TXT In plain English
Company description
REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 20 June 1984; registered for 42 years; registered office reported in WEST YORKS.. Its primary declared activity is 56290 · Other food services.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 14 trade marks, 6 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01826322
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 3 total · 2 outstanding · 1 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
23 December 2025Next statement due
6 January 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
LEI 9845002FA95DBC9E9443 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 20 June 1984
- Initial LEI registration
- 3 December 2020
- LEI last updated
- 30 April 2023
- Next renewal
- 30 April 2023
- Managing LOU
- 529900T8BM49AURSDO55
- Other legal names
- GEMSBROOK LIMITED
- Legal address
- 31,Bolling Road, Bradford, BD4 7HN, GB
- Headquarters address
- 31,Bolling Road, Bradford, BD4 7HN, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_KNOWN_PERSON
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_KNOWN_PERSON
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
04 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Refreshment Systems Limited
Registration Z1478159
- Registered from
- 6 October 2008
- Current end date
- 5 October 2026
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
The Provision of Hot and Cold Beverage and Snack Machines
TEES ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · ocds-b5fd17-a1aa0e28-8d98-4fff-8340-d2fe191cb38e
- Supplier named in award
- Refreshment Systems Limited
- Award value
- £24,561
- Contract period
- 6 March 2023 – 5 June 2026
- Published
- 6 April 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 42933000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a1aa0e28-8d98-4fff-8340-d2fe191cb38e-2023-04-06T15:48:26+01:00
The Provision of Hot and Cold Beverage and Snack Machines
TEES ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · ocds-b5fd17-5494d4b6-5ead-4e03-bbaf-7497bcaccec0
- Supplier named in award
- Refreshment Systems Limited
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 30 September 2022 – 29 September 2025
- Published
- 23 December 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 42933000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5494d4b6-5ead-4e03-bbaf-7497bcaccec0-2022-12-23T13:01:22Z
Hot Beverages & Vending Consumables
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-2b2cd039-4214-49a6-ac8b-401fc221aa63
- Supplier named in award
- REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Award value
- £15,000,000
- Contract period
- 29 July 2021 – 28 July 2025
- Published
- 15 March 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2b2cd039-4214-49a6-ac8b-401fc221aa63-2021-03-15T11:24:40Z
Hot Beverages and Vending Solutions
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-5c064d96-8407-40bf-a97b-7c2c3f8a1a73
- Supplier named in award
- REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Award value
- £26,000,000
- Contract period
- 16 November 2020 – 15 November 2024
- Published
- 28 October 2020
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5c064d96-8407-40bf-a97b-7c2c3f8a1a73-2020-10-28T14:43:02Z
Vending machines (Drinks and Snacks) Service
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE · ocds-b5fd17-7945087d-0640-4afa-8fd8-02faf79b0516
- Supplier named in award
- REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Award value
- £86,000
- Contract period
- 3 September 2018 – 2 September 2023
- Published
- 4 September 2018
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 42933000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7945087d-0640-4afa-8fd8-02faf79b0516-2018-09-04T10:54:05+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
caféamore
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 43
- Filed / designated
- 8 August 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 August 2019
CAFE AMORÉ FOR THE LOVE OF COFFEE
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 43
- Filed / designated
- 8 August 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 August 2019
CAFÉ AMORE FOR THE LOVE OF COFFEE
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9,25,30
- Filed / designated
- 26 February 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 February 2019
café amore
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9,25,30,32
- Filed / designated
- 26 February 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 February 2019
REFRESHMENT SYSTEMS
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 26 February 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 February 2019
Covercare
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 37
- Filed / designated
- 11 August 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 August 2027
CAPPRESSO COFFEE LTD
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9,30
- Filed / designated
- 17 December 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 December 2019
TIME FOR A CUPPA
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 2 September 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 September 2021
TIME FOR A CUPPA
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 2 September 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 September 2021
DRINCUP
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 16 July 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 July 2021
DRINCUP
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 13 July 1987
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 July 2018
ROUTECARE
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 9 March 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 March 2017
Figurative mark
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 2 September 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 September 2001
Figurative mark
Owner Refreshment Systems Limited · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 2 September 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 September 2001
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Mr Robert Alistair Balmforth
- Owns 50% to 75% of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Appointment Verification Statement Date: 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Statement Due On: 2026-11-25T00:00:00Z
Mrs Moira Vivian Balmforth
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Appointment Verification Statement Date: 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Statement Due On: 2026-11-25T00:00:00Z
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
1 procurement process linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.