How much does The Moving Venue Caterers Limited make?

The Moving Venue Caterers Limited reported revenue of £18.8m and £289k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Moving Venue Caterers Limited have?

The Moving Venue Caterers Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is The Moving Venue Caterers Limited profitable?

Yes — The Moving Venue Caterers Limited reported a profit of £289k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 01795829 · Incorporated 29 Feb 1984

The Moving Venue Caterers Limited

Registered name: THE MOVING VENUE CATERERS LIMITED

Part of Smart Topco Limited group

The Moving Venue Caterers Limited made £18.8m revenue and £289k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

The Moving Venue Caterers Limited’s revenue was £18.8m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £289k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56210Event catering activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 42 yrs · since 1984
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£18.8m

Growth ▲0.4%

Profit

£289k

Growth ▼22.4%

Profit margin

1.5%

Gross 40.6%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.9m	£17m	£18.7m	£18.8m
Cost of sales	£10.7m	£10.6m	£11.9m	£11.2m
Gross profit	£6.2m	£6.4m	£6.8m	£7.6m
Operating profit	£766k	£343k	£594k	£538k
Profit before tax	£760k	£346k	£554k	£521k
Profit after tax	£581k	£595k	£372k	£289k
Profit (best available)	£581k	£595k	£372k	£289k
Staff costs	£4m	£4.2m	£4.8m	£5.3m
Employees (average)	0	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	3.4%	3.5%	2%	1.5%
Gross margin	36.5%	37.5%	36.6%	40.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.3%	▲10.3%	▲0.4%
Profit growth	—	▲2.4%	▼37.5%	▼22.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.1m	£1.2m	£527k	£383k
Net assets	£1.3m	£1.9m	£2.2m	£2.5m
Fixed assets	£988k	£840k	£746k	£1m
Current assets	£9m	£8.7m	£11m	£13.1m
Debtors	£5.6m	£5.4m	£6.6m	£1.9m
Deferred income	£1.1m	£1.5m	£2.5m	£2.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 40.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 12.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲13%; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: ▼27%; Now £383k
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▼8%; Now £2.3m
Fixed assets: ▲40%; Now £1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Smart Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Smart (Group) Limited75–100%
The Moving Venue Caterers Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (17)

Last Supper 2020 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Quantum Leap Events LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Catering Division LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Christmas Parties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Event Catering LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Experiences LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Finsbury LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Group LtdFigures not disclosed
Smart Hospitality Global LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Hospitality LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Hospitality Manchester LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Live LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Nautical LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Sports Hospitality LimitedFigures not disclosed
Smart Venues LimitedFigures not disclosed
Story Events LtdFigures not disclosed
The Last Supper UK LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £289k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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