BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED

Active
Company number 00706764Private limited companyIncorporated 1961

Key figures

£182,387,000+3.4%
Net assets 2024/25
+3.4%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m200 m2023/242024/25

† BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE 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.

BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46390

Where the company stands among the 4,095 active companies whose first SIC code is 46390 (Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco).

Net assets£182,387,000
Higher than 99% · median £13,474
Company age65.0 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PRINCES GROUP PLC£1.1bn
  2. SYSCO GB LIMITED£881m
  3. BIDCORP FOODSERVICE (EUROPE) LIMITED£536.3m
  4. LAMEX FOOD GROUP LIMITED£258.8m
  5. BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED£182.4m
  6. BOOKER RETAIL PARTNERS (GB) LIMITED£139.2m
  7. KELLOGG MARKETING AND SALES COMPANY (UK) LIMITED£81.8m
  8. HARRIET HOLDINGS LIMITED£81.8m
  9. A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED£81.8m
  10. WINDMILL ORGANICS LIMITED£73.1m

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 4,095. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00706764. It was incorporated on 30 Oct 1961. Its status is active. The registered office is in Ashford (TN25). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46390).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 29 Jun 2025); the company files small company accounts. Profit for the year was £5,929,000. Net assets were £182,387,000, up 3.4% on the previous year. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,095 active companies whose first SIC code is 46390: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £13,474). 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 10 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3.5m. Its most frequent buyer is NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL (2 contracts).

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Profit for the year5,927,0005,929,000
Total assets187,742,000—
Total liabilities11,284,00013,261,000
Net assets / total equity176,458,000182,387,000

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

10 contracts

BRAKE BROS FOODSERVICE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2017. Their combined published value is £3.5m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL
2 contracts · £2.4m
University Of The West Of England
2 contracts · £320k
Liverpool City Council
2 contracts · £243.1k
THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE
2 contracts · £94k
Bedford Borough Council
1 contract · £400k
Contracts
  1. DIRECT AWARD - Catering and Food Provision (ambient, tinned, chilled and frozen food)‡Liverpool City Council · £123,061 · runs until Apr 2027
  2. Bradford Theatres Catering- Brake Bros Ltd‡City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £35,000
  3. Provision of Chilled, Ambient, and Frozen Catering ProvisionTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £54,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  4. Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods - Additional ProvisionTHE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · £40,000
  5. Grocery FoodBedford Borough Council · £400,000
Show 5 more
  1. Corporate Food 3 - Supply of Frozen Food‡Liverpool City Council · £120,000
  2. Groceries and Chilled foodsUniversity Of The West Of England · £215,000
  3. Groceries and Chilled foodsUniversity Of The West Of England · £105,000
  4. Award notice only - Emergency cover for Groceries including any Frozen FoodsNORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · £1,448,574
  5. Award notice only - Emergency cover for Frozen FoodsNORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · £950,000

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.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £182.4m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £176.5m
  3. Sysco Gb Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.