Pizza Pilgrims: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Pizza Pilgrims Ltd's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Naples Bidco Limited. In the 18 months to December 2025 Pizza Pilgrims Ltd reported turnover of £60m.
These accounts cover 18 months, not the usual 12, so Pizza Pilgrims' turnover growth against the year before is not a like-for-like comparison.
- In the 18 months to December 2025, Pizza Pilgrims had turnover of £60m.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £0.7m.
- Pizza Pilgrims changed its year end: these accounts cover the 18 months from 3 July 2024 to 31 December 2025, against 12 months to 2 July 2024 before, so turnover of £59.8m is not comparable with the prior year's £34.4m (Companies House accounts to 31 December 2025).
- It employed an average of 566 people, with staff costs of £25m.
- Pizza Pilgrims Ltd is controlled by Naples Bidco Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Pizza Pilgrims Ltd's accounts for the 18 months to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 8 July 2026.
- Registered name
- PIZZA PILGRIMS LTD
- Company number
- 08292290
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 13 November 2012
- 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
- 18 months to December 2025, filed 8 July 2026
What does Pizza Pilgrims do?
Pizza Pilgrims is a restaurant chain serving slow-proved Neapolitan pizza, with dough made fresh every day, in pizzerias across London and in cities including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester. It started in 2012 with a three-wheeled van driven back from Italy and a market stall, and it also sells click and collect, Pizza At Home kits, pizza masterclasses, private hire and event catering. It is a certified B Corp. These figures are for PIZZA PILGRIMS LTD (company 08292290), which is owned through Naples Bidco Limited.
In brief: Neapolitan pizza restaurants · London and UK cities · started in 2012 with a market stall · certified B Corp
Source: Pizza Pilgrims' own website, retrieved 9 November 2026.
Who owns Pizza Pilgrims?
The Companies House register records Naples Bidco Limited as the person with significant control of Pizza Pilgrims Ltd, company number 08292290. Naples Bidco Limited is itself company number 16598225.
That places Pizza Pilgrims Ltd 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 Pizza Pilgrims?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Pizza Pilgrims Ltd.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Sophie Eliza Gilchriest | 1 September 2019 |
| Bernard Gavin Smith | 1 June 2020 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Pizza Pilgrims file?
This accounting period ran for 18 months because the company changed its year end, so the figures are not directly comparable with a twelve-month year.
Pizza Pilgrims Ltd reported turnover of £60m in the 18 months to December 2025.
It reported 566 employees. The year before it reported 480.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.7m for the period, against a pre-tax loss of £0.1m the year before.
Staff costs came to £25m. That is an average of £44,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.9m at the bank and net assets of £5m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60m | £34m |
| Pre-tax profit | £0.7m (filed) | -£0.1m (filed) |
| Employees | 566 | 480 |
| Staff costs | £25m | £14m |
| Average staff cost per head | £44,000 | £29,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.9m | £0.2m |
| Net assets | £5m | £4m |
| Interest paid | £0.3m | |
| Interest received | £4k | |
| Directors' pay | £1.0m |
What these figures cover: Pizza Pilgrims changed its year end: these accounts cover the 18 months from 3 July 2024 to 31 December 2025, against 12 months to 2 July 2024 before, so turnover of £59.8m is not comparable with the prior year's £34.4m (Companies House accounts to 31 December 2025).
Read the accounts to December 2025 on Companies House, where every set of accounts the company has filed can be downloaded as a PDF.
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Pizza Pilgrims?
Pizza Pilgrims Ltd has registered 11 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is 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.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 2 February 2026 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Pizza Pilgrims compares
Of the 3 pizza chains, Pizza Pilgrims is 3rd on turnover and 2nd on profit margin. Domino's keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £11.83.
| Rank | Pizza chains | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Domino's | £685m | £11.83 |
| 3rd | Pizza Pilgrims | £60m | £1.11 |
| + 1 more pizza chains ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Pizza Pilgrims files as Pizza Pilgrims Ltd, whose person with significant control is Naples Bidco Limited, with turnover of £60m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Pizza Pilgrims
What does Pizza Pilgrims do?
Pizza Pilgrims is a restaurant chain serving slow-proved Neapolitan pizza, with dough made fresh every day, in pizzerias across London and in cities including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester. It started in 2012 with a three-wheeled van driven back from Italy and a market stall, and it also sells click and collect, Pizza At Home kits, pizza masterclasses, private hire and event catering. It is a certified B Corp. These figures are for PIZZA PILGRIMS LTD (company 08292290), which is owned through Naples Bidco Limited.
How does Pizza Pilgrims compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Pizza Pilgrims is 3rd of the 3 companies in our battle of the pizza chains, behind Domino's. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the pizza chains →
Who owns Pizza Pilgrims?
The Companies House register records Naples Bidco Limited as the person with significant control of Pizza Pilgrims Ltd.
How much does Pizza Pilgrims make?
Pizza Pilgrims Ltd reported turnover of £60m in the 18 months to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.7m.
How many people work at Pizza Pilgrims?
Pizza Pilgrims Ltd reported 566 employees in the 18 months to December 2025.
Who runs Pizza Pilgrims?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Pizza Pilgrims Ltd. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Pizza Pilgrims Ltd's filings at Companies House, company number 08292290, 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, “Pizza Pilgrims: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/pizza-pilgrims/. Figures from Companies House filings for PIZZA PILGRIMS LTD (08292290).
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