THE FAT DUCK LIMITED
Company number 03677212 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
The Fat Duck Limited warrants a CONDITIONAL credit opinion due to significant going concern uncertainty arising from reliance on parent company funding that has not yet been secured. While the brand carries substantial reputational value and the balance sheet shows positive net current assets of £789K, the company has recorded consecutive losses, carries elevated gearing of 2.57x, and holds a material £1.46M intercompany debtor that is only recoverable if the parent group remains solvent. Any credit facility should be conditional on confirmation of parent funding, include restrictions on dividend payments, and incorporate tight covenant monitoring given the cross-guarantee exposure within the group structure.
Shareholders' funds
£1,632,673
Balance sheet as at 2019-05-26
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1998-12-02
- Registered office
- Unit B Tectonic Place, Holyport Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2YE
- Postcode
- SL6 2YE
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-05-25
- Next due by
- 2027-02-28
- Financial year end
- 31 May
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-02
- Next due by
- 2026-12-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 56101 Licenced restaurants
Officers 1 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by SL 6 LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- thefatduck.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 7867 997186, 01628 580333
The Fat Duck Restaurant, Heston Blumenthal, awarded three Michelin stars, restaurant of the year, Best Restaurant in the World and Best Restaurant in the UK.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE FAT DUCK RESTAURANTS LIMITED | 2006-03-20 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE FAT DUCK, HIGH STREET, BRAY, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE, SL6 2AQ | 2008-06-03 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 03/06/2008 FROM, THE FAT DUCK, HIGH STREET, BRAY, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE, SL6 2AQ | 2008-06-03 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 181 similar companies in SL
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1998.
No.5 of the largest licenced restaurants companies in Slough →
Competitors Slough
This company ranks 5 among licenced restaurants in Slough.
The class of 1998
28%
of the 319 companies in this sector incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 66% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2022-12-08
- Where
- Windsor And Maidenhead (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK525352 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Leasehold | 2022-12-08 | — |
| BK151866 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Freehold | 2006-06-28 | — |
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