Peachkey Ltd
Registered name: PEACHKEY LTD
Peachkey Ltd made £54.6m revenue and a £118k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Peachkey Ltd’s revenue fell 1% to £54.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £118k and 1,308 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Derby; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Derby, East Midlands
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £48.5m | £55m | £54.6m |
| Cost of sales | £17.8m | £20m | £18.3m |
| Gross profit | £30.7m | £35m | £36.3m |
| Operating profit | −£1.6m | £31.7k | −£158k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.7m | −£88.6k | −£164k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.4m | −£128k | −£118k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.4m | −£128k | −£118k |
| Staff costs | £14.4m | £16m | £16.8m |
| Employees (average) | 1,262 | 1,393 | 1,308 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −2.9% | −0.2% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | 63.3% | 63.6% | 66.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £38.4k | £39.5k | £41.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.1k | −£92 | −£90 |
| Cash conversion | — | −5930% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.5% | ▼0.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.4% | ▼6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £2.4m | £2.3m | £3.3m |
| Net assets | £3m | £2.6m | £2.4m |
| Fixed assets | £6.9m | £6.1m | £3.7m |
| Current assets | £3.4m | £3.2m | £3.7m |
| Debtors | £251 | £1.8k | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£2m | −£1.9m | −£895k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£90
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼8%
- Now £2.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲42%
- Now £3.3m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 1,308
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼39%
- Now £3.7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£118k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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