ROADCHEF LIMITED

Active
Company number 01713437Private limited companyIncorporated 1983

Key figures

£11-35.3%
Net assets 2025
-35.3%
Average annual change 2024–2025
0510152020242025

† ROADCHEF 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.

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

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 70100

Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).

Net assets£11
Lower than 80% · median £388,830
Total assets£396
Lower than 95% · median £1,308,696
Cash£49
Lower than 93% · median £49,040
Employees3,873
Higher than 99% · median 0
Company age43.6 years
Older than 92% · median 16.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NSG HOLDING (EUROPE) LIMITED£335.6bn
  2. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED£68.8bn
  3. ASTRAZENECA TREASURY LIMITED£48.3bn
  4. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.£48.1bn
  5. ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED£42.3bn
  6. NATIONAL GRID PLC£39.3bn
  7. RIO TINTO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£39.2bn
  8. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (1998) LIMITED£34.1bn
  9. GLAXOSMITHKLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED£25.2bn
  10. BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£24.7bn

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 25,710. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ROADCHEF LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ROADCHEF LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01713437. It was incorporated on 8 Apr 1983. Its status is active. The registered office is in Norton canes (WS11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 28 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Loss for the year was £6,900,000. Net assets were £11, down 35.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £49. Total assets were £396 and total liabilities £384. The company had an average of 3,873 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100: By net assets it ranks lower than 80% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks lower than 95% of them (median £1,308,696). By cash it ranks lower than 93% of them (median £49,040). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 0). It is older than 92% of them (median age 16.6 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £1.4m, from Department for Transport.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 23 days to pay suppliers, and 31% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 10.2% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 6 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 17 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover247,400,000—
Profit for the year-6,500,000-6,900,000
Cash at bank and in hand3249
Total assets378396
Total liabilities359384
Net assets / total equity1711
Average number of employees3,8173,873

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.

Government grants

1 grant

ROADCHEF LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £1.4m.

Grant
  1. RoadchefDepartment for Transport · £1,384,099 · National Highways Lorry Park Improvement Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
23 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
31%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 73%
  • 31 to 60 days 25%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
32
41%
85%
30 Jun 2025
31
41%
96%
31 Dec 2024
31
39%
98%
30 Jun 2024
28
47%
94%
31 Dec 2023
28
46%
95%
30 Jun 2023
30
45%
95%
31 Dec 2022
29
44%
95%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 10.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 17.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 14.8% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter56.9% womenLower middle62.4% womenUpper middle52% womenUpper pay quarter37.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 15% lower
women 25.4% lower
2023/24
women 15.6% lower
women 30.7% lower
2022/23
women 10.5% lower
women 32.1% lower
2021/22
women 11.6% lower
women 31.6% lower
2020/21
women 11.6% lower
women 33.9% lower
2019/20
women 9.5% lower
women 30.3% lower
2018/19
women 3.9% lower
women 26.8% lower
2017/18
women 8.4% lower
women 33% 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 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently January 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently April 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £11, 3,873 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £247.4m, net assets £17, 3,817 employees
  3. Roadchef Bidco 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.