GBK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited. In the year to December 2025 Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited reported turnover of £138m.
- In the year to December 2025, GBK had turnover of £138m, up 10.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £0.7m, losing £0.52 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 2,832 people, with staff costs of £58m.
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited is controlled by Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 23 September 2026.
- Registered name
- GOURMET BURGER KITCHEN (UK) LIMITED
- Company number
- 06800894
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 26 January 2009
- Registered office area
- Birmingham
- 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 23 September 2026
What does GBK do?
GBK, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, is a burger restaurant chain selling burgers, fries and shakes from sit-down restaurants and through delivery apps. It started in London in 2001 with a menu created by New Zealand chefs, and it still offers New Zealand-inspired burgers alongside its standard range.
In brief: burger restaurant chain · sit-down and delivery · started in London
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: gbk.co.uk.
Who owns GBK?
The Companies House register records Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited, company number 06800894. Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited is itself company number 10192508.
That places Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) 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 GBK?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard Pigott | 22 January 2026 |
| Megan Jo Finlay | 6 March 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did GBK file?
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited reported turnover of £138m in the year to December 2025. That was up 10.2% on £125m the year before.
It reported 2,832 employees. The year before it reported 2,235.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.7m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £5m the year before.
Staff costs came to £58m. That is an average of £21,000 a head.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £138m | £125m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£0.7m (filed) | £5m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,832 | 2,235 |
| Staff costs | £58m | £45m |
| Average staff cost per head | £21,000 | £20,000 |
| Net assets | £0.8m | £1.0m |
| Interest paid | £0.5m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.5m |
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 GBK?
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited has registered 7 charges at Companies House, of which 4 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 4 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| National Westminster Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | 25 February 2026 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | 25 July 2025 |
| National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Agent | 6 September 2024 |
| Spiritdrive Limited and Spiritbay Limited | 8 January 2010 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How GBK compares
Of the 4 burger chains, GBK is 2nd on turnover, 1st on profit margin and 1st on growth.
| Rank | Burger chains | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Five Guys | £576m | −£7.54 |
| 2nd | GBK | £138m | −£0.52 |
| + 2 more burger chains ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
GBK files as Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited, whose person with significant control is Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited, with turnover of £138m in its latest filed year.
Questions about GBK
What does GBK do?
GBK, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, is a burger restaurant chain selling burgers, fries and shakes from sit-down restaurants and through delivery apps. It started in London in 2001 with a menu created by New Zealand chefs, and it still offers New Zealand-inspired burgers alongside its standard range.
How does GBK compare with its rivals?
By turnover, GBK is 2nd of the 4 companies in our battle of the burger chains, behind Five Guys. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the burger chains →
Who owns GBK?
The Companies House register records Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited as the person with significant control of Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited.
How much does GBK make?
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited reported turnover of £138m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.7m.
How many people work at GBK?
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited reported 2,832 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs GBK?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Gourmet Burger Kitchen (UK) Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 06800894, 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, “GBK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/gbk/. Figures from Companies House filings for GOURMET BURGER KITCHEN (UK) LIMITED (06800894).
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