OLIVE CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£4,156,059
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
Olive Catering Services is one of the leading independent contract catering companies, operating some 160 contracts throughout the UK.Since inception in 2004, Olive have provided a wide variety of high quality, tailored workplace catering solutions with a particular focus on fresh food. We are a vibrant company with an enthusiasm and passion for our business that sets us apart from other contract caterers.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-03-17
- Employees
- 875 (2025 accounts · was 861 in 2024)
- Registered office
- One, Southampton Row, London, England, WC1B 5HA
- Postcode
- WC1B 5HA
- Capital
- 900 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 56290 Other food services
Officers 3 current · 5 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by SODEXO LIMITED — since 2026-09-30
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA412384 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
19.6%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 85E EDITH ROAD, LONDON, W14 0TJ | 2004-07-30 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 170 similar companies in WC
2nd largest employer among its local peers (875 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2004.
No.2 of the largest other food services companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 2 among other food services in London.
The class of 2004
36%
of the 232 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.