How much does The Contract Dining Company Limited make?

The Contract Dining Company Limited reported revenue of £5.7m and a loss of £33.9k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Contract Dining Company Limited have?

The Contract Dining Company Limited reported an average of 227 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is The Contract Dining Company Limited profitable?

No — The Contract Dining Company Limited reported a loss of £33.9k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 07185364 · Incorporated 10 Mar 2010

The Contract Dining Company Limited

Registered name: THE CONTRACT DINING COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Sodexo S.A. group

The Contract Dining Company Limited made £5.7m revenue and a £33.9k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

The Contract Dining Company Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £5.7m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £33.9k and 227 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56290Other food services

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 16 yrs · since 2010
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-light

Revenue

£5.7m

Growth ▲8.2%

Profit

−£33.9k

Growth ▼191.4%

Profit margin

−0.6%

Gross −0.5%

Employees

227

Change ▲0.4%

Profit / employee

−£149

Revenue/employee £25k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£5.2m	£5.7m
Cost of sales	£5.2m	£5.7m
Gross profit	£32.2k	−£31.1k
Profit before tax	£53.2k	−£50.8k
Profit after tax	£37.1k	−£33.9k
Profit (best available)	£37.1k	−£33.9k
Staff costs	£2.8m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	226	227
Ratios
Profit margin	0.7%	−0.6%
Gross margin	0.6%	−0.5%
Revenue per employee	£23.2k	£25k
Profit per employee	£164	−£149
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲8.2%
Profit growth	—	▼191.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£141k	£904
Net assets	£322k	£288k
Fixed assets	£89.1k	£89.2k
Current assets	£3.2m	£2.2m
Debtors	£560k	£464k
Deferred income	£196k	£202k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −0.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £25k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£149; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.2%; 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: ▼11%; Now £288k
Cash at bank: ▼99%; Now £904
Headcount: ▲0%; Now 227
Deferred income: ▲3%; Now £202k
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £89.2k

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 S.A. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Sodexo Holdings Limited75–100%
Sodexo Limited75–100%
Friars 702 Limited75–100%
The Contract Dining Company Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Class Catering Services LimitedRev. £1.3m · Profit £336k
Aip Catering LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.9k

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 −£33.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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