SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED

Active
Company number 00331909Private limited companyIncorporated 1937

Key figures

£11,720,000+61.0%
Net assets 2025
+61.0%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
05 m10 m15 m20242025

† SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 56101

Where the company stands among the 42,675 active companies whose first SIC code is 56101 (Licensed restaurants).

Turnover£88,640,000
Higher than 93% · median £1,540,769 among 407 that publish turnover
Net assets£11,720,000
Higher than 99% · median £5,042
Total assets£39,534,000
Higher than 99% · median £68,146
Cash£3,407,000
Higher than 99% · median £24,994
Company age89.1 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MITCHELLS & BUTLERS RETAIL LIMITED£3.7bn
  2. MARSTON'S PLC£790.7m
  3. PIZZAEXPRESS (RESTAURANTS) LIMITED£670.3m
  4. SELECT SERVICE PARTNER UK LIMITED£501.9m
  5. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED£365.1m
  6. SPIRIT PUB COMPANY (MANAGED) LIMITED£281.3m
  7. ADMIRAL TAVERNS LIMITED£220m
  8. NANDO'S CHICKENLAND LIMITED£190.2m
  9. LOUNGERS LIMITED£160.7m
  10. TROIA (UK) RESTAURANTS LIMITED£149.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 42,675. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00331909. It was incorporated on 24 Sep 1937. Its status is active. The registered office is in Reading (RG6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is licensed restaurants (56101), event catering activities (56210), public houses and bars (56302).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £88,640,000. Profit for the year was £4,440,000. Net assets were £11,720,000, up 61% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,407,000. Total assets were £39,534,000 and total liabilities £26,061,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 42,675 active companies whose first SIC code is 56101: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 407 that publish turnover (median £1,540,769). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,042). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £68,146). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £24,994). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2024. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £38.4m.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 49 days to pay suppliers, and 0% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 8.5% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 15 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover82,016,00088,640,000
Profit for the year3,493,0004,440,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,799,0003,407,000
Total assets66,659,00039,534,000
Total liabilities57,871,00026,061,000
Net assets / total equity7,280,00011,720,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

5 contracts

SEARCY TANSLEY AND COMPANY LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2024. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £38.4m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1 contract · £26.8m
Bath and North East Somerset Council
1 contract · £11.5m
North London Foundation Trust
1 contract · £58.9k
HM TREASURY
1 contract · £40.5k
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
1 contract
Contracts
  1. RBGKEW1455 - Catering Services - Kew GardensRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew · £26,810,000 · runs until Oct 2033
  2. Room Hire‡North London Foundation Trust · £58,899
  3. Barbican Centre contribution towards re-design and refurbish of Level 1 restaurant kitchen‡The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
  4. OECD Conference 2025 - Venue and Audio VisualHM TREASURY · £40,453
  5. Catering Service for the Pump Room Bath‡Bath and North East Somerset Council · £11,500,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jul 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
49 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
0%
Standard payment terms
14–42 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 7%
  • 31 to 60 days 77%
  • After 60 days 16%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
51
7%
0%
2 Jul 2025
51
11%
0%
25 Dec 2024
49
12%
1%
26 Jun 2024
50
13%
0%
27 Dec 2023
48
13%
0%
28 Jun 2023
49
13%
1%
29 Dec 2021
46
20%
0%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 8.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 12.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 58.5% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter51.6% womenLower middle46.2% womenUpper middle42.9% womenUpper pay quarter42.1% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 7% lower
women 15.6% lower
2023/24
women 0.8% lower
women 9.9% lower
2022/23
women 6.6% lower
women 14.3% lower
2021/22
women 17.7% lower
women 23.6% lower
2020/21
women 7.8% lower
women 6.1% lower
2018/19
women 4.3% lower
women 11.5% lower
2017/18
women 1.6% lower
women 7.9% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: plastics.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

8 events
  1. Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Wsh International Investments Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Wsh International Investments Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Wsh And St Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £88.6m, net assets £11.7m
  6. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £82m, net assets £7.3m
  7. Wsh And St Limited registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.