NO.1 York Ltd
Registered name: NO.1 YORK LTD
Part of Guest Holdings Ltd groupNO.1 York Ltd made £3.9m revenue and a £51k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
NO.1 York Ltd’s revenue grew 9% to £3.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £51k and 77 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- York, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £2.7m | £3.6m | £3.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.9m | £2.4m | £2.6m |
| Gross profit | — | £759k | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | — | −£677k | −£192k | −£47.6k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£677k | −£192k | −£47.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£460k | −£169k | −£51k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£460k | −£169k | −£51k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 39 | 62 | 70 | 77 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −17.1% | −4.7% | −1.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 28.2% | 34.9% | 34.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £43.4k | £51.7k | £51.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£7.4k | −£2.4k | −£663 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲34.5% | ▲8.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲59% | ▲12.9% | ▲10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £93k | £82.7k | £125k | £107k |
| Net assets | £2.2m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Fixed assets | £6.7m | £6.5m | £5.9m | £5.2m |
| Current assets | £846k | £965k | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Debtors | £19.7k | £6k | £26k | £23.2k |
| Deferred income | £24.9k | £36.9k | £68.6k | £84k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £51.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£663
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 132.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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 £1.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £107k
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 77
- Deferred income
- ▲23%
- Now £84k
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £5.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Guest Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- NO.1 York Holdings Ltd75–100%
- NO.1 York Ltdthis 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).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£51k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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