HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED

Active
Company number 03319291Private limited companyIncorporated 1997

Key figures

£65,526,000+7.6%
Net assets 2025
+7.6%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m80 m20242025

† HOLROYD HOWE 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 56290

Where the company stands among the 16,548 active companies whose first SIC code is 56290 (Other food services).

Turnover£132,455,000
Higher than 95% · median £102,265 among 381 that publish turnover
Net assets£65,526,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,249
Total assets£85,631,000
Higher than 99% · median £28,101
Cash£3,161,000
Higher than 99% · median £12,121
Company age29.7 years
Older than 98% · median 4.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED£292.7m
  2. NUTRICIA LIMITED£135.2m
  3. ISS MEDICLEAN LIMITED£69.9m
  4. WESTBRIDGE FOODS LIMITED£67.7m
  5. HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED£65.5m
  6. CATER LINK LIMITED£54.5m
  7. NATURE DELIVERED LIMITED£45m
  8. HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED£44m
  9. DO & CO. EVENT & AIRLINE CATERING LIMITED£36.5m
  10. DINE CONTRACT CATERING LIMITED£29.7m

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 16,548. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03319291. It was incorporated on 17 Feb 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in Reading (RG6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other food services (56290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £132,455,000. Profit for the year was £4,640,000. Net assets were £65,526,000, up 7.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,161,000. Total assets were £85,631,000 and total liabilities £19,970,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 16,548 active companies whose first SIC code is 56290: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 381 that publish turnover (median £102,265). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,249). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,101). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,121). It is older than 98% of them (median age 4.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from City of London Corporation. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 51 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 14.6% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 8 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 4 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover140,028,000132,455,000
Profit for the year3,875,0004,640,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,172,0003,161,000
Total assets107,981,00085,631,000
Total liabilities46,813,00019,970,000
Net assets / total equity60,886,00065,526,000

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

1 contract

HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from City of London Corporation. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. City of London Corporate Catering ServicesCity of London Corporation · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £8,680,000 in total

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. 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
51 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
0%
Standard payment terms
14–42 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 4%
  • 31 to 60 days 76%
  • After 60 days 20%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
54
1%
0%
2 Jul 2025
53
2%
3%
25 Dec 2024
54
2%
0%
26 Jun 2024
54
4%
0%
27 Dec 2023
52
5%
1%
28 Jun 2023
53
6%
3%
29 Dec 2022
47
23%
0%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 14.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 21.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 48.1% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter78% womenLower middle75.8% womenUpper middle57.8% womenUpper pay quarter41.1% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 17.1% lower
women 23.8% lower
2023/24
women 22.4% lower
women 22% lower
2022/23
women 25.6% lower
women 25.5% lower
2021/22
women 23% lower
women 24% lower
2020/21
women 25% lower
women 26.3% lower
2019/20
women 21.2% lower
women 22.9% lower
2018/19
women 27.9% lower
women 24.9% lower
2017/18
women 20.1% lower
women 24.6% 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.

History

8 events
  1. Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Westbury Street Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £132.5m, net assets £65.5m
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £140m, net assets £60.9m
  5. Westbury Street Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to HOLROYD HOWE LIMITEDPreviously HOLROYD HOWE INDEPENDENT LIMITED
  7. Name changed to HOLROYD HOWE INDEPENDENT LIMITEDPreviously HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED
  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.