Galm's Limited
Registered name: GALM'S LIMITED
Galm's Limited made £42.1m revenue and £791k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Galm's Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £42.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £791k profit and 1,017 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
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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) | £27.7m | £39.2m | £39.1m | £42.1m |
| Cost of sales | £9.7m | £13.6m | £13.2m | £13.8m |
| Gross profit | £18m | £25.6m | £25.9m | £28.3m |
| Operating profit | £224k | £781k | −£195k | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | £187k | £679k | −£401k | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £27k | £22.5k | −£14.2k | £791k |
| Profit (best available) | £27k | £22.5k | −£14.2k | £791k |
| Staff costs | £7.7m | £10.8m | £11.4m | £11.9m |
| Employees (average) | 724 | 1,124 | 1,025 | 1,017 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | 64.8% | 65.3% | 66.3% | 67.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £38.3k | £34.9k | £38.1k | £41.4k |
| Profit per employee | £37 | £20 | −£14 | £778 |
| Cash conversion | −1088% | −212.9% | — | −231.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲41.4% | ▼0.3% | ▲7.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼16.6% | ▼163% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲55.3% | ▼8.8% | ▼0.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.8m | £2.6m |
| Net assets | £936k | £789k | £557k | £1m |
| Fixed assets | £3.3m | £5.6m | £5.4m | £7.3m |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3.2m | £2.6m | £3.3m |
| Debtors | £355k | £210k | £311k | £232k |
| Cash from operations | −£2.4m | −£1.7m | −£1m | −£2.9m |
| 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
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 67.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £778
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −231.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- 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
- ▲85%
- Now £1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲43%
- Now £2.6m
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 1,017
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲35%
- Now £7.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £791k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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