UK Catering and Refrigeration Engineers Ltd
Registered name: UK CATERING AND REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS LTD
Part of Bunzl Public Limited Company groupUK Catering and Refrigeration Engineers Ltd made £1.6m revenue and £553k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
UK Catering and Refrigeration Engineers Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £553k profit. The company is classified under “repair of other equipment” and is based in Bradley Stoke; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Bradley Stoke
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.1m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£1.5m | −£1.3m | −£661k |
| Gross profit | £671k | £414k | £925k |
| Operating profit | £183k | −£160k | £710k |
| Profit before tax | £183k | −£160k | £711k |
| Profit after tax | £148k | −£162k | £553k |
| Profit (best available) | £148k | −£162k | £553k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.9% | −9.7% | 34.8% |
| Gross margin | 31.5% | 24.8% | 58.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼21.5% | ▼5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼209.7% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 34.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bunzl Public Limited Companyultimate parent75–100%
- Bunzl Holding GTL Limited75–100%
- Bunzl UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- Nisbets Limited75–100%
- UK Catering and Refrigeration Engineers Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Host Online LtdLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Jongor LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Red Ribbon Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Space Catering (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £553k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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