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Company No. 05209338 · Incorporated 18 Aug 2004

George on Rye Limited

Registered name: GEORGE ON RYE LIMITED

Part of Ruby Rye Limited group

George on Rye Limited made £4.3m revenue and £275k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

George on Rye Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £4.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £275k profit and 77 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Winchelsea; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
Status
Active
Location
Winchelsea, South East
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
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 parent company of George on Rye Limited is Ruby Rye Limited and its registered office is SeabreezeCottage, Victoria Way, Winchelsea Beach, Winchelsea, TN36 4NH.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£4.3m
Growth ▲6.5%
Profit
£275k
Growth —
Profit margin
6.3%
Gross 43.1%
Employees
77
Change ▲5.5%
Profit / employee
£3.6k
Revenue/employee £56.5k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£4.1m£4.3m
Cost of sales——£2.2m£2.5m
Gross profit——£1.9m£1.9m
Operating profit——−£35k£380k
Profit before tax——−£56.6k£382k
Profit after tax£194k£2.1m−£58k£275k
Profit (best available)£194k£2.1m−£58k£275k
Staff costs——£1.3m£1.4m
Employees (average)18617377
Ratios
Profit margin——−1.4%6.3%
Gross margin——45.6%43.1%
Revenue per employee——£56k£56.5k
Profit per employee£10.8k£33.9k−£795£3.6k
Cash conversion———−215.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲6.5%
Profit growth—▲965.6%▼102.8%—
Headcount growth—▲238.9%▲19.7%▲5.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£44.3k£235k£425k£371k
Net assets£546k£2.4m£2.2m£2.1m
Fixed assets£438k£328k£246k£237k
Current assets£3.1m£6m£4.9m£5m
Debtors£52.9k£73.5k£60.8k£88.1k
Deferred income——£81.6k£52.7k
Cash from operations——−£413k−£819k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
43.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£56.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−215.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2%
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
▼4%
Now £2.1m
Cash at bank
▼13%
Now £371k
Headcount
▲5%
Now 77
Deferred income
▼35%
Now £52.7k
Fixed assets
▼4%
Now £237k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ruby Rye Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. George on High Limited75–100%
  3. George on Rye 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £275k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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