How much does Acca Limited make?

Acca Limited reported revenue of £14.1m and £526k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Acca Limited have?

Acca Limited reported an average of 286 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is Acca Limited profitable?

Yes — Acca Limited reported a profit of £526k in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 04373679 · Incorporated 14 Feb 2002

Acca Limited

Registered name: ACCA LIMITED

Part of Acca Group Limited group

Acca Limited made £14.1m revenue and £526k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Acca Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £14.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £526k profit and 286 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Hitchin; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56102Unlicensed restaurants and cafes SIC 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Status: Active
Location: Hitchin, East of England
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£14.1m

Growth ▲6.1%

Profit

£526k

Growth ▲108.7%

Profit margin

3.7%

Gross 42.2%

Employees

286

Change ▼1.4%

Profit / employee

£1.8k

Revenue/employee £49.4k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.8m	£13.3m	£14.1m
Cost of sales	£7m	£7.8m	£8.2m
Gross profit	£5.8m	£5.5m	£6m
Operating profit	£518k	£386k	£674k
Profit before tax	£592k	£406k	£631k
Profit after tax	£497k	£252k	£526k
Profit (best available)	£497k	£252k	£526k
Staff costs	£3.8m	£4m	£4.3m
Employees (average)	290	290	286
Ratios
Profit margin	3.9%	1.9%	3.7%
Gross margin	45.4%	41.1%	42.2%
Revenue per employee	£44.1k	£45.9k	£49.4k
Profit per employee	£1.7k	£869	£1.8k
Cash conversion	−25.8%	−229.2%	8.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4%	▲6.1%
Profit growth	—	▼49.3%	▲108.7%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£1.2m	£841k
Net assets	£4.2m	£4.4m	£5m
Fixed assets	£1.9m	£2.3m	£1.6m
Current assets	£6.6m	£6.8m	£8.3m
Debtors	£5.2m	£5.6m	£7.3m
Cash from operations	−£134k	−£885k	£60.2k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 42.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £49.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 8.9%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 11.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 51.9%; 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: ▲12%; Now £5m
Cash at bank: ▼28%; Now £841k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 286
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼29%; Now £1.6m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Acca Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Acca Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (2)

Aks & JSS LimitedFigures not disclosed
Misenum LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (9)

Acca Chicken LimitedFigures not disclosed
Acca FG LimitedFigures not disclosed
Acca Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
Acca House LimitedFigures not disclosed
Acca Land LimitedFigures not disclosed
Acca Office LimitedFigures not disclosed
Aprex Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
Hawkins Development Projects LtdFigures not disclosed
Viva Property Group LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit £526k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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