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Company No. 03295512 · Incorporated 23 Dec 1996

Artizian Catering Services Limited

Registered name: ARTIZIAN CATERING SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Artizian Group Limited group

Artizian Catering Services Limited made £11.3m revenue and £65.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Artizian Catering Services Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £11.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £65.2k profit and 165 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Southampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56290Other food services
Status
Liquidation
Location
Southampton, South East
Age
29 yrs · since 1996
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. From the filing: “Artizian Group Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£11.3m
Growth ▲20.5%
Profit
£65.2k
Growth ▲9.8%
Profit margin
0.6%
Gross 9%
Employees
165
Change ▲17.9%
Profit / employee
£395
Revenue/employee £68.5k
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£5.3m£9.4m£11.3m
Cost of sales£4.5m£8.4m£10.3m
Gross profit£744k£971k£1m
Operating profit£2k£66.4k£74.2k
Profit before tax£2k£68.4k£85.4k
Profit after tax£2k£59.3k£65.2k
Profit (best available)£2k£59.3k£65.2k
Staff costs£3m£4.2m£4.9m
Employees (average)111140165
Ratios
Profit margin0%0.6%0.6%
Gross margin14.2%10.3%9%
Revenue per employee£47.3k£67.1k£68.5k
Profit per employee£18£424£395
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲78.7%▲20.5%
Profit growth—▲2809%▲9.8%
Headcount growth—▲26.1%▲17.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£688k£457k£830k
Net assets£609k£669k£734k
Fixed assets£4.1k£5.8k£7.1k
Current assets£2m£2.6m£2.8m
Debtors£1.2m£2.1m£1.9m
Deferred income£461k£413k£529k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£68.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£395
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
16.7%
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
▲10%
Now £734k
Cash at bank
▲82%
Now £830k
Headcount
▲18%
Now 165
Deferred income
▲28%
Now £529k
Fixed assets
▲21%
Now £7.1k

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Artizian Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Artizian Catering Services 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).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit £65.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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