Registration number: 03209530

Eventist Group Limited

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Eventist Group Limited

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Eventist Group Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the group is that of the provision of private and commercial catering services.

Eventist Group is a leader in delivering high-quality event solutions across the UK and beyond. With expertise in catering, event production, creative design, and corporate hospitality, our ten specialist brands work together to create seamless, high quality, memorable experiences.

AP & Co - Alison Price & Company designs exclusive events where exquisite food, magnificent settings, and impeccable service come together seamlessly. With a modern heritage rooted in timeless hospitality, they blend decades of expertise with bold innovation in food and event design. Their mission is simple: to craft luxurious dining experiences that immerse guests in unforgettable stories worth sharing again and again.

Best Parties Ever - has been orchestrating spectacular Christmas parties and celebrations for over 20 years, focusing on creating immersive experiences that captivate guests. With the finest festive dining, interactive games, and show-stopping entertainment, they transform events into unforgettable occasions.

Chelsea Flower Show - Eventist Group are delighted to be the exclusive partner with the Royal Horticultural Society for the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show. This significant contract will see Eventist Group provide diverse food and drink opportunities for more than 100,000 guests over the six-day event. Eventist Group will mobilise each of its four catering and hospitality brands and bring to life RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s spotlight on the positive impact that gardening has on health and wellbeing, as well as the environment. This theme, along with a focus on sustainability, will be reflected through Eventist’s well considered use of food and drink, restaurant and hospitality design and delivery of high service standards.

The Corporate Festival Company - redefines corporate events with immersive festivals that foster engagement, creativity, and connection. Specialising in event design, management, production, audio-visual solutions, and equipment dry hire, they craft unique environments where delegates thrive, challenging the conventions of traditional conferencing.

Food by Dish - offer a personalised and bespoke service, collaborating closely with clients from menu selection to the final touches of their events. With decades of experience among London’s top event caterers, Dish are proud to be listed at numerous iconic venues across the capital. Their adaptable approach allows them to cater to a variety of events, from intimate celebrations and grand weddings to corporate conferences and award dinners.

Eventist Live - is a leading event production agency that transforms visions into extraordinary live experiences. Specialising in immersive creative solutions, cutting-edge audio-visual integration, and meticulous production management, Eventist Live delivers seamless events that captivate audiences.

Tapenade - is a founding brand of Eventist Group, renowned for delivering bespoke catering with a passion for innovation and excellence. From iconic events like the Paris Airshow and Silverstone Grand Prix to elegant weddings at venues such as Kensington Palace, Tapenade create unforgettable experiences with beautifully styled, fine food.

Thames Luxury Charters - Food by Dish are the proud catering partner of Thames Luxury Charters. Operating a varied fleet of exquisite private charter vessels in London, presenting a selection of unique venues for hire that are perfect for both personal and corporate events.
 

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Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Tobacco Dock Food - the in-house catering team at London’s historic Tobacco Dock, excels in delivering exceptional culinary experiences across a diverse array of events, including conferences, award ceremonies, and consumer shows. They emphasize the use of seasonal and locally sourced ingredients to craft memorable menus tailored to various client needs.

Zafferano - is an award-winning event caterer celebrated for transforming occasions into unforgettable experiences. With over 30 years of expertise, they combine inspiring cuisine, dazzling set designs, and a talented team to deliver exceptional events. Known as the go-to creative caterer, Zafferano places performance and food theatre at the heart of its approach, ensuring every event is a masterpiece.

During the year ended March 2025 Eventist Group also introduced The Eventist Collective - uniting four distinguished catering brands under one cohesive vision, bringing together their individual strengths to elevate what’s possible in hospitality. By seamlessly integrating diverse expertise, we set a new benchmark - offering innovative, impactful, and impeccably executed experiences. From concept to completion, The Collective is redefining the standard for events that are as memorable as they are effortlessly delivered.
 

Fair review of the business

The results for the year and the financial position of the group at 31 March 2025 are considered by the directors to be pleasing in what is a continuously challenging industry. 2025 continued to see The Eventist Group grow turnover across each brand and overall turnover for the group increased by 3.2%. The directors are particularly pleased with the Gross Profit percentage increasing from 25% to 31%, following the significant investment in two new depots in the previous year enabling the Group to continue to grow from strength to strength.

The group continued its ongoing commitment in reducing its carbon footprint and, to be as environmentally responsible as possible, continued investing in working towards a fully electric vehicle fleet. The Eventist Group has a strong corporate responsibility and continues its partnership with various charities, where for every meal served, we donate the cost of a school meal for a child in poverty in conjunction with its Charity Partner – One Feeds Two.

The group reported a pre-tax profit of £2.51m for the year ended 31 March 2025. Turnover increased to £35.7m compared to £34.6m in 2024 and £32.6m recorded in 2023.

At 31 March 2025 the group had an overall cash position of £2.58m and is delighted to see the group statement of financial position continue to strengthen as we enter what is anticipated to be our strongest trading year on record. The increasing economic uncertainty means the group continues to evolve whilst maintaining customer satisfaction and experience. The group ensures it retains and recruits the best staff and maintains its assets to a high standard in order to achieve this. The directors are committed to providing events that comply with health and safety legislation and work with local councils to create a safe environment.

Financial Key Performance Indicators

The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

Eventist Group Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Non-Financial Key Performance Indicators

The group seeks to ensure that responsible business practice is fully integrated into the management of all its operations and into the culture of all parts of its business. It believes that the consistent adoption of reasonable business practice is essential for operational excellence which in turn ensures the delivery of its core objective of sustained profitability.

In a group of this size the directors consider there are collectively numerous non-financial performance indicators but that individually none are key.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The directors continue to closely monitor the group's operational and financial exposure. The directors are responsible for identifying significant risks to the business and for ensuring that appropriate internal controls and risk management is in place to allow the group to achieve its strategic objectives and determine the level of risk acceptable to the group. This is subject to regular review. The group seeks to mitigate its risks through the application of strict limits, controls and monitoring processes at the operational level.

The principal risks to the group are a downturn in consumer spending.

Operational Risk

Operational risk is caused by failures in business processes or the systems or physical infrastructure that support them that have the potential to result in financial loss and reputation damage. This includes errors, omissions, systems failure, lack of resources or physical assets and deliberate acts such as fraud but particularly the health and safety risk imposed by putting on events.

The directors impose continuing self assessment and appraisals along with continually seeking to improve its operating efficiencies and standards, they consult and employ Health and Safety advisers to ensure risks are mitigated. The directors endeavour to limit cost increases wherever possible and actively negotiate best terms with major suppliers. The group governs its own price risk based on the directors' expectations for the group.

Credit Risk

The directors endeavour to limit cost increases wherever possible, although have allowed for increases in quality, and actively negotiate best terms with their major suppliers. The group governs its own price risk based on the director's expectations for the group. The group's credit risk is managed by active credit control including the use of credit checking.

Liquidity Risk

The group maintains short-term committed facilities in order to manage its liquidity and cash-flow risk. These facilities are designed to ensure that the group has sufficient available funds to meet its current and forecast financial requirements as cost effectively as possible. Liquidity and cash-flow risks are monitored by the directors on a regular basis.

Market Risk

Events and catering services income is a discretionary spend and the directors are aware that the business may have some exposure to the current climate and its impact on consumer spending. The directors are aware that competition continues to improve and evolve, especially in the provision of Christmas Party events, therefore margins and competitor performance is constantly reviewed and overheads monitored.

Foreign Currency Risk

The majority of the group's operations are conducted within the UK and consequently the group has limited exposure to foreign exchange currency risk.

Eventist Group Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Interest Rate Risk

The group's bank facilities are subject to commercial market interest rates calculated as a percentage above bank base rate. Funds in hand are placed in interest bearing accounts where practicable. The group is therefore exposed to the risk of changes in the bank base rate. The group had no hedging arrangements at 31 March 2025.

Risk Summary

The directors continuously monitor and respond to changes in the group's risk environment, so ensuring that the group remains well placed to address operational, reputational, financial and business risks in a timely and appropriate manner.

Future developments and Going Concern

The group is delighted to have signed new long-term contracts with its long-term catering partners and is seeing increased turnover and profitability against forecasts for the year ended 31 March 2026. May 2025 saw the Group continue to successfully trade its third year of a long-term contract with the Royal Horticultural Society at The Chelsea Flower Show. The Eventist Group continues to grow organically, consistently strengthening our relationships with suppliers and customers. With the introduction of The Eventist Collective, which combines our exceptional brands, bringing their creative and commercial expertise together, the group has already seen huge success in winning new long-term contracts, enhancing the Group’s status within the events industry.

Following the successful year ended and the continuing growth of the balance sheet the group is able to further invest and upgrade its assets, this is of particular importance to the group as it looks to achieve its green sustainability policy, but also consider opportunities for future acquisition prospects as they arise and continue to be in a strong position to manage liquidity.

The group is forecasting a similar profit to 2025 for the year to 31 March 2026. The directors are also pleased to report that along with current contracts being maintained, significant new exciting contracts have been added to the groups portfolio which will further elevate Eventist Group Limited and maintain its position as a market leader in the events and hospitality industry.

Approved by the Board on 17 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

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T P Stevens
Director

Eventist Group Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report and the for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Directors of the group

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

T P Stevens

A J Kelly

Dividends

During the year company declared and paid interim dividends of £1,010,000 (2024: £105,000). No final dividend is proposed.

Disclosure of information in the Strategic Report

The group has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006 section 414C (11) to set out in the group's strategic report information required by Schedule 7 of the large and medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of financial risk management, exposure and future developments.

Employment of disabled persons

Directors' liabilities

Disclosure of information to the auditor

Approved by the Board on 17 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

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T P Stevens
Director

Eventist Group Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Eventist Group Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of
Eventist Group Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Eventist Group Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Eventist Group Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of
Eventist Group Limited

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.

Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Eventist Group Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of
Eventist Group Limited

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the Group and the industry in which it operates, we determined that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the reporting framework (FRS 102 and the Companies Act 2006) and UK corporate taxation laws, environmental legislation, health and safety legislation, anti-bribery legislation, and data protection legislation. These risks were communicated to our audit team and we remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout our audit.

We understood how the Group is complying with relevant legislation by making enquiries of management and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures. We also considered the results of our audit procedures and to what extent these corroborate this understanding and assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement. This included consideration of how fraud might occur and evaluation of management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements.

We designed our audit procedures to identify any non-compliance with laws and regulations. Such procedures included, but were not limited to, inspection of any regulatory or legal correspondence; challenging assumptions and judgements made by management; identifying and testing journal entries with a focus on large or unusual transactions as determined based on our understanding of the business; and identifying and assessing the effectiveness of controls in place to prevent and detect fraud.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there remains a risk that a material misstatement may not have been detected, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance with laws and regulations and cannot be expected to detect all instances of non-compliance.

The primary responsibility for the detection and prevention of fraud rests with those responsible for governance and management. The further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the auditor will become aware of it.

The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment, collusion, omission, misrepresentation or forgery.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

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Martin Widdowson (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
Brebners, Statutory Auditor
1 Suffolk Way
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1YL

Date:17 December 2025

Eventist Group Limited

Consolidated Income Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Eventist Group Limited

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Eventist Group Limited

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2025

Approved and authorised by the Board on 17 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Company registration number: 03209530

Eventist Group Limited

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2025

The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £1,387,765 (2024 - profit of £646,840).

Approved and authorised by the Board on 17 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Company registration number: 03209530

Eventist Group Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Eventist Group Limited

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The principal activity of the company and the group is that of the provision of private and commercial catering services.

The address of its registered office is:
Units 3-4 Trade City, Avro Way
Brooklands Business Park
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0YF

Statement of compliance

Basis of preparation

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The parent company satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined by FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following reduced disclosures available under FRS 102:

(a) No cashflow statement has been presented for the company.
(b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.

Basis of consolidation

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Going concern

The group made a profit for the year ended 31 March 2025 and had net assets at that date of £2,817,582 including cash at bank of £2,583,619.

The group continues to receive bookings for future events with deposits received and has continued to trade profitably subsequent to 31 March 2025, and the cashflow forecasts demonstrate that the group has sufficient working capital for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.

Having made enquiries the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Revenue recognition

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the group entity's functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains ans losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translations at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit and loss.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in profit and loss within ' finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income or expenses'.

Tax

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Tangible assets

Depreciation

Business combinations

Goodwill

Intangible assets

Amortisation

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Investments

Cash and cash equivalents

Debtors

Inventories

Creditors

Share capital

Dividends

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Defined contribution pension obligation

Leases

The analysis of the group's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

The group's turnover arose solely in the United Kingdom.

The analysis of the group's other operating income for the year is as follows:

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

In respect of the highest paid director:

Eventist Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated income statement

The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2024 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

Deferred tax

Group

Deferred tax assets and liabilities