George on Rye Limited
Registered name: GEORGE ON RYE LIMITED
Part of Ruby Rye Limited groupGeorge 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.
- 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.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full 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) | 18 | 61 | 73 | 77 |
| 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
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.
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.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ruby Rye Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- George on High Limited75–100%
- 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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