How much does The Good Eating Company Limited make?

The Good Eating Company Limited reported revenue of £26m and £1m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Good Eating Company Limited have?

The Good Eating Company Limited reported an average of 323 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is The Good Eating Company Limited profitable?

Yes — The Good Eating Company Limited reported a profit of £1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 03893038 · Incorporated 13 Dec 1999

The Good Eating Company Limited

Registered name: THE GOOD EATING COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Sodexo Limited group

The Good Eating Company Limited made £26m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

The Good Eating Company Limited’s revenue grew 27% to £26m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1m profit and 323 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 26 yrs · since 1999
Type: Private Limited Company

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

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£26m

Growth ▲26.6%

Profit

£1m

Growth ▲655.6%

Profit margin

3.9%

Gross 5.7%

Employees

323

Change ▲27.2%

Profit / employee

£3.1k

Revenue/employee £80.4k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.4m	£20.5m	£26m
Cost of sales	£16.2m	£20.2m	£24.5m
Gross profit	£184k	£300k	£1.5m
Profit before tax	£169k	£203k	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£15k	£133k	£1m
Profit (best available)	£15k	£133k	£1m
Staff costs	£9m	£11.1m	£12.8m
Employees (average)	203	254	323
Ratios
Profit margin	0.1%	0.7%	3.9%
Gross margin	1.1%	1.5%	5.7%
Revenue per employee	£80.9k	£80.8k	£80.4k
Profit per employee	£74	£524	£3.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.9%	▲26.6%
Profit growth	—	▲786.7%	▲655.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲25.1%	▲27.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£476k	£316k	£214k
Net assets	−£1.4m	−£1.2m	−£205k
Fixed assets	£1.5m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Current assets	£2.9m	£3.8m	£4.4m
Debtors	£1.6m	£1.7m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£357k	£480k	£961k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 5.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £80.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.1%; 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: —; Now −£205k
Cash at bank: ▼32%; Now £214k
Headcount: ▲27%; Now 323
Deferred income: ▲100%; Now £961k
Fixed assets: ▼21%; Now £1.1m

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

Sodexo Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
The Good Eating Holdings Company Limited75–100%
The Good Eating Company Limitedthis company

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

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 £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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