Dishoom: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Dishoom Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Ruby Bidco Holdings Limited. In the year to December 2025 Dishoom Limited reported turnover of £159m.
- In the year to December 2025, Dishoom had turnover of £159m, up 16.3% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £4m, keeping £2.66 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 2,173 people, with staff costs of £65m.
- Dishoom Limited is controlled by Ruby Bidco Holdings Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Dishoom Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 29 September 2026.
- Registered name
- DISHOOM LIMITED
- Company number
- 06226963
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 25 April 2007
- Registered office area
- East 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 December 2025, filed 29 September 2026
What does Dishoom do?
Dishoom runs Indian restaurants modelled on the old cafés of Bombay, serving Bombay comfort food and drinks. Its cafés are open all day, from breakfast through lunch and dinner to late drinks, and take bookings for tables and large groups. It also sells gifts and sundries through its online store. Each café is designed around Bombay's food, culture and history, which sets it apart from other Indian restaurants.
In brief: restaurant group · Bombay-style Indian cafés · company-run restaurants · open all day
Source: Dishoom's own website, retrieved 24 September 2026.
Who owns Dishoom?
The Companies House register records Ruby Bidco Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of Dishoom Limited, company number 06226963. Ruby Bidco Holdings Limited is itself company number 16618088.
That places Dishoom 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 Dishoom?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Dishoom Limited.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Shamil Thakrar | 1 August 2008 |
| Kavi Vipul Thakrar | 12 November 2012 |
| Andrew Bernard O'Callaghan | 10 August 2023 |
| Stephen Mark Neudegg | 10 August 2023 |
| Brian Denham Trollip | 10 August 2023 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Dishoom file?
Dishoom Limited reported turnover of £159m in the year to December 2025. That was up 16.3% on £137m the year before.
It reported 2,173 employees. The year before it reported 1,990.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £4m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £10m the year before.
Staff costs came to £65m. That is an average of £30,000 a head. It ended the year with £14m at the bank and net assets of £14m. It paid dividends of £3m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £159m | £137m |
| Pre-tax profit | £4m (filed) | £10m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,173 | 1,990 |
| Staff costs | £65m | £55m |
| Average staff cost per head | £30,000 | £28,000 |
| Bank and cash | £14m | £12m |
| Net assets | £14m | £11m |
| Dividends paid | £3m | £5m |
| Interest paid | £0.7m | |
| Interest received | £0.2m | |
| Directors' pay | £3m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (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 Dishoom?
Dishoom Limited has registered 7 charges at Companies House, of which 2 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.
Both outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent | 24 December 2025 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 10 December 2025 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Dishoom compares
Of the 7 London's restaurant groups, Dishoom is 3rd on turnover, 4th on profit margin and 1st 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 |
| 3rd | Dishoom | £159m | £2.66 |
| + 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.
Dishoom files as Dishoom Limited, whose person with significant control is Ruby Bidco Holdings Limited, with turnover of £159m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Dishoom
What does Dishoom do?
Dishoom runs Indian restaurants modelled on the old cafés of Bombay, serving Bombay comfort food and drinks. Its cafés are open all day, from breakfast through lunch and dinner to late drinks, and take bookings for tables and large groups. It also sells gifts and sundries through its online store. Each café is designed around Bombay's food, culture and history, which sets it apart from other Indian restaurants.
How does Dishoom compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Dishoom is 3rd 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 Dishoom?
The Companies House register records Ruby Bidco Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of Dishoom Limited.
How much does Dishoom make?
Dishoom Limited reported turnover of £159m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £4m.
How many people work at Dishoom?
Dishoom Limited reported 2,173 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Dishoom?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Dishoom Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Dishoom Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 06226963, 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, “Dishoom: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/dishoom/. Figures from Companies House filings for DISHOOM LIMITED (06226963).
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