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Company No. 04298350 · Incorporated 3 Oct 2001

Accent Catering Services Limited

Registered name: ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED

Accent Catering Services Limited made £44.6m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 28 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Accent Catering Services Limited’s revenue grew 23% to £44.6m in the year to 28 Mar 2025, with £1.4m profit and 98 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56290Other food services
Status
Active
Location
Staines-Upon-Thames, London
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£44.6m
Growth ▲22.8%
Profit
£1.4m
Growth ▲44%
Profit margin
3%
Gross 15.9%
Employees
98
Change ▼89.4%
Profit / employee
£13.8k
Revenue/employee £455k
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 to25 Mar 202231 Mar 202329 Mar 202428 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£24.2m£28.2m£36.3m£44.6m
Cost of sales£20.4m£23.9m£30.5m£37.5m
Gross profit£3.8m£4.3m£5.8m£7.1m
Operating profit£856k£482k£1.2m£1.8m
Profit before tax£856k£465k£1.3m£1.8m
Profit after tax£683k£453k£942k£1.4m
Profit (best available)£683k£453k£942k£1.4m
Staff costs£13.3m£15.6m£19.5m£24.4m
Employees (average)71574992698
Ratios
Profit margin2.8%1.6%2.6%3%
Gross margin15.6%15.2%16.1%15.9%
Revenue per employee£33.9k£37.6k£39.2k£455k
Profit per employee£955£605£1k£13.8k
Cash conversion−92.1%−278.8%−148.5%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16.4%▲28.9%▲22.8%
Profit growth—▼33.7%▲107.9%▲44%
Headcount growth—▲4.8%▲23.6%▼89.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.1m£3.4m£3.8m£4.4m
Net assets£3m£3.2m£4m£5.1m
Fixed assets£706k£787k£1.2m£1.6m
Current assets£7.8m£8.1m£9.2m£11.4m
Debtors£4m£3.5m£4.2m£5.3m
Deferred income£0£18.1k£134k£8.5k
Cash from operations−£788k−£1.3m−£1.8m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
15.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£455k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£13.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.9%
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
▲29%
Now £5.1m
Cash at bank
▲15%
Now £4.4m
Headcount
▼89%
Now 98
Deferred income
▼94%
Now £8.5k
Fixed assets
▲30%
Now £1.6m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Mar 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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