Gusto Restaurants Limited
Registered name: GUSTO RESTAURANTS LIMITED
Part of Palatine Private Equity LLP groupGusto Restaurants Limited made £26.7m revenue and a £4.5m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2023.
Gusto Restaurants Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £26.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2023, with a loss of £4.5m and 644 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- Manchester
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 25 Sep 2021 | 25 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.4m | £24.2m | £24.2m | £26.7m |
| Cost of sales | −£9.6m | −£21.8m | −£21.8m | −£25.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2.4m | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | −£401k | −£242k | −£242k | −£2.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£891k | −£558k | −£558k | −£3.3m |
| Profit after tax | £526k | −£390k | −£390k | −£4.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £526k | −£390k | −£390k | −£4.5m |
| Employees (average) | 457 | 612 | 612 | 644 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.2% | −1.6% | −1.6% | −17% |
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 6% |
| Revenue per employee | £27.2k | £39.5k | £39.5k | £41.4k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | −£637 | −£637 | −£7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲94.9% | — | ▲10.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼174.1% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.9% | — | ▲5.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −17%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 644
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Palatine Private Equity LLPultimate parent50–75%
- Grtopco Limited75–100%
- Gruk Limited75–100%
- Gusto Restaurants Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2023 (profit −£4.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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