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2016-08-02 |
| GAMMON, Martin Benjamin | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2025-01-24 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2012-12-20 |
| HENRY, Colin Douglas | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2017-07-14 |
| HUTCHESON, William Robert | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2017-08-28 |
| JACKSON, Scott Munro | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2018-09-06 |
| LITTLE, Christopher Guthrie | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2025-01-24 |
| MILIGAN-SMITH, Helen | Director | 2025-01-24 | 2026-06-29 |
| REILLY, Michael James | Director | 2008-05-15 | 2017-07-14 |
| SIBSON, Michael John | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2020-09-21 |
| SKERRETT, Philip Edward | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2017-07-14 |
| STEWART, Dorothy Ann | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-24 | Active |
| Bgf Gp Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2017-10-01 | Ceased 2025-01-24 |
| Bgf Nominees Limited (A/C Bgf Investments Lp) | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-14 | Ceased 2019-08-15 |
| Mr Michael James Reilly | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-14 |
| Mr Peter Bruce | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.