FOOD + DRINK LIMITED
Company number 07081009 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
FOOD + DRINK LIMITED exists as a legacy holding vehicle with a valuable but concentrated position in event catering through its Fabulous Fan Fayre Ltd joint venture and a £750K inter-company receivable. The company's near-zero cash, persistent minor losses, and multiple historical rebrands indicate an entity in strategic hibernation rather than active value creation. The immediate imperative is to determine whether to activate this platform through targeted investment in growth opportunities, consolidate it within the broader Absolute Taste group, or return capital to shareholders—continuing the current passive posture will only further erode the equity base through administrative costs and inflation.
Shareholders' funds
£739,543
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2009-11-19
- Employees
- 0 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- The Shed,, Charbridge Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, OX26 4SS
- Postcode
- OX26 4SS
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-01
- Next due by
- 2027-05-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 56210 Event catering activities
Officers 1 current · 17 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
Controlled by ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED — since 2018-08-10
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MARK ELLIS CATERING COMPANY LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE PROPER FOOD AND DRINK COMPANY LIMITED | 2019-02-07 |
| ONE EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | 2018-01-05 |
| JAMIE OLIVER'S FABULOUS FEASTS LIMITED | 2015-04-20 |
| JAMIE OLIVER EVENTS LIMITED | 2010-03-18 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE PROPER FOOD AND DRINK SHED UNIT 2, BICESTER PARK, CHARBRIDGE LANE, BICESTER, OX26 4SS, ENGLAND | 2018-01-02 |
| UNIT 2 BICESTER PARK, CHARBRIDGE LANE, BICESTER, OX26 4SS, ENGLAND | 2017-01-25 |
| THE EDGEHILL SUITE UNIT 7, MANOR PARK, BANBURY, ENGLAND, OX16 3TB | 2016-12-07 |
| BICESTER DISTRIBUTION PARK CHARBRIDGE WAY, BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4SW | 2015-02-09 |
| BICESTER DISTRIBUTION PARK CHARBRIDGE WAY, BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4SW | 2015-02-09 |
| 19-21 NILE STREET, LONDON, N1 7LL, UNITED KINGDOM | 2010-03-26 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 124 similar companies in OX
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2009.
No.5 of the largest event catering activities companies in Oxford →
Competitors Oxford
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6. BASTE LTD
This company ranks 5 among event catering activities in Oxford.
The class of 2009
10%
of the 1,109 companies in this sector incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 88% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.