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Company No. 04448780 · Incorporated 28 May 2002

Canefield Ltd

Registered name: CANEFIELD LTD

Canefield Ltd made £23.7m revenue and £554k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2022.

Canefield Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £23.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2022, with £554k profit and 424 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Worcester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56102Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
Status
Liquidation
Location
Worcester, West Midlands
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2022

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£23.7m
Growth ▼4.9%
Profit
£554k
Growth ▼77.4%
Profit margin
2.3%
Gross 65%
Employees
424
Change ▼12.2%
Profit / employee
£1.3k
Revenue/employee £55.8k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202131 Dec 2022
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£24.9m£23.7m
Cost of sales£7.5m£8.3m
Gross profit£17.4m£15.4m
Operating profit£3.2m£700k
Profit before tax£3.2m£706k
Profit after tax£2.4m£554k
Profit (best available)£2.4m£554k
Staff costs£5.4m£6.3m
Employees (average)483424
Ratios
Profit margin9.8%2.3%
Gross margin69.8%65%
Revenue per employee£51.5k£55.8k
Profit per employee£5.1k£1.3k
Cash conversion−101.3%−127.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4.9%
Profit growth—▼77.4%
Headcount growth—▼12.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.4m£4.5m
Net assets£4.9m£5.3m
Fixed assets£3.3m£1.9m
Current assets£4.7m£6.2m
Debtors£1.1m£1.6m
Cash from operations−£3.3m−£896k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
65%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£55.8k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−127.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
7.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.8%
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
▲8%
Now £5.3m
Cash at bank
▲30%
Now £4.5m
Headcount
▼12%
Now 424
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼44%
Now £1.9m
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2022 (profit £554k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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