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Company No. 04140970 · Incorporated 15 Jan 2001

The Groucho Club London Limited

Registered name: THE GROUCHO CLUB LONDON LIMITED

Part of Artfarm Group Limited group

The Groucho Club London Limited made £7.8m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025. read from filing text

The Groucho Club London Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £7.8m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with £3.1m profit and 123 employees. The company is classified under “licensed clubs” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56301Licensed clubs
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
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: “The immediate parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 28 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£7.8m
Growth ▼11%
Profit
£3.1m
Growth ▲1126%
Profit margin
39.1%
Gross 36.5%
Employees
123
Change ▼7.5%
Profit / employee
£25k
Revenue/employee £63.8k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to1 Jan 202331 Dec 202329 Dec 202428 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£8.9m£8.8m£7.8m
Cost of sales£3.8m£5.1m£4.6m£5m
Gross profit—£3.8m£4.2m£2.9m
Operating profit—£4.8m£251k−£1.2m
Profit before tax−£536k£3.2m£250k−£1.2m
Profit after tax−£183k£3.2m£250k£3.1m
Profit (best available)−£183k£3.2m£250k£3.1m
Staff costs£3.3m£4.5m£4m£4.5m
Employees (average)113131133123
Ratios
Profit margin—36.4%2.8%39.1%
Gross margin—42.8%47.4%36.5%
Revenue per employee—£67.9k£66.3k£63.8k
Profit per employee−£1.6k£24.7k£1.9k£25k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼0.9%▼11%
Profit growth——▼92.3%▲1126%
Headcount growth—▲15.9%▲1.5%▼7.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£192k£286k£1.2m£148k
Net assets£11.1m£14.5m£9.3m£7.1m
Fixed assets£25.2m£32.2m£27.6m£23.1m
Current assets——£1.9m£884k
Debtors£276k£467k£169k£279k
Deferred income£656k£715k£696k£682k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
39.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£63.8k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£25k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
294%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
8.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
3.5%
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
▼23%
Now £7.1m
Cash at bank
▼87%
Now £148k
Headcount
▼8%
Now 123
Deferred income
▼2%
Now £682k
Fixed assets
▼16%
Now £23.1m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Artfarm Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Oval (2287) Limited75–100%
  3. The Groucho Club Limited75–100%
  4. The Groucho Club London 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 28 Dec 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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