Website & contact details
- Website
Thomas Franks Limited
- Incorporated
- 6 July 2004 (22 years)
- Industry
- Other food services (56290)
- Directors
- Melanie Louise MortGerard Burden
- Owned by
- Francis John Bothwell
- Accounts type
- Group
- Address
- The Stables Hook Norton BreweryBrewery LaneHook Norton BanburyOX15 5NY
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 June 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 September 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 14 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 31 January 2026
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 0
Officers 13 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Mort, Melanie Louise
Director · Appointed 1 March 2024
British
Born December 1972 (53)
British
Born June 1955 (71)
Burden, Gerard
Director · Appointed 1 December 2022
British
Born August 1967 (59)
Dhaliwal, Rajdeep Singh
Director · Appointed 1 December 2022
British
Born February 1986 (40)
Long, Claire Louise
Director · Appointed 1 December 2022
British
Born February 1967 (59)
Russell, Christopher James
Director · Appointed 1 December 2022
British
Born July 1981 (45)
British
Born August 1987 (39)
Bothwell, Emma Catherine
Director · Appointed 1 August 2022
British
Born December 1967 (58)
Freeman, Victoria
Director · Appointed 1 July 2021
British
Born September 1972 (54)
Shepherd, Blain Charles Michael
Director · Appointed 1 July 2021
British
Born September 1989 (37)
Director · Appointed 18 May 2018
British
Born July 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 1 December 2008
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Bothwell, Francis John
Director · Appointed 6 July 2004
British
Born May 1970 (56)
Officer history (29 former)
1 May 2026
Resigned Wright, Lorraine as Secretary
29 January 2026
Resigned Grima, Jonathan James as Director
13 August 2025
6 June 2025
7 February 2025
7 February 2025
1 March 2024
1 March 2024
Appointed Mort, Melanie Louise as Director
30 September 2023
Resigned Hurren, Paul David as Director
1 December 2022
Appointed Russell, Christopher James as Director
1 December 2022
Appointed Hurren, Paul David as Director
1 December 2022
1 December 2022
Appointed Long, Claire Louise as Director
1 December 2022
Appointed Dhaliwal, Rajdeep Singh as Director
1 December 2022
Appointed Burden, Gerard as Director
1 October 2022
30 September 2022
1 August 2022
Appointed Bothwell, Emma Catherine as Director
31 January 2022
18 January 2022
15 December 2021
Appointed Grima, Jonathan James as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Shepherd, Blain Charles Michael as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Freeman, Victoria as Director
14 December 2020
Resigned Bothwell, Emma Catherine as Director
14 December 2020
Resigned Cooper, Tim as Director
23 November 2020
Resigned Davies, Charlotte as Director
1 October 2020
Resigned Cule, Simon Philip as Director
1 October 2020
1 October 2020
31 July 2020
Resigned Burrell, Jamie Luke as Director
1 February 2020
10 December 2019
Resigned Pearce, Christopher James as Director
10 December 2019
18 May 2018
Appointed Pearce, Christopher James as Director
18 May 2018
17 May 2018
Resigned Davies, Charlotte as Director
1 September 2017
Appointed Cooper, Tim as Director
1 September 2017
Appointed Davies, Charlotte as Director
30 August 2017
Resigned Creswell, Philippa Ann as Director
30 April 2017
Resigned Cloete, Jason Wade Kilrhone as Director
1 April 2017
Appointed Davies, Charlotte as Director
25 November 2016
Appointed Creswell, Philippa Ann as Director
1 September 2016
Resigned Aska, Felicity Ann as Director
1 June 2016
Appointed Cloete, Jason Wade Kilrhone as Director
1 October 2015
Appointed Aska, Felicity Ann as Director
1 October 2015
Appointed Burrell, Jamie Luke as Director
1 October 2015
Appointed Cule, Simon Philip as Director
30 April 2013
1 March 2011
Resigned Cassidy, John Joseph as Director
1 March 2011
Resigned Cule, Simon Philip as Director
31 January 2011
22 April 2010
22 April 2010
15 January 2010
Appointed Wright, Lorraine as Secretary
15 January 2010
Resigned Bothwell, Emma Catherine as Secretary
1 December 2008
30 May 2008
5 May 2008
Appointed Cule, Simon Philip as Director
2 July 2007
1 July 2007
1 July 2007
Appointed Cassidy, John Joseph as Director
21 December 2005
21 December 2005
Appointed Bothwell, Emma Catherine as Secretary
21 December 2005
Resigned Bothwell, Francis John as Secretary
10 December 2004
Resigned Barrett, Thomas Edmond as Director
9 December 2004
Appointed Bothwell, Emma Catherine as Director
9 September 2004
Resigned Hathaway, Keith Martin as Secretary
9 September 2004
Appointed Bothwell, Francis John as Secretary
6 July 2004
Appointed Bothwell, Francis John as Director
6 July 2004
Appointed Barrett, Thomas Edmond as Director
6 July 2004
Appointed Hathaway, Keith Martin as Secretary
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Francis John Bothwell
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
British
Born May 1970 (56)
Holdings 3
Companies where Thomas Franks Limited is registered as a person with significant control
Owns 25–50% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · group accounts
- Net Assets
- £8,388,638
- Cash
- £417,739
- Employees
- 2732
- Debt Ratio
- 71%
- Current Ratio
- 1.4x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £639,646 | £429,674 | £375,295 | £223,523 | £205,164 | £244,596 | £375,046 |
| Current Assets | £28,265,242 | £21,889,127 | £16,257,725 | £13,209,490 | £10,873,236 | £9,776,217 | £9,396,217 |
| Debtors | £27,480,367 | £19,638,040 | £15,074,966 | £10,643,140 | £7,068,681 | £6,640,010 | £7,710,974 |
| Cash | £417,739 | £1,950,710 | £1,052,493 | £2,455,039 | £3,717,197 | £2,988,324 | £1,441,782 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £19,560,183 | £14,220,411 | £10,556,495 | £8,072,819 | £6,175,845 | £5,735,637 | £6,794,597 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £947,312 | £1,193,182 | £437,190 | £690,970 | £1,040,877 | £1,071,978 | £414,048 |
| Net Current Assets | £8,705,059 | £7,668,716 | £5,701,230 | £5,136,671 | £4,697,391 | £4,040,580 | £2,601,620 |
| Net Assets | £8,388,638 | £6,896,453 | £5,630,580 | £4,669,224 | £3,845,327 | £3,128,934 | £2,487,259 |
| Shareholder Funds | £8,388,638 | £6,896,453 | £5,630,580 | £4,669,224 | £3,845,327 | £3,128,934 | £2,487,259 |
| Turnover | £34,845,319 | £43,549,140 | |||||
| Cost of Sales | £29,835,209 | £38,601,325 | |||||
| Gross Profit | £5,010,110 | £4,947,815 | |||||
| Admin Expenses | £10,626,910 | £4,058,266 | |||||
| Staff Costs | £25,174,836 | £22,169,779 | |||||
| Operating Profit | £838,743 | £1,024,602 | |||||
| Profit Before Tax | £825,225 | £1,018,239 | |||||
| Tax | £183,550 | £256,753 | |||||
| Profit for Period | £641,675 | £761,486 | |||||
What Thomas Franks say about themselves
“Thomas Franks is a family-owned catering partner with a global reputation for serving exceptional food made from locally sourced produce.”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2026 | Statement of capital following an allotment of shares | |||
| 23 June 2026 | Purchase of own shares | |||
| 19 June 2026 | Group of companies' accounts | 30 September 2025 | ||
| 4 June 2026 | Cancellation of shares | |||
| 2 June 2026 | Resolutions |
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