The Ivy Collection: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Richard Allan Caring. In the year to January 2026 Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited reported turnover of £348m.
- In the year to January 2026, The Ivy Collection had turnover of £348m, up 6.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £40m, keeping £11.50 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 5,913 people, with staff costs of £132m.
- These figures are from Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited's group accounts for the year to January 2026, filed at Companies House on 1 October 2026.
- Registered name
- TROIA (UK) RESTAURANTS LIMITED
- Company number
- 08504201
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 25 April 2013
- Registered office area
- West London
- Industry code on the register
- 56101: Food and beverage service activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to January 2026, filed 1 October 2026
What does The Ivy Collection do?
The Ivy Collection is a group of brasseries and cafés across the UK and Ireland serving all-day British menus, from breakfast through to dinner and Sunday roasts. It grew out of The Ivy, the West Street restaurant in London's Covent Garden that opened in 1917, and began expanding beyond that site in 2014 with The Ivy Market Grill. It earns from dining, private dining and seasonal set menus, and sits alongside sister brands The Ivy Asia and Brasserie of Light.
In brief: brasseries and cafés · all-day British dining · UK and Ireland
Source: The Ivy Collection's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns The Ivy Collection?
The Companies House register records Richard Allan Caring as the person with significant control of Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited, company number 08504201.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
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 The Ivy Collection?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard Allan Caring | 25 April 2013 |
| One Advisory Limited | 18 August 2026 |
| George Mark Randle Jones | 18 August 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did The Ivy Collection file?
Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited reported turnover of £348m in the year to January 2026. That was up 6.4% on £327m the year before.
It reported 5,913 employees. The year before it reported 5,544.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £40m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £32m the year before.
Staff costs came to £132m. That is an average of £22,000 a head. It ended the year with £16m at the bank and net assets of £149m.
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £348m | £327m |
| Pre-tax profit | £40m (filed) | £32m (filed) |
| Employees | 5,913 | 5,544 |
| Staff costs | £132m | £131m |
| Average staff cost per head | £22,000 | £24,000 |
| Bank and cash | £16m | £23m |
| Net assets | £149m | £120m |
| Interest paid | £1.7m | |
| Interest received | £1.1m |
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 · Group accounts
Are there any charges against The Ivy Collection?
Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited has registered 14 charges at Companies House, of which 10 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 10 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent | 7 July 2026 |
| 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 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 | 6 May 2022 |
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee | 12 May 2021 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How The Ivy Collection compares
Of the 7 London's restaurant groups, The Ivy Collection is 1st on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 2nd 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 |
| 2nd | Zuma | £203m | £14.74 |
| + 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.
The Ivy Collection files as Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited, whose person with significant control is Richard Allan Caring, with turnover of £348m in its latest filed year.
Questions about The Ivy Collection
What does The Ivy Collection do?
The Ivy Collection is a group of brasseries and cafés across the UK and Ireland serving all-day British menus, from breakfast through to dinner and Sunday roasts. It grew out of The Ivy, the West Street restaurant in London's Covent Garden that opened in 1917, and began expanding beyond that site in 2014 with The Ivy Market Grill. It earns from dining, private dining and seasonal set menus, and sits alongside sister brands The Ivy Asia and Brasserie of Light.
Is The Ivy Collection bigger than Gordon Ramsay Restaurants?
Yes, by turnover. The Ivy Collection reported £348m in its latest accounts, against £101m at Gordon Ramsay Restaurants. Our The Ivy Collection v Gordon Ramsay Restaurants page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. The Ivy Collection v Gordon Ramsay Restaurants →
How does The Ivy Collection compare with its rivals?
By turnover, The Ivy Collection is 1st of the 7 companies in our battle of London's restaurant groups, ahead of Zuma. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of London's restaurant groups →
Who owns The Ivy Collection?
The Companies House register records Richard Allan Caring as the person with significant control of Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited.
How much does The Ivy Collection make?
Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited reported turnover of £348m in the year to January 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £40m.
How many people work at The Ivy Collection?
Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited reported 5,913 employees in the year to January 2026.
Who runs The Ivy Collection?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 08504201, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “The Ivy Collection: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/the-ivy-collection/. Figures from Companies House filings for TROIA (UK) RESTAURANTS LIMITED (08504201).
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