G.J.B. Trading Limited
Registered name: G.J.B. TRADING LIMITED
G.J.B. Trading Limited made £34.9m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
G.J.B. Trading Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £34.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 722 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- 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 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.7m | £36.3m | £36.3m | £34.9m |
| Cost of sales | £11.1m | £12.3m | £11.9m | £11.3m |
| Gross profit | £21.6m | £24m | £24.4m | £23.5m |
| Operating profit | £1m | £2.2m | £1.5m | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £1m | £2.2m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £672k | £1.7m | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £672k | £1.7m | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £8.8m | £9.6m | £9.6m | £9.5m |
| Employees (average) | 767 | 813 | 784 | 722 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.1% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | 66.1% | 66.2% | 67.2% | 67.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £42.6k | £44.6k | £46.2k | £48.3k |
| Profit per employee | £876 | £2.1k | £1.5k | £1.8k |
| Cash conversion | −376.6% | −88.2% | −137.3% | −156.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.9% | ▼0% | ▼3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲158.8% | ▼32.4% | ▲8.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6% | ▼3.6% | ▼7.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.7m | £4.9m | £4.2m | £5.1m |
| Net assets | £5.6m | £5.1m | £4.5m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £3.5m | £2.8m | £3.3m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £6.5m | £5.5m | £4.9m | £5.6m |
| Debtors | £320k | £234k | £300k | £195k |
| Cash from operations | −£3.8m | −£1.9m | −£2m | −£2.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 67.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £48.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −156.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲20%
- Now £5.1m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 722
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £2.8m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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