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Apetito Limited

Food & beverages · Wiltshire
Large

Apetito Limited is a leading UK food service company founded in 1928, based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, employing approximately 2,000 people and producing food for hospitals, care homes, education settings, local authorities and customers at home through Wiltshire Farm Foods. The company is the UK's leading provider of ready prepared meals for NHS patients, supplying over 650 hospitals every day, with over 25 years of experience perfecting hospital meals. Apetito consistently achieves the highest level of BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety accreditation, offers BDA and IDDSI approved meals, and has won four King's Awards for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.

apetito.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£88.1m
Live
33
Buyers
42
12m
£24.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts33 / 63
  • Top buyers42
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Apetito LimitedUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Apetito Limited has won £88.1m across 42 public-sector buyers, with 33 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Espo at 16% · 100% in Food & beverages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
33 of 63Live contracts
16%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteEnvironmentalFour-time King Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development winner; state-of-the-art sustainable production facility in Wiltshire

Extracted automatically from apetito.co.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 3/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 7
Hospital Meal Services
Care Home Meals
Education Catering
Local Authority Meals on Wheels
Wiltshire Farm Foods Home Delivery
Specialist Dietary Meals
Patient Nutrition Solutions
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • 704_22 Outsourced Catering ServicesEspo · £8.3m
  • Delivered Ready Prepared Meals 2020FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · £8.2m
  • Provision of Delivered Ready Prepared MealsHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £6.6m
  • Delivered Ready Prepared Meals 2024NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain · £6.5m
  • 704_18 Catering ServicesEspo · £4.4m
  • Delivered Ready Prepared MealsFOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · £490k

Extracted automatically from apetito.co.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 5

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 5
BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard (Highest Level)
BDA Approved Meals
IDDSI Approved Meals
King Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development (x4)
Queen Award for Enterprise: Innovation (2005)

Extracted automatically from apetito.co.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 33 live · 30 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
LSEAT Catering Tender
LSEC/LSEAT—01 Aug 2026£5.5m3 yrspending
CA17689 - WHT - The supply of Delivered Ready Prepared Meals 2024
Whittington Health1589420003 Mar 2026£4.0m5 yrsLive
Supply of Frozen Ready Meals GHC
Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust1589420001 Apr 2026£799k1.8 yrsLive
Supply of Frozen Ready Meals GMS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITED1589420001 Apr 2026£1.0m1.8 yrsLive
Delivered Ready Prepared Meals
NHS Property Services1589420001 Apr 2026£4.7m5 yrsLive
Contingency Provision of Patient Ready Meals
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation1589420001 Sept 2025£200k9 moClosed
Provision of Delivered Ready Prepared Meals
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust1589420028 Jul 2025£6.6m5 yrsLive
Provision of Delivered Ready Prepared Meals
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust1589420028 Jul 2025£1.9m5 yrsLive
Provision of single portion Ready Meals
North Somerset Council1589430001 Jun 2025£350k2 yrsLive
Extension of contract
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust5532000001 Apr 2025£837k12 moClosed
Total live value £40.7m · mean award £1.4m1–10 of 63

Top buyers · 42 buyers · top 3 = 35%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Espo
6 contracts
16%
since 2016
2
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
2 contracts
10%
since 2019
3
West Sussex County Council
2 contracts
10%
since 2022
4
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2 contracts
8%
since 2025
5
NHS Supply Chain : NHS Supply Chain
2 contracts
7%
since 2024
6
LSEC/LSEAT
1 contract
6%
since 2026
7
Barts Health NHS Trust
2 contracts
6%
since 2023
8
NHS Property Services
1 contract
5%
since 2026
9
YPO
2 contracts
5%
since 2016
10
Whittington Health
1 contract
5%
since 2026

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Food & beverages15
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire10 contracts
26%
South East11 contracts
23%
East Midlands8 contracts
21%
London4 contracts
14%
North West3 contracts
7%
South West7 contracts
6%
Eastern5 contracts
3%
West Midlands2 contracts
2%
Scotland5 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 80% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Apetito Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
HO
Holdsworth
No£45.0m1
AP
Apetito Limited
No£24.7m—
MC
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
No£11.1m1
AU
Aramark UK
No£8.4m1
AS
ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED
No£8.3m2
CG
CH&Co Group
No£6.6m1
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 11 Mar 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00233851
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 Oct 1928
Reg. office
Canal Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8RJ
SIC codes
10850
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • COJEEN, Victoria — director
    Appointed 30 Oct 2025
  • CHAMBERS, Amanda — director
    Appointed 19 May 2025
  • KEEGAN, Jason Ian — director
    Appointed 19 May 2025
  • SHEPPARD, Lee — director
    Appointed 13 Jan 2025
  • LARKIN, Sharon Virginia — director
    Appointed 13 Jan 2025
  • WILLIS, Jonathan Paul — secretary
    Appointed 01 Jul 2024
  • Apetito (Uk) Holdings Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
APETITO LIMITED
00233851 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.