Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Termination of appointment of Jonathan Keith Chivers as a director on 2026-03-19
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-23 with updates
Director's details changed for Mr Jonathan Edward Egan on 2026-02-12
Change of details for Mr Jonathan Edward Egan as a person with significant control on 2026-02-12
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The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
The latest figures EXPRESS CHEF LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2024: £-1.82M
Total Assets
2024: £724.78K
Cash in Bank
2022: £330.00
Total Liabilities
2024: £2.54M
Employees
2024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 134.86% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for EXPRESS CHEF LIMITED.
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Four ways through EXPRESS CHEF LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -9 |
| 2023 | 9 | +1 |
| 2022 | 8 | -1 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 9 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 14/03/2023–26/09/2025 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 06/10/1997–13/03/2023 | 20 | |
| Director | 07/10/2024–01/02/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/10/1997–14/10/1997 | 209 | |
| Director | 14/10/1997–19/03/2026 | 12 | |
| Director | 25/01/2022–Present | 10 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2016–Present | 12 | |
| 16/12/2020–Present | 10 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Termination of appointment of Jonathan Keith Chivers as a director on 2026-03-19
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-23 with updates
Director's details changed for Mr Jonathan Edward Egan on 2026-02-12
Change of details for Mr Jonathan Edward Egan as a person with significant control on 2026-02-12
Termination of appointment of Donna Mcaleer as a director on 2026-02-01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
Termination of appointment of Lucinda Hardman as a secretary on 2025-09-26
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2024-03-14
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-23 with updates
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
Appointment of Mrs Donna Mcaleer as a director on 2024-10-07
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-23 with no updates
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
EXPRESS CHEF LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit B 7 Standard Road, Park Royal, London NW10 6EX. Companies House classifies its business as Other food services. It has been on the register for 28 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-1.78M and 0 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records EXPRESS CHEF LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other food services (56.29 - SIC 2007).
EXPRESS CHEF LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 06/10/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-1.78M, total assets of £1.70M, cash in bank of £0.00 and total liabilities of £3.49M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 19/03/2026: Termination of appointment of Jonathan Keith Chivers as a director on 2026-03-19, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (1 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.