Sodexo Limited

Active00842846 Private limited company
Incorporated
26 March 1965 (61 years)
Previously known as
Sodexho Limited (until 23 January 2008)
Gardner Merchant Limited (until 22 February 2000)
Industry
Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors
William Bruce Buchan
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
One
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
11 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
28 March 2026

Charges

Total
15
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
15

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Ford, Catherine Michele, Marthe, Marie
Secretary · Appointed 23 April 2025
Buchan, William Bruce
Director · Appointed 23 April 2025
British
Born October 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2025
Also at Sodexo Global Services UK Limited, Sodexo Live UK Limited, Sodexo Remote Sites Scotland Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1968
Director · Appointed 28 November 2019
Also at Sodexo Global Services UK Limited, Sodexo Live UK Limited, Sodexo Remote Sites Scotland Limited · more companies
British
Born December 1968 (57)
Officer history (79 former)
27 July 2026
Resigned Piccirillo, Angelo as Director
19 June 2026
Resigned Sodexo Corporate Services (No.2) Limited as Corporate Secretary
9 April 2026
Resigned De Tramasure, Sebastien Raymond as Director
23 April 2025
Appointed Ford, Catherine Michele, Marthe, Marie as Secretary
23 April 2025
Appointed Buchan, William Bruce as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Goodyer, Mark Stuart as Director
1 January 2025
Appointed Dhariwal, Amolak Singh as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Haley, Sean Michael as Director
29 November 2024
Resigned John, Gareth Luke Sefton as Secretary
31 August 2024
Resigned Carter, Stuart Anthony as Director
1 May 2024
Appointed De Tramasure, Sebastien Raymond as Director
1 May 2024
Resigned Rolland, Marc as Director
9 November 2022
Appointed Goodyer, Mark Stuart as Director
9 November 2022
Resigned Perry, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
21 August 2020
Appointed Perry, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
23 July 2020
Resigned Perry, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
1 June 2020
Resigned Mcdowell, Janine Marcelle as Director
1 June 2020
Resigned Bailey, David Ian as Director
1 June 2020
Resigned Bray, Christopher John as Director
1 June 2020
Appointed Piccirillo, Angelo as Director
1 June 2020
Appointed Rolland, Marc as Director
1 June 2020
Resigned John, Chris James as Director
1 June 2020
Appointed Perry, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
23 January 2020
Resigned Anstey, Paul as Director
28 November 2019
Appointed Renton, Jean Mary as Director
1 November 2019
Resigned Arnaudo, Laurent Paul Joseph as Director
30 April 2019
Resigned Spence, Ian as Director
31 January 2019
Resigned Rogers, Andrew Peter as Director
31 January 2019
Resigned Spence, Ian as Director
31 January 2019
Appointed Spence, Ian as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Rogers, Andrew Peter as Director
31 December 2018
Appointed Rogers, Andrew Peter as Director
31 August 2018
Resigned Seastron, Mark as Director
31 August 2018
Resigned Taylor, James Wiliam as Director
27 July 2017
Appointed John, Chris James as Director
20 July 2017
Resigned John, Chris James as Director
13 July 2017
Appointed Taylor, James Wiliam as Director
14 November 2016
Appointed Anstey, Paul as Director
31 October 2016
Resigned Anstey, Paul as Director
14 October 2016
Appointed Rogers, Andrew Peter as Director
1 October 2016
Appointed Spence, Ian as Director
1 October 2016
Appointed Bailey, David Ian as Director
1 September 2016
Appointed Seastron, Mark as Director
31 August 2016
Resigned Leach, Andrew David as Director
31 August 2016
Resigned Murray, Neil Daniel as Director
31 August 2016
Resigned Hooper, Philip David as Director
31 August 2016
Resigned Bristow, Jane as Director
19 August 2016
Appointed Arnaudo, Laurent as Director
19 August 2016
Resigned Arnaudo, Laurent as Director
19 August 2016
Appointed Arnaudo, Laurent Paul Joseph as Director
21 June 2016
Resigned White, Debra Jayne as Director
15 April 2016
Resigned Mawdsley, Lynn Christine as Director
8 February 2016
Resigned Scrivens, William Simon as Director
10 December 2015
Appointed Mcdowell, Janine Marcelle as Director
10 December 2015
Appointed Bray, Christopher John as Director
1 September 2015
Appointed Anstey, Paul as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Williams, Angela Marion as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Leech, Anthony Leonard as Director
31 August 2014
Resigned Hanson, Michelle Pamela as Director
8 January 2014
Appointed Mawdsley, Lynn Christine as Director
8 January 2014
Appointed Williams, Angela Marion as Director
28 March 2013
Resigned Andrew, Philip Richard as Director
28 March 2013
Appointed Carter, Stuart Anthony as Director
17 January 2013
Appointed Haley, Sean Michael as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Fitzpatrick, Kevin as Director
26 September 2012
Resigned Bickford, Natalie as Director
1 August 2012
Appointed White, Debra Jayne as Director
31 January 2012
Appointed Sodexo Corporate Services (No.2) Limited as Corporate Secretary
1 January 2012
Appointed Andrew, Philip Richard as Director
1 January 2012
Resigned Andrew, Philip Richard as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Connolly, Aidan Joseph as Director
1 November 2011
Appointed Leech, Anthony Leonard as Director
1 September 2011
Resigned Sharma, Vijay as Director
13 June 2011
18 March 2011
Appointed Andrew, Philip Richard as Director
20 December 2010
Appointed Sharma, Vijay as Director
20 December 2010
Appointed Murray, Neil Daniel as Director
20 December 2010
Appointed Fitzpatrick, Kevin as Director
8 September 2010
Appointed Osborne, Rachel Claire Elizabeth as Director
20 April 2010
Appointed Bickford, Natalie as Director
19 January 2010
Appointed Hooper, Philip David as Director
11 December 2009
Resigned Leech, Anthony Leonard as Director
16 September 2009
Resigned Martin, Karl Jonathan as Director
10 September 2009
Resigned Murray, Neil Daniel as Director
10 September 2009
Appointed Murray, Neil Daniel as Director
18 March 2009
Resigned Coleou, Yann Francois Daniel as Director
16 February 2009
Resigned Sodexo Corporate Services (No.2) Limited as Corporate Secretary
16 February 2009
Appointed John, Gareth Luke Sefton as Secretary
1 September 2008
Appointed Scrivens, William Simon as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed Bristow, Jane as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed John, Chris James as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed Hanson, Michelle Pamela as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed Leech, Anthony Leonard as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed Coleou, Yann Francois Daniel as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed Martin, Karl Jonathan as Director
1 September 2008
Resigned Jansen, Philip Eric Rene as Director
1 April 2008
Appointed Leach, Andrew David as Director
31 March 2008
Resigned Johnson, Michael Andrew as Director
5 March 2007
Resigned White, Debra Jayne as Director
5 March 2007
Appointed Connolly, Aidan Joseph as Director
30 June 2006
Appointed Johnson, Michael Andrew as Director
30 June 2006
Resigned Jackson, Richard as Director
30 June 2006
Resigned Daly, Paul Richard as Director
1 May 2005
Appointed Jansen, Philip Eric Rene as Director
1 March 2004
Resigned Shipman, Mark as Director
27 February 2004
Appointed Jackson, Richard as Director
27 February 2004
Resigned Forbes, Nigel James as Director
31 January 2004
Resigned Adams, Mark Robert as Director
31 January 2004
Appointed White, Debra Jayne as Director
18 November 2003
Appointed Sodexo Corporate Services (No.2) Limited as Corporate Secretary
18 November 2003
Resigned Mead, Noel Arthur as Secretary
22 April 2002
Resigned Ford, David Stuart as Director
22 April 2002
Resigned Carton, Bernard as Director
22 April 2002
Appointed Shipman, Mark as Director
22 April 2002
Appointed Adams, Mark Robert as Director
22 April 2002
Appointed Forbes, Nigel James as Director
22 April 2002
Resigned Baudin, Remi as Director
22 April 2002
Appointed Daly, Paul Richard as Director
22 April 2002
Resigned Bellon, Pierre as Director
22 April 2002
Resigned Hooper, Philip David as Director
1 February 2002
Resigned Mccole, Charles Joseph as Director
31 January 2000
Resigned Hawkes, John Garry, Sir as Director
31 January 2000
Resigned Reed, Alan Leslie as Director
8 December 1999
Resigned Toner, William James as Director
11 May 1999
Resigned Bucknall, Derek Edwin as Director
31 March 1998
Resigned Bryan, David Alun as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Bucknall, Derek Edwin as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Carton, Bernard as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Bellon, Pierre as Director
3 December 1997
Appointed Baudin, Remi as Director
3 December 1997
Resigned Smith, Graham Michael as Director
31 August 1997
Resigned Simpson, Roderick Wykeham as Director
20 December 1996
Resigned Hall, Ian as Director
31 August 1996
Resigned Wares, John Rankine as Director
31 August 1995
Appointed Hooper, Philip David as Director
31 August 1995
Resigned Carslaw, Iain Alexander as Director
31 August 1995
Appointed Mccole, Charles Joseph as Director
31 August 1995
Appointed Toner, William James as Director
30 June 1995
Resigned Jacobs, Marcel Alfred Maria as Director
30 June 1995
Appointed Ford, David Stuart as Director
17 February 1995
Resigned Cook, Harry John as Director
17 February 1995
Resigned Howell, Peter David Anthony as Director
8 July 1994
Resigned Widdowson, Rodney as Director
21 January 1993
Appointed Wares, John Rankine as Director
5 January 1993
Resigned Forte, Rocco Giovanni, Sir as Director
17 December 1992
Resigned Wares, John Rankine as Director
1 September 1992
Resigned Bailey, Michael John as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 28 March 2017
Owns 75–100% of shares
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 2987170

Other holdings 2

Companies where Sodexo Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Active
Active

Group structure 40 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Sodexo Holdings Limited
Sodexo Circles U.K Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Corporate Services (N0.1) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Corporate Services (No.2) Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Food Services Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Investment Services Limited Has significant influence or control
Addiewell Prison (Holdings) Ltd Owns 25–50% of shares
Sodexo Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Directors Table Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Fooditude Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Just Hospitality Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Friars 702 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Aip Catering Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Class Catering Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Contract Dining Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Gardner Merchant Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Keyline Travel Management Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
MTS Health Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Olive Catering Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Live UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Centerplate Europe Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Heritage Portfolio Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sports Travel and Hospitality Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Prestige Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Lawson Beaumont Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Wheatsheaf Catering Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Trustee Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Community Rehabilitation Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Cumbria and Lancashire Community Rehabilitation Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Essex Community Rehabilitation Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Norfolk and Suffolk Community Rehabilitation Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
And 2 more
Sodexo Management Services Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Remote Sites Support Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Remote Sites Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Sodexo Remote Sites Scotland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Services Company Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Services Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Holds 75–100% of voting rights
The Brand Group Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 August 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets
£237,174,000
Cash
£218,910,000
Turnover
£1,437,266,000
Profit Before Tax
£65,287,000
Employees
25861
Debt Ratio
81%
Current Ratio
1.5x
Profit Margin
5%
Return on Equity
20%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £500.0M £1000.0M £1500.0M £2000.0M 2024 2025 £1,521,080,000 £1,437,266,000
Balance sheet detail
20252024
Fixed Assets£137,858,000£128,373,000
Current Assets£1,083,442,000£1,078,107,000
Cash£218,910,000£56,677,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£733,952,000£713,658,000
Creditors (> 1 year)£260,924,000£260,396,000
Net Current Assets£349,490,000£364,449,000
Net Assets£237,174,000£240,149,000
Shareholder Funds£237,174,000£240,149,000
Turnover£1,437,266,000£1,521,080,000
Admin Expenses£1,373,247,000£1,455,284,000
Staff Costs£850,797,000£863,917,000
Operating Profit£64,019,000£65,796,000
Profit Before Tax£65,287,000£88,133,000
Tax£17,644,000£21,572,000
Profit for Period£47,643,000£66,561,000

What Sodexo say about themselves

“Food services and facilities management across healthcare, education, defence, government and business. Sodexo UK serves over one million meals every day.”

— from sodexo.co.uk

Filings 358

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
8 October 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
8 October 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
8 October 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
8 October 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
3 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 358 filings

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