
Company Number
03461947
Next Accounts
Jun 2025
Shareholders
waterfall elior limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other food service activities
Registered Address
the courtyard catherine street, macclesfield, SK11 6ET
Website
http://caterplus.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of EDWARDS AND BLAKE LIMITED at £5.1m based on a Turnover of £9.6m and 0.53x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EDWARDS AND BLAKE LIMITED at £3.9m based on an EBITDA of £817.5k and a 4.82x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of EDWARDS AND BLAKE LIMITED at £5.2m based on Net Assets of £1.9m and 2.78x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Edwards And Blake Limited is a live company located in macclesfield, SK11 6ET with a Companies House number of 03461947. It operates in the other food services sector, SIC Code 56290. Founded in November 1997, it's largest shareholder is waterfall elior limited with a 100% stake. Edwards And Blake Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £9.6m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Edwards And Blake Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £9.6m, make it larger than the average company (£2.2m)
£9.6m - Edwards And Blake Limited
£2.2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -5%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.2%)
-5% - Edwards And Blake Limited
8.2% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 20.1%, this company has a higher cost of product (25.4%)
20.1% - Edwards And Blake Limited
25.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 8.5% make it more profitable than the average company (2.9%)
8.5% - Edwards And Blake Limited
2.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 364 employees, this is above the industry average (28)
364 - Edwards And Blake Limited
28 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £13.3k, the company has a lower pay structure (£23.2k)
£13.3k - Edwards And Blake Limited
£23.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £26.5k, this is less efficient (£68.7k)
£26.5k - Edwards And Blake Limited
£68.7k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 39 days, this is later than average (28 days)
39 days - Edwards And Blake Limited
28 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 33 days, this is close to average (35 days)
33 days - Edwards And Blake Limited
35 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 10 days, this is in line with average (12 days)
10 days - Edwards And Blake Limited
12 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (20 weeks)
0 weeks - Edwards And Blake Limited
20 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 77.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (67.8%)
77.4% - Edwards And Blake Limited
67.8% - Industry AVG
Edwards And Blake Limited's latest turnover from September 2023 is £9.6 million and the company has net assets of £1.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Edwards And Blake Limited has 364 employees and maintains cash reserves of £50.6 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 9,631,092 | 10,238,512 | 8,561,533 | 11,144,499 | 20,519,595 | 22,109,758 | 13,515,780 | 17,484,312 | 15,671,129 | 14,702,227 | 13,093,670 | 11,798,250 | 10,442,096 | 9,660,818 | 8,209,102 |
Other Income Or Grants | 468,825 | 1,390,156 | |||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 7,697,749 | 7,910,834 | 7,994,078 | 10,237,226 | 18,324,142 | 20,738,076 | 11,725,190 | 14,897,780 | 13,333,430 | 12,575,171 | 11,241,080 | 10,086,330 | 9,026,196 | 8,255,024 | 6,983,273 |
Gross Profit | 1,933,343 | 2,327,678 | 1,036,280 | 2,297,429 | 2,195,453 | 1,371,682 | 1,790,590 | 2,586,532 | 2,337,699 | 2,127,056 | 1,852,590 | 1,711,920 | 1,415,900 | 1,405,794 | 1,225,829 |
Admin Expenses | 1,117,968 | 1,236,309 | 1,254,265 | 1,738,583 | 1,601,771 | 1,659,141 | 2,552,488 | 2,528,762 | 1,563,890 | 1,427,248 | 1,180,643 | 1,099,470 | 1,004,163 | 677,296 | 585,722 |
Operating Profit | 815,375 | 1,091,369 | -217,985 | 558,846 | 593,682 | -287,459 | -761,898 | 57,770 | 773,809 | 699,808 | 671,947 | 612,450 | 411,737 | 728,498 | 640,107 |
Interest Payable | 185,800 | 123,938 | 123,812 | 105,315 | 60,190 | 24,000 | 14,000 | 12,266 | 3,065 | 24,000 | |||||
Interest Receivable | 3,071 | 21,529 | 585 | 1,147 | 17,931 | 2,768 | 2 | 59 | 4,068 | 1,332 | 25,929 | 1,228 | 6,867 | 895 | 468 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 632,646 | 988,960 | -341,212 | 454,678 | 551,423 | -298,691 | -775,896 | 45,563 | 769,877 | 708,140 | 673,876 | 613,678 | 418,604 | 729,393 | 640,575 |
Tax | -6,951 | -57,534 | 123,949 | -95,373 | -133,782 | 57,787 | 160,294 | -33,392 | -160,811 | -152,880 | -152,592 | -136,516 | -100,197 | -187,148 | -170,005 |
Profit After Tax | 625,695 | 931,426 | -217,263 | 359,305 | 417,641 | -240,904 | -615,602 | 12,171 | 609,066 | 555,260 | 521,284 | 477,162 | 318,407 | 542,245 | 470,570 |
Dividends Paid | 10,000 | 413,400 | 320,000 | 320,000 | 330,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 280,000 | 240,000 | ||||||
Retained Profit | 625,695 | 931,426 | -217,263 | 359,305 | 417,641 | -240,904 | -625,602 | -401,229 | 289,066 | 235,260 | 191,284 | 177,162 | 18,407 | 262,245 | 230,570 |
Employee Costs | 4,828,109 | 4,932,752 | 5,161,597 | 6,821,114 | 9,510,419 | 10,962,426 | 7,838,755 | 8,682,065 | 7,356,742 | 6,860,376 | 6,030,502 | 5,505,766 | 5,120,930 | 4,411,533 | 3,790,048 |
Number Of Employees | 364 | 398 | 752 | 786 | 842 | 634 | 572 | 539 | 477 | 463 | 438 | 500 | 475 | ||
EBITDA* | 817,533 | 1,095,628 | -201,121 | 618,837 | 670,117 | 147,421 | -498,189 | 144,151 | 829,080 | 762,482 | 737,680 | 703,756 | 537,339 | 820,394 | 725,354 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 414,748 | 402,794 | 1,783,236 | 2,948,044 | 1,496,020 | 862,352 | 174,225 | 227,854 | 177,197 | 99,473 | 150,378 | 154,853 | 270,015 | 231,182 | 191,037 |
Intangible Assets | 29,444 | 27,325 | 642,271 | 447,443 | |||||||||||
Investments & Other | 155,799 | ||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 414,546 | 400,973 | 1,518,906 | 1,441,677 | 1,040,841 | 26,000 | 85,000 | 51,928 | 96,268 | 100,000 | |||||
Total Fixed Assets | 444,192 | 430,119 | 1,524,273 | 1,506,367 | 1,277,179 | 656,681 | 816,496 | 675,297 | 203,197 | 184,473 | 202,306 | 251,121 | 370,015 | 231,182 | 191,037 |
Stock & work in progress | 228,043 | 287,558 | 269,257 | 244,185 | 314,796 | 346,514 | 430,058 | 307,377 | 338,370 | 312,131 | 339,834 | 308,160 | 237,260 | 234,050 | 201,982 |
Trade Debtors | 1,040,634 | 1,023,282 | 1,034,911 | 1,082,893 | 2,010,655 | 3,636,479 | 4,162,675 | 4,490,842 | 2,834,243 | 1,718,799 | 1,412,794 | 1,429,489 | 1,292,553 | 990,045 | 972,491 |
Group Debtors | 6,450,482 | 3,730,921 | 692,244 | 755,402 | 3,587,828 | 1,999,988 | |||||||||
Misc Debtors | 14,989 | 22,693 | 28,578 | 25,327 | 281,479 | 656,854 | 1,502,670 | 386,973 | 861,107 | 573,065 | 374,255 | 280,264 | 136,983 | 53,420 | 28,580 |
Cash | 50,635 | 65,367 | 95,424 | 80,921 | 433,754 | 861,727 | 588,862 | 600,257 | 862,947 | 840,728 | 1,068,155 | 815,598 | 232,141 | 407,648 | 241,476 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 7,784,783 | 5,129,821 | 2,120,414 | 2,188,728 | 6,628,512 | 7,653,001 | 6,684,265 | 5,785,449 | 4,896,667 | 3,444,723 | 3,195,038 | 2,833,511 | 1,898,937 | 1,685,163 | 1,444,529 |
total assets | 8,228,975 | 5,559,940 | 3,644,687 | 3,695,095 | 7,905,691 | 8,309,682 | 7,500,761 | 6,460,746 | 5,099,864 | 3,629,196 | 3,397,344 | 3,084,632 | 2,268,952 | 1,916,345 | 1,635,566 |
Bank overdraft | 31,531 | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 715,829 | 824,316 | 845,225 | 572,665 | 1,539,661 | 1,412,757 | 1,595,816 | 1,833,532 | 1,518,221 | 1,355,962 | 1,117,856 | 1,070,790 | 858,039 | 567,347 | 634,247 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 73,165 | ||||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 11,527 | 18,156 | 13,872 | 19,049 | 2,922 | 2,992 | |||||||||
other current liabilities | 5,189,325 | 2,978,045 | 564,891 | 801,050 | 4,653,910 | 6,281,987 | 5,491,562 | 4,145,539 | 2,547,655 | 906,080 | 1,167,191 | 1,095,408 | 656,779 | 581,714 | 457,224 |
total current liabilities | 5,916,681 | 3,820,517 | 1,423,988 | 1,392,764 | 6,193,571 | 7,694,744 | 7,087,378 | 5,979,071 | 4,065,876 | 2,262,042 | 2,285,047 | 2,166,198 | 1,514,818 | 1,183,514 | 1,167,628 |
loans | 37,844 | 21,388 | 21,654 | 49,870 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 18,922 | 10,694 | 10,827 | 24,935 | 2,852 | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 859,400 | 1,061,400 | 4,846,000 | 4,656,682 | 3,636,000 | 2,150,000 | 1,616,000 | 648,000 | 199,174 | 603 | 8,034 | 20,896 | 18,000 | 12,500 | |
total long term liabilities | 448,622 | 541,394 | 2,433,827 | 2,353,276 | 1,818,000 | 1,075,000 | 808,000 | 324,000 | 245,174 | 101,000 | 8,303 | 73,484 | 20,896 | 18,000 | 15,352 |
total liabilities | 6,365,303 | 4,361,911 | 3,857,815 | 3,746,040 | 8,011,571 | 8,769,744 | 7,895,378 | 6,303,071 | 4,311,050 | 2,363,042 | 2,293,350 | 2,239,682 | 1,535,714 | 1,201,514 | 1,182,980 |
net assets | 1,863,672 | 1,198,029 | -213,128 | -50,945 | -105,880 | -460,062 | -394,617 | 157,675 | 788,814 | 1,266,154 | 1,103,994 | 844,950 | 733,238 | 714,831 | 452,586 |
total shareholders funds | 1,863,672 | 1,198,029 | -213,128 | -50,945 | -105,880 | -265,391 | -394,617 | 157,675 | 788,814 | 1,266,154 | 1,103,994 | 844,950 | 733,238 | 714,831 | 452,586 |
Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 815,375 | 1,091,369 | -217,985 | 558,846 | 593,682 | -287,459 | -761,898 | 57,770 | 773,809 | 699,808 | 671,947 | 612,450 | 411,737 | 728,498 | 640,107 |
Depreciation | 2,158 | 4,259 | 16,864 | 59,991 | 76,435 | 88,461 | 39,035 | 71,445 | 55,271 | 62,674 | 65,733 | 91,306 | 125,602 | 91,896 | 85,247 |
Amortisation | 346,419 | 224,674 | 14,936 | ||||||||||||
Tax | -6,951 | -57,534 | 123,949 | -95,373 | -133,782 | 57,787 | 160,294 | -33,392 | -160,811 | -152,880 | -152,592 | -136,516 | -100,197 | -187,148 | -170,005 |
Stock | -59,515 | 18,301 | 25,072 | -70,611 | -31,718 | -83,544 | 122,681 | -30,993 | 26,239 | -27,703 | 31,674 | 70,900 | 3,210 | 32,068 | 201,982 |
Debtors | 2,742,782 | 1,903,230 | -30,660 | -3,615,504 | 627,482 | 627,976 | 787,530 | 1,156,465 | 1,344,486 | 537,887 | 32,956 | 276,485 | 486,071 | 42,394 | 1,001,071 |
Creditors | -108,487 | -20,909 | 272,560 | -966,996 | 126,904 | -183,059 | -237,716 | 315,311 | 162,259 | 238,106 | 47,066 | 212,751 | 290,692 | -66,900 | 634,247 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 2,211,280 | 2,413,154 | -236,159 | -3,852,860 | -1,628,077 | 790,425 | 1,346,023 | 1,597,884 | 1,641,575 | -261,111 | 71,783 | 438,629 | 75,065 | 124,490 | 457,224 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -202,000 | -3,784,600 | 189,318 | 1,020,682 | 1,486,000 | 534,000 | 968,000 | 448,826 | 199,174 | -603 | -7,431 | -12,862 | 2,896 | 5,500 | 12,500 |
Cash flow from operations | 28,108 | -2,275,792 | 154,135 | 410,405 | -74,602 | 802,142 | 828,201 | 1,347,308 | 1,300,552 | 75,810 | 631,876 | 858,373 | 316,514 | 621,874 | 456,267 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -129,793 | -11,436 | -62,858 | 21,810 | -175,856 | -132,579 | -111,369 | ||||||||
Change in Investments | -155,799 | 155,799 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -129,793 | -11,436 | -62,858 | 21,810 | -175,856 | -132,579 | -111,369 | ||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -73,165 | 73,165 | |||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | 16,456 | -266 | -28,216 | 49,870 | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 1,599 | 4,151 | -19,285 | 43,984 | -2,922 | -2,922 | 5,844 | ||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -182,729 | -102,409 | -123,227 | -104,168 | -42,259 | -21,232 | -13,998 | -12,207 | 1,003 | 1,332 | 1,929 | 1,228 | 6,867 | 895 | 468 |
cash flow from financing | -124,726 | 381,207 | -115,648 | -314,684 | -300,389 | 348,898 | 59,312 | -242,117 | -765,403 | -71,768 | 69,689 | -64,222 | 3,945 | -75,192 | 301,493 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -14,732 | -30,057 | 14,503 | -352,833 | -427,973 | 272,865 | -11,395 | -262,690 | 22,219 | -227,427 | 252,557 | 583,457 | -175,507 | 166,172 | 241,476 |
overdraft | -31,531 | 31,531 | |||||||||||||
change in cash | -14,732 | -30,057 | 14,503 | -352,833 | -427,973 | 272,865 | -11,395 | -262,690 | 22,219 | -227,427 | 252,557 | 583,457 | -143,976 | 134,641 | 241,476 |
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EDWARDS AND BLAKE LIMITED group structure
Edwards And Blake Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
ELIOR SA
#0057934
2 parents
EDWARDS AND BLAKE LIMITED
03461947
Edwards And Blake Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mrs Catherine Roe (Apr 2017) and Ms Eleni Savva (Apr 2017).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mrs Catherine Roe | England | 64 years | Apr 2017 | - | Director |
Ms Eleni Savva | United Kingdom | 53 years | Apr 2017 | - | Director |
Jo Robertson | United Kingdom | 58 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
September 2023turnover
9.6m
-6%
operating profit
815.4k
-25%
gross margin
20.1%
-11.7%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
September 2023net assets
1.9m
+0.56%
total assets
8.2m
+0.48%
cash
50.6k
-0.23%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
03461947
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
56290 - Other food service activities
incorporation date
November 1997
age
28
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
September 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
CONSTANTIN
address
the courtyard catherine street, macclesfield, SK11 6ET
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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