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Company No. 07825858 · Incorporated 27 Oct 2011

MSG Food Service Limited

Registered name: MSG FOOD SERVICE LIMITED

MSG Food Service Limited made £12m revenue and £805k profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

MSG Food Service Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £12m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with £805k profit and 257 employees. The company is classified under “take-away food shops and mobile food stands” and is based in Banbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Status
Active
Location
Banbury, South East
Age
14 yrs · since 2011
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£12m
Growth ▲0.8%
Profit
£805k
Growth ▲16%
Profit margin
6.7%
Gross 26.1%
Employees
257
Change ▼11.1%
Profit / employee
£3.1k
Revenue/employee £46.8k
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 to29 Dec 202328 Dec 202429 Dec 202428 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.3m£11.9m£11.9m£12m
Cost of sales−£7.7m−£8.9m−£8.9m−£8.9m
Gross profit£2.6m£3.1m£3.1m£3.1m
Operating profit£868k£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m
Profit before tax£872k£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m
Profit after tax£573k£694k£694k£805k
Profit (best available)£573k£694k£694k£805k
Employees (average)289289289257
Ratios
Profit margin5.6%5.8%5.8%6.7%
Gross margin25.2%25.7%25.7%26.1%
Revenue per employee£35.6k£41.3k£41.3k£46.8k
Profit per employee£2k£2.4k£2.4k£3.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16%—▲0.8%
Profit growth—▲21.2%—▲16%
Headcount growth—0%—▼11.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets————
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
26.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£46.8k
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
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼11%
Now 257
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Dec 2025 (profit £805k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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