
Company Number
10950960
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
bev nominees ii limited
alasdair derek murdoch
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
5 new street square, london, EC4A 3TW
Website
banquets.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of ROYALE TOPCO LIMITED at £548.1m based on a Turnover of £381.8m and 1.44x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ROYALE TOPCO LIMITED at £268.4m based on an EBITDA of £44.7m and a 6x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ROYALE TOPCO LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-70.8m and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Royale Topco Limited is a live company located in london, EC4A 3TW with a Companies House number of 10950960. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in September 2017, it's largest shareholder is bev nominees ii limited with a 99.3% stake. Royale Topco Limited is a young, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £381.8m with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Royale Topco Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
7 Strong
0 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £381.8m, make it larger than the average company (£18.9m)
£381.8m - Royale Topco Limited
£18.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 45%, show it is growing at a faster rate (10.5%)
45% - Royale Topco Limited
10.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 7.4%, this company has a higher cost of product (36.3%)
7.4% - Royale Topco Limited
36.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 3.5% make it less profitable than the average company (4.5%)
3.5% - Royale Topco Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 6346 employees, this is above the industry average (104)
6346 - Royale Topco Limited
104 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £15.3k, the company has a lower pay structure (£44.7k)
£15.3k - Royale Topco Limited
£44.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £60.2k, this is less efficient (£191k)
£60.2k - Royale Topco Limited
£191k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 8 days, this is earlier than average (45 days)
8 days - Royale Topco Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 14 days, this is quicker than average (44 days)
14 days - Royale Topco Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 2 days, this is less than average (40 days)
2 days - Royale Topco Limited
40 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 17 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
17 weeks - Royale Topco Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 114.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (69.6%)
114.9% - Royale Topco Limited
69.6% - Industry AVG
Royale Topco Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £381.8 million and the company has net assets of -£70.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Royale Topco Limited has 6,346 employees and maintains cash reserves of £25.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | |
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Turnover | 381,768,000 | 294,482,000 | 211,712,000 | 125,974,000 | 101,029,000 | 91,768,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||
Cost Of Sales | 353,612,000 | 290,686,000 | 159,721,000 | 129,910,000 | 96,094,000 | 84,619,000 |
Gross Profit | 28,156,000 | 3,796,000 | 51,991,000 | -3,936,000 | 4,935,000 | 7,149,000 |
Admin Expenses | 14,777,000 | 24,489,000 | 18,603,000 | 3,547,000 | 18,620,000 | 18,250,000 |
Operating Profit | 13,379,000 | -20,693,000 | 33,388,000 | -7,483,000 | -13,685,000 | -11,101,000 |
Interest Payable | 37,462,000 | 22,323,000 | 16,600,000 | 12,643,000 | 6,567,000 | 6,688,000 |
Interest Receivable | 2,000 | 48,000 | 3,000 | 49,000 | 9,000 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | -24,081,000 | -43,016,000 | 16,836,000 | -18,920,000 | -19,611,000 | -19,575,000 |
Tax | -123,000 | 2,000 | -94,000 | 118,000 | -450,000 | 96,000 |
Profit After Tax | -24,204,000 | -43,014,000 | 16,742,000 | -18,802,000 | -20,061,000 | -19,479,000 |
Dividends Paid | ||||||
Retained Profit | -21,134,000 | -37,544,000 | 14,583,000 | -16,415,000 | -17,206,000 | -17,085,000 |
Employee Costs | 97,209,000 | 73,445,000 | 49,843,000 | 35,980,000 | 33,924,000 | 31,431,000 |
Number Of Employees | 6,346 | 4,816 | 3,384 | 91 | 3,037 | 2,196 |
EBITDA* | 44,736,000 | 24,773,000 | 44,259,000 | 14,778,000 | -2,178,000 | -1,650,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | |
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Tangible Assets | 123,799,000 | 101,422,000 | 146,942,000 | 108,055,000 | 36,723,000 | 17,999,000 |
Intangible Assets | 302,992,000 | 293,937,000 | 87,195,000 | 70,878,000 | 71,496,000 | 53,184,000 |
Investments & Other | 7,934,000 | 4,830,000 | 2,012,000 | 3,870,000 | ||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 1,212,000 | 1,139,000 | 315,000 | 1,034,000 | 762,000 | 904,000 |
Total Fixed Assets | 426,791,000 | 395,359,000 | 233,822,000 | 177,899,000 | 108,981,000 | 75,957,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 2,507,000 | 2,680,000 | 1,417,000 | 1,093,000 | 1,193,000 | 721,000 |
Trade Debtors | 8,832,000 | 8,091,000 | 6,056,000 | 3,507,000 | 2,319,000 | 2,765,000 |
Group Debtors | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 9,809,000 | 7,488,000 | 4,868,000 | 3,051,000 | 7,912,000 | 6,064,000 |
Cash | 25,726,000 | 19,314,000 | 36,171,000 | 12,881,000 | 11,273,000 | 31,332,000 |
misc current assets | 1,678,000 | 1,916,000 | ||||
total current assets | 49,073,000 | 39,794,000 | 48,512,000 | 20,532,000 | 22,697,000 | 40,882,000 |
total assets | 475,864,000 | 435,153,000 | 282,334,000 | 198,431,000 | 131,678,000 | 116,839,000 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||
Bank loan | ||||||
Trade Creditors | 14,376,000 | 13,110,000 | 9,381,000 | 4,877,000 | 11,068,000 | 11,513,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||
other short term finances | 1,371,000 | 603,000 | ||||
hp & lease commitments | 15,234,000 | 14,610,000 | 9,344,000 | 8,024,000 | ||
other current liabilities | 45,948,000 | 42,317,000 | 32,241,000 | 21,144,000 | 26,634,000 | 13,996,000 |
total current liabilities | 76,929,000 | 70,640,000 | 50,966,000 | 34,045,000 | 37,702,000 | 25,509,000 |
loans | 930,476,000 | 817,810,000 | 477,888,000 | 366,864,000 | 78,722,000 | 59,116,000 |
hp & lease commitments | 181,617,000 | 174,857,000 | 114,350,000 | 92,655,000 | ||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||
other liabilities | 1,678,000 | 1,916,000 | 5,744,000 | |||
provisions | 5,540,000 | 6,150,000 | 7,824,000 | 16,924,000 | 10,771,000 | 5,514,000 |
total long term liabilities | 469,686,000 | 413,896,000 | 242,856,000 | 191,894,000 | 95,188,000 | 70,374,000 |
total liabilities | 546,615,000 | 484,536,000 | 293,822,000 | 225,939,000 | 132,890,000 | 95,883,000 |
net assets | -70,751,000 | -49,383,000 | -12,079,000 | -27,508,000 | -1,443,000 | 20,956,000 |
total shareholders funds | -70,751,000 | -49,383,000 | -12,079,000 | -27,508,000 | -1,443,000 | 20,956,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||
Operating Profit | 13,379,000 | -20,693,000 | 33,388,000 | -7,483,000 | -13,685,000 | -11,101,000 |
Depreciation | 14,199,000 | 11,184,000 | 9,681,000 | 20,533,000 | 4,690,000 | 2,925,000 |
Amortisation | 17,158,000 | 34,282,000 | 1,190,000 | 1,728,000 | 6,817,000 | 6,526,000 |
Tax | -123,000 | 2,000 | -94,000 | 118,000 | -450,000 | 96,000 |
Stock | -173,000 | 1,263,000 | 324,000 | -100,000 | 472,000 | 721,000 |
Debtors | 3,135,000 | 5,479,000 | 3,647,000 | -3,401,000 | 1,260,000 | 9,733,000 |
Creditors | 1,266,000 | 3,729,000 | 4,504,000 | -6,191,000 | -445,000 | 11,513,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 3,631,000 | 10,076,000 | 11,097,000 | -5,490,000 | 12,638,000 | 13,996,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -610,000 | -1,674,000 | -9,100,000 | 6,153,000 | 5,257,000 | 5,514,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 45,938,000 | 30,164,000 | 46,695,000 | 12,869,000 | 13,090,000 | 19,015,000 |
Investing Activities | ||||||
capital expenditure | -58,162,000 | |||||
Change in Investments | 3,104,000 | 4,830,000 | -2,012,000 | 2,012,000 | -3,870,000 | 3,870,000 |
cash flow from investments | 3,870,000 | -62,032,000 | ||||
Financing Activities | ||||||
Bank loans | ||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | 768,000 | 603,000 | ||||
Long term loans | 112,666,000 | 339,922,000 | 111,024,000 | 288,142,000 | 19,606,000 | 59,116,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 7,384,000 | 65,773,000 | 23,015,000 | 100,679,000 | ||
other long term liabilities | -238,000 | 1,916,000 | -5,744,000 | 5,744,000 | ||
share issue | ||||||
interest | -37,460,000 | -22,323,000 | -16,552,000 | -12,640,000 | -6,518,000 | -6,679,000 |
cash flow from financing | 82,886,000 | 386,131,000 | 118,333,000 | 366,531,000 | 2,151,000 | 96,222,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||
cash | 6,412,000 | -16,857,000 | 23,290,000 | 1,608,000 | -20,059,000 | 31,332,000 |
overdraft | ||||||
change in cash | 6,412,000 | -16,857,000 | 23,290,000 | 1,608,000 | -20,059,000 | 31,332,000 |
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ROYALE TOPCO LIMITED group structure
Royale Topco Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
BRIDGEPOINT OP LP
#0037425
2 parents
ROYALE TOPCO LIMITED
10950960
1 subsidiary
Royale Topco Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Timothy Doubleday (Dec 2017) and Mr Alasdair Murdoch (Apr 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Timothy Doubleday | United Kingdom | 61 years | Dec 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Alasdair Murdoch | United Kingdom | 59 years | Apr 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Lance Batchelor | England | 61 years | Nov 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Renato Rossi | Switzerland | 46 years | Sep 2024 | - | Director |
Chris Brigleb | Switzerland | 39 years | Sep 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Adam Jones | United Kingdom | 56 years | Feb 2025 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
381.8m
+30%
operating profit
13.4m
-165%
gross margin
7.4%
+472.14%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-70.8m
+0.43%
total assets
475.9m
+0.09%
cash
25.7m
+0.33%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
10950960
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
September 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
address
5 new street square, london, EC4A 3TW
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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