Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Shed, Charbridge Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 4SS
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10.85 - SIC 2007)Event catering activities (56.21 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/05/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Registration of charge 033083620007, created on 2026-05-12
- 08/01/2026View PDF (33 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 03/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 033083620004 in full
- 03/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 033083620003 in full
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
27/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 13/05/2026Due 27/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 13/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 13/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-7.55M2023
-2.13%vs 20222022: £-7.40M
Total Assets
£11.09M2023
34.52%vs 20222022: £8.25M
Cash in Bank
£1.66M2023
3.46K%vs 20222022: £46.81K
Total Liabilities
£18.64M2023
19.20%vs 20222022: £15.64M
Employees
3632023
+64vs 20222022: 299
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 19.20% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +801% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 363 | +64 |
| 2022 | 299 | -81 |
| 2021 | 380 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 380 in 2021 to 363 in 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
20Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 31/10/2004–30/12/2016 | 32 | |
| Director | 03/02/1997–30/12/2016 | 40 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 28/01/1997–03/02/1997 | 16534 | |
| Director | 17/01/2018–30/09/2020 | 34 | |
| Director | 30/12/2016–01/10/2018 | 9 | |
| Director | 31/01/2019–30/11/2020 | 10 | |
| Director | 03/02/1997–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 30/12/2016–Present | 78 | |
| Director | 01/04/2021–Present | 55 | |
| Director | 17/01/2018–15/02/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 07/04/2003–31/05/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/11/2009–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 31/01/2019–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 01/09/2004–30/12/2016 | 6 | |
| Director | 28/06/2018–21/01/2022 | 5 | |
| Director | 28/01/1997–03/02/1997 | 79 | |
| Director | 31/01/2019–30/09/2020 | 10 | |
| Director | 04/10/2002–21/11/2007 | 11 | |
| Director | 03/02/1997–31/10/2004 | 8 | |
| Secretary | 03/02/1997–01/09/2004 | 6 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/12/2016–01/09/2020 | 0 | |
| 01/09/2020–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 172
- Since 28/01/1997
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 21/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgages (3)Latest 21/05/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 08/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 21/05/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Registration of charge 033083620007, created on 2026-05-12
- 08/01/2026View PDF (33 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 03/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 033083620004 in full
- 03/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 033083620003 in full
- 22/09/2025View PDF (15 pages)
Registration of charge 033083620006, created on 2025-09-17
- 17/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for The Proper Food and Drink Company Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-01-01
- 28/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-13 with no updates
- 12/09/2024View PDF (32 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 24/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-13 with no updates
- 23/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 23/01/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 20/12/2023View PDF (17 pages)
Registration of charge 033083620005, created on 2023-12-19
Showing 12 of 172 filings
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About ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Shed, Charbridge Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 4SS. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 29 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £-7.55M and 363 employees.
ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10.85 - SIC 2007) and Event catering activities (56.21 - SIC 2007).
ABSOLUTE TASTE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/01/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £-7.55M, total assets of £11.09M, cash in bank of £1.66M and total liabilities of £18.64M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/05/2026: Registration of charge 033083620007, created on 2026-05-12, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 27/05/2027.
Companies House lists 20 officers (5 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).