SODEXO HOLDINGS LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
02987170 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Lifecycle stage: mature → declining
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 77
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • · Refinance opportunity: clean_up_first → too_messy
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → declining
  • ↑Opportunity score: 71 → 77
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • ↓Refinance opportunity: clean_up_first → too_messy
  • ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 31.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
39 officers (5 active, 39 linked, 32 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
29 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
225 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 101
Profitable
Profit before tax £46,051,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Operating profit£284.0k£-1.48M
Profit before tax£46.05M£69.44M
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
    ➕
    FORD, Catherine Michele, Marthe, Marie appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-06-19
    ➖
    SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2026-06-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  6. 2026-01-22
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  7. 2026-01-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2025-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-01-01
    ➕
    DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh appointed
    director
  12. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    HALEY, Sean Michael resigned
    director
  13. 2024-12-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2024-11-29
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    JOHN, Gareth Luke Sefton resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    RENTON, Jean Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2019-11-01
    ➖
    ARNAUDO, Laurent resigned
    director
  24. 2019-06-19
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  25. 2019-06-19
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  26. 2018-09-01
    ➕
    PICCIRILLO, Angelo appointed
    director
  27. 2018-08-31
    ➖
    STERN, Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2017-05-25
    ➕
    CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    HALEY, Sean Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    STERN, Robert appointed
    director
  31. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    MURRAY, Neil Daniel resigned
    director
  32. 2016-07-04
    ➕
    SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2016-07-04
    ➖
    CARTER, Stuart Anthony resigned
    director
  34. 2016-07-04
    ➕
    MURRAY, Neil Daniel appointed
    director
  35. 2016-07-04
    ➖
    WHITE, Debra Jayne resigned
    director
  36. 2016-04-15
    ➕
    ARNAUDO, Laurent appointed
    director
  37. 2016-04-15
    ➖
    MAWDSLEY, Lynn Christine resigned
    director
  38. 2015-08-31
    ➖
    LEECH, Anthony Leonard resigned
    director
  39. 2014-01-08
    ➕
    MAWDSLEY, Lynn Christine appointed
    director
  40. 2013-03-28
    ➖
    ANDREW, Philip Richard resigned
    director
  41. 2013-03-28
    ➕
    CARTER, Stuart Anthony appointed
    director
  42. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    HANSON, Michelle Pamela resigned
    director
  43. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Debra Jayne appointed
    director
  44. 2012-05-03
    ➕
    LEECH, Anthony Leonard appointed
    director
  45. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    HANSON, Michelle Pamela appointed
    director
  46. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph resigned
    director
  47. 2011-06-13
    ➕
    ANDREW, Philip Richard appointed
    director
  48. 2011-06-13
    ➖
    OSBORNE, Rachel Claire Elizabeth resigned
    director
  49. 2010-08-31
    ➕
    OSBORNE, Rachel Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  50. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    JANSEN, Philip Eric Rene resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 104 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Sodexo S.A. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sodexo S.A.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SODEXO HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 02987170

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sodexo S.A.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

One
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (5 active · 34 resigned)

FORD, Catherine Michele, Marthe, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2026-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Stuart Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICCIRILLO, Angelo→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RENTON, Jean Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUBRULE, Raphael→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-17 · resigned 1995-04-26
Resigned
JOHN, Gareth Luke Sefton→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2024-11-29
Resigned
MEAD, Noel Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-26 · resigned 2004-01-21
Resigned
SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2026-06-19
Resigned
SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-21 · resigned 2009-02-16
Resigned
TRUSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-04 · resigned 1995-01-16
Resigned
ADAMS, Mark Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned
ANDREW, Philip Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-06-13 · resigned 2013-03-28
Resigned
ARNAUDO, Laurent→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-15 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
BELLON, Pierre→
director · ~96y · appointed 1995-01-17 · resigned 2002-04-22
Resigned
CARTER, Stuart Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-28 · resigned 2016-07-04
Resigned
CARTON, Bernard→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-01-17 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
COLEOU, Yann Francois Daniel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2009-03-18
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
GEORGE, Albert Louis Leon→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2003-10-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Astilbe S.A.S.
Mortgage of shares1 property29/10/199921/10/2004
satisfied
Societe Generale
Supplemental deed to a mortgage of shares issued by the company2 properties20/06/199710/11/1999
satisfied
Societe Generale,as Security Coordinator Under the Security Coordination Deed
Mortgage of shares,as amended by the supplemental deed dated 29TH september 1995 and the second supplemental deed dated 29TH january 1996 (as defined)3 properties29/01/199610/11/1999
satisfied
Societe Generaledination Deed)(As Security Coordinator Under the Security Coor
Supplemental deed2 properties29/09/199510/11/1999
satisfied
Societe Generale ,
Mortgage of shares.3 properties01/03/199510/11/1999
satisfied
Societe Generale
Deed of deposit and security1 property01/02/199509/09/2008

Recent filings (225 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-22
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10