Gourmet & Company Limited
Registered name: GOURMET & COMPANY LIMITED
Gourmet & Company Limited made £112k revenue and £456k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024.
Gourmet & Company Limited’s revenue fell 22% to £112k in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with £456k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 84 yrs · since 1941
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £283k | £143k | £112k |
| Profit before tax | −£176k | £120k | £462k |
| Profit after tax | −£214k | £97k | £456k |
| Profit (best available) | −£214k | £97k | £456k |
| Staff costs | £64.2k | £61k | £60.2k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −75.8% | 67.6% | 408.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £283k | £143k | £112k |
| Profit per employee | −£214k | £97k | £456k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼49.3% | ▼22.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲370.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £10.6m | £10.5m | £10.9m |
| Fixed assets | £7.5m | £8.7m | £8.6m |
| Current assets | £3.1m | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 408.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £112k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £456k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7725%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲3%
- Now £10.9m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £8.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit £456k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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