Website & contact details
- Website
Absolute Taste Limited
- Incorporated
- 28 January 1997 (29 years)
- Industry
- Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10850) Event catering activities (56210)
- Directors
- Nick AllenNigel John Harris
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- The ShedCharbridge LaneBicesterOX26 4SS
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 27 May 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 13 May 2026
Charges
- Total
- 7
- Outstanding
- 3
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 4
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 1 April 2021
British
Born October 1971 (55)
Allen, Nick
Director · Appointed 31 January 2019
British
Born April 1959 (67)
Harris, Nigel John
Director · Appointed 30 December 2016
British
Born October 1970 (56)
British
Born May 1975 (51)
Officer history (16 former)
13 October 2026
21 January 2022
1 April 2021
30 November 2020
30 September 2020
30 September 2020
15 February 2019
Resigned Thackrey, Edward Alan as Director
31 January 2019
Appointed Allen, Nick as Director
31 January 2019
31 January 2019
1 October 2018
Resigned Maclaurin, Neil Ralph Charter, The Honourable as Director
28 June 2018
17 January 2018
Appointed Thackrey, Edward Alan as Director
17 January 2018
30 December 2016
Appointed Maclaurin, Neil Ralph Charter, The Honourable as Director
30 December 2016
30 December 2016
30 December 2016
30 December 2016
Appointed Harris, Nigel John as Director
31 May 2015
Resigned Edgecombe, Michael Robert as Director
16 November 2009
21 November 2007
Resigned Tubb, Benjamin Clive as Director
31 October 2004
31 October 2004
1 September 2004
1 September 2004
7 April 2003
Appointed Edgecombe, Michael Robert as Director
4 October 2002
Appointed Tubb, Benjamin Clive as Director
3 February 1997
3 February 1997
3 February 1997
3 February 1997
3 February 1997
3 February 1997
28 January 1997
28 January 1997
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 1 September 2020
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited
Reg. no. 11448077
Former controllers (1)
1 September 2020
Ceased The Proper Food and Drink Company Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
Group structure 15 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Premier Foods Wholesale Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bruce White Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
European Speciality Foods Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Premier Fruits Transport Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Primeur London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
RR Alden Group Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
RR Alden Oxford Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Menu Partners Retail Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Proper Food and Drink Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Absolute Taste Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
TMP TFH Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2023 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- (£7,552,847)
- Cash
- £1,664,720
- Profit Before Tax
- (£590,869)
- Employees
- 363
- Debt Ratio
- 168%
- Current Ratio
- 0.6x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £526,900 | £777,867 | £1,812,892 | £1,393,485 |
| Current Assets | £10,564,442 | £7,467,512 | £3,950,957 | £14,887,820 |
| Debtors | £7,336,397 | £6,170,269 | £3,601,047 | £13,402,921 |
| Cash | £1,664,720 | £46,809 | £20,496 | £958,375 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £16,257,461 | £12,091,290 | £7,382,049 | £14,348,092 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £2,386,728 | £3,382,330 | £4,683,899 | £605,309 |
| Net Current Assets | (£5,693,019) | (£4,623,778) | (£3,431,092) | £539,728 |
| Net Assets | (£7,552,847) | (£7,395,643) | (£6,302,099) | £1,327,904 |
| Shareholder Funds | (£7,552,847) | (£7,395,643) | (£6,302,099) | £1,327,904 |
| Turnover | £25,872,793 | £10,425,998 | £32,202,404 | |
| Cost of Sales | £25,242,766 | £18,005,710 | £7,496,581 | £22,562,898 |
| Gross Profit | £7,867,083 | £2,929,417 | £9,639,506 | |
| Admin Expenses | £10,377,214 | £8,821,148 | £8,847,442 | £9,103,275 |
| Staff Costs | £14,458,632 | £10,712,251 | £8,499,892 | £13,742,275 |
| Operating Profit | (£857,634) | (£7,989,881) | £1,536,231 | |
| Profit Before Tax | (£590,869) | (£1,026,560) | (£8,103,551) | £1,306,691 |
| Tax | (£433,665) | £66,984 | (£473,548) | |
| Profit for Period | (£157,204) | (£1,093,544) | (£7,630,003) | £1,306,691 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 27 May 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 13 May 2026 | 3 | |
| 21 May 2026 | Registration of a charge | 14 | ||
| 8 January 2026 | Full accounts | 31 March 2025 | 33 | |
| 3 December 2025 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | 4 |
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