How much does Quality Food Service Limited make?

Quality Food Service Limited reported revenue of £14.8m and £716k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Quality Food Service Limited have?

Quality Food Service Limited reported an average of 54 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Quality Food Service Limited profitable?

Yes — Quality Food Service Limited reported a profit of £716k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04485340 · Incorporated 14 Jul 2002

Quality Food Service Limited

Registered name: QUALITY FOOD SERVICE LIMITED

Part of G.c.birchall (Holdings) Limited group

Quality Food Service Limited made £14.8m revenue and £716k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Quality Food Service Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £14.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £716k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Burnley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Burnley, North West
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£14.8m

Growth ▲4.8%

Profit

£716k

Growth ▼9%

Profit margin

4.8%

Gross 22.3%

Employees

Change ▲5.9%

Profit / employee

£13.3k

Revenue/employee £274k

Profitable streak

2yrs

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	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£14.1m	£14.8m
Cost of sales	—	—	£11.1m	£11.5m
Gross profit	—	—	£3m	£3.3m
Operating profit	—	—	£997k	£931k
Profit before tax	—	—	£1m	£958k
Profit after tax	—	—	£787k	£716k
Profit (best available)	—	—	£787k	£716k
Staff costs	—	—	£1.4m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	48	49	51	54
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	5.6%	4.8%
Gross margin	—	—	21.6%	22.3%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£277k	£274k
Profit per employee	—	—	£15.4k	£13.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▲4.8%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼9%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.1%	▲4.1%	▲5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1m	£1.8m	£2.4m	£811k
Net assets	£1.2m	£1.7m	£2.3m	£2.7m
Fixed assets	£13.2k	£10k	£13.3k	£19k
Current assets	£2.5m	£3.3m	£3.9m	£4.6m
Debtors	£952k	£1.1m	£1m	£1.1m
Deferred income	—	—	£23.4k	£155k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £274k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.2%; 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: ▲22%; Now £2.7m
Cash at bank: ▼67%; Now £811k
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 54
Deferred income: ▲562%; Now £155k
Fixed assets: ▲43%; Now £19k

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

G.c.birchall (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Quality Food Service Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Prep Co (Birchall) LimitedFigures not disclosed
The Original Produce Company (Middlesbrough) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2025 (profit £716k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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