How much does The Menu Makers Services Limited make?

The Menu Makers Services Limited reported revenue of £12.3m and a loss of £61.2k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Menu Makers Services Limited have?

The Menu Makers Services Limited reported an average of 339 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is The Menu Makers Services Limited profitable?

No — The Menu Makers Services Limited reported a loss of £61.2k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 08484482 · Incorporated 11 Apr 2013

The Menu Makers Services Limited

Registered name: THE MENU MAKERS SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Food + Drink Limited group

The Menu Makers Services Limited made £12.3m revenue and a £61.2k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

The Menu Makers Services Limited’s revenue was £12.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £61.2k and 339 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Bicester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Bicester, South East
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
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. From the filing: “The”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£12.3m

Growth —

Profit

−£61.2k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.5%

Gross 43.9%

Employees

339

Change —

Profit / employee

−£180

Revenue/employee £36.2k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	28 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.3m	£19.5m	£21.8m	£12.3m
Cost of sales	£4.8m	£10.8m	£12.3m	£6.9m
Gross profit	£2.4m	£8.7m	£9.5m	£5.4m
Operating profit	−£1.7m	£466k	£1.2m	−£24.8k
Profit before tax	−£1.8m	£424k	£1.2m	−£61.2k
Profit after tax	−£1.8m	£424k	£1.2m	−£61.2k
Profit (best available)	−£1.8m	£424k	£1.2m	−£61.2k
Staff costs	—	—	£12.7m	£5.2m
Employees (average)	255	589	639	339
Ratios
Profit margin	−24.1%	2.2%	5.5%	−0.5%
Gross margin	33.4%	44.6%	43.6%	43.9%
Revenue per employee	£28.5k	£33.1k	£34.1k	£36.2k
Profit per employee	−£6.9k	£720	£1.9k	−£180
Cash conversion	—	169.2%	−57.2%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲167.7%	▲11.8%	—
Profit growth	—	—	▲181.7%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲131%	▲8.5%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£113k	£712k	£1.2m	£12.7k
Net assets	−£2.7m	−£2.3m	−£1.1m	−£1.2m
Fixed assets	£163k	£142k	£84.1k	£37.3k
Current assets	£2.8m	£6.5m	£5.2m	£275k
Debtors	£2.2m	£4.8m	£3.1m	£6k
Deferred income	£1.1m	£1m	£1.1m	£84.3k
Cash from operations	£1.5m	£788k	−£701k	−£336k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 43.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £36.2k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£180; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.1%; 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 −£1.2m
Cash at bank: —; Now £12.7k
Headcount: —; Now 339
Deferred income: —; Now £84.3k
Fixed assets: —; Now £37.3k

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

Food + Drink Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The Menu Makers Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

F. Eagles LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wykham Park Retail LtdFigures not disclosed

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£61.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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