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Company No. 02105075 · Incorporated 2 Mar 1987

The River Cafe Limited

Registered name: THE RIVER CAFE LIMITED

The River Cafe Limited made £12.9m revenue and £79.5k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.

The River Cafe Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £12.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £79.5k profit and 149 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56101Licensed restaurants
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2024

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.9m
Growth ▲1.8%
Profit
£79.5k
Growth ▲3.3%
Profit margin
0.6%
Gross 28.3%
Employees
149
Change ▼3.9%
Profit / employee
£534
Revenue/employee £86.7k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12.1m£12.7m£12.9m
Cost of sales£9.1m£9.3m£9.3m
Gross profit£3m£3.4m£3.7m
Operating profit£496k£44.9k£154k
Profit before tax£517k£44.9k£154k
Profit after tax£416k£77k£79.5k
Profit (best available)£416k£77k£79.5k
Staff costs£6.6m£7.1m£7.3m
Employees (average)147155149
Ratios
Profit margin3.4%0.6%0.6%
Gross margin24.7%26.5%28.3%
Revenue per employee£82.2k£81.8k£86.7k
Profit per employee£2.8k£497£534
Cash conversion−171.8%460.2%139.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.9%▲1.8%
Profit growth—▼81.5%▲3.3%
Headcount growth—▲5.4%▼3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£1.4m£472k
Net assets£91.4k£168k£248k
Fixed assets£201k£248k£635k
Current assets£3.4m£3m£2.5m
Debtors£51.7k£38.7k£20.1k
Deferred income£366k£509k£662k
Cash from operations−£853k£207k£214k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£86.7k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£534
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
139.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
5.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲47%
Now £248k
Cash at bank
▼67%
Now £472k
Headcount
▼4%
Now 149
Deferred income
▲30%
Now £662k
Fixed assets
▲156%
Now £635k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £79.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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