Caprice Holdings: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Caprice Holdings Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Ch Acquisition Limited. In the year to January 2026 Caprice Holdings Limited reported turnover of £90m.
- In the year to January 2026, Caprice Holdings had turnover of £90m, down 3.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £8m, keeping £9.11 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 1,006 people, with staff costs of £32m.
- Caprice Holdings Limited is controlled by Ch Acquisition Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Caprice Holdings Limited's accounts for the year to January 2026, filed at Companies House on 4 September 2026.
- Registered name
- CAPRICE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01661349
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 2 September 1982
- Registered office area
- West London
- Industry code on the register
- 56101: Food and beverage service activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to January 2026, filed 4 September 2026
What does Caprice Holdings do?
Caprice Holdings is a restaurant group that runs Sexy Fish and Scott's along with J. Sheekey, Daphne's, Balthazar, Bacchanalia and 34 Mayfair. It makes its money from dining, bar trade and events across its venues, most of which are in London. Its portfolio mixes long-established London dining rooms, such as Scott's, which has served British seafood since 1851, with newer venues such as Sexy Fish, a Japanese-inspired restaurant and bar in Mayfair that also trades in Manchester, Dubai and Miami.
In brief: restaurant group · Sexy Fish, Scott's and J. Sheekey · London and international
Source: Caprice Holdings' own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Caprice Holdings?
The Companies House register records Ch Acquisition Limited as the person with significant control of Caprice Holdings Limited, company number 01661349. Ch Acquisition Limited is itself company number 05415071.
That places Caprice Holdings Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Caprice Holdings?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Caprice Holdings Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard Allan Caring | 27 June 2005 |
| George Mark Randle Jones | 18 August 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Caprice Holdings file?
Caprice Holdings Limited reported turnover of £90m in the year to January 2026. That was down 3.9% on £94m the year before.
It reported 1,006 employees. The year before it reported 1,116.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £8m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £26m the year before.
Staff costs came to £32m. That is an average of £32,000 a head. It ended the year with £1.9m at the bank and net assets of £28m.
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £90m | £94m |
| Pre-tax profit | £8m (filed) | -£26m (filed) |
| Employees | 1,006 | 1,116 |
| Staff costs | £32m | £37m |
| Average staff cost per head | £32,000 | £33,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1.9m | £0.9m |
| Net assets | £28m | £19m |
| Interest paid | £1.3m | |
| Interest received | £12m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.2m |
Read the accounts to January 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Caprice Holdings?
Caprice Holdings Limited has registered 33 charges at Companies House, of which 11 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 11 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 6 May 2026 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 6 May 2026 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited | 31 December 2025 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 31 December 2025 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 12 May 2025 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited | 28 August 2024 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited | 28 August 2024 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 13 June 2024 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 21 December 2022 |
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 4 May 2022 |
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee | 10 May 2021 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Caprice Holdings compares
Of the 7 London's restaurant groups, Caprice Holdings is 5th on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 6th on growth. Zuma keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £14.74.
| Rank | London's restaurant groups | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Ivy Collection | £348m | £11.50 |
| 5th | Caprice Holdings | £90m | £9.11 |
| + 5 more London's restaurant groups ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Caprice Holdings files as Caprice Holdings Limited, whose person with significant control is Ch Acquisition Limited, with turnover of £90m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Caprice Holdings
What does Caprice Holdings do?
Caprice Holdings is a restaurant group that runs Sexy Fish and Scott's along with J. Sheekey, Daphne's, Balthazar, Bacchanalia and 34 Mayfair. It makes its money from dining, bar trade and events across its venues, most of which are in London. Its portfolio mixes long-established London dining rooms, such as Scott's, which has served British seafood since 1851, with newer venues such as Sexy Fish, a Japanese-inspired restaurant and bar in Mayfair that also trades in Manchester, Dubai and Miami.
Is Caprice Holdings bigger than Zuma?
No, by turnover. Caprice Holdings reported £90m in its latest accounts, against £203m at Zuma. Our Caprice Holdings v Zuma page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Caprice Holdings v Zuma →
How does Caprice Holdings compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Caprice Holdings is 5th of the 7 companies in our battle of London's restaurant groups, behind The Ivy Collection. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of London's restaurant groups →
Who owns Caprice Holdings?
The Companies House register records Ch Acquisition Limited as the person with significant control of Caprice Holdings Limited.
How much does Caprice Holdings make?
Caprice Holdings Limited reported turnover of £90m in the year to January 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £8m.
How many people work at Caprice Holdings?
Caprice Holdings Limited reported 1,006 employees in the year to January 2026.
Who runs Caprice Holdings?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Caprice Holdings Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Caprice Holdings Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 01661349, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Caprice Holdings: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/caprice-holdings/. Figures from Companies House filings for CAPRICE HOLDINGS LIMITED (01661349).
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