Cave Hotels UK Ltd
Registered name: CAVE HOTELS UK LTD
Cave Hotels UK Ltd made £660k profit in the year to 31 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Cave Hotels UK Ltd reported £660k profit in the year to 31 May 2025, up 24% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 141 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Etchinghill; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Etchinghill, South East
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m | £1.1m | £532k | £660k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7m | £1.1m | £532k | £660k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 138 | 141 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £3.9k | £4.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲24% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲2.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £130k | £47.1k | £899k |
| Net assets | −£1.3m | −£226k | £83.8k | £293k |
| Fixed assets | £9.2m | £10.1m | £9.8m | £9.6m |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £3.4m | £3.4m | £4.2m |
| Debtors | £16.1k | £68.6k | £41.7k | £171k |
| Deferred income | £269k | £263k | £225k | £223k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.7k
- 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
- ▲250%
- Now £293k
- Cash at bank
- ▲1807%
- Now £899k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 141
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £223k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £9.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Cowgirl Restaurants LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £660k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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