How much does Sme (Coffee) Limited make?

Sme (Coffee) Limited reported revenue of £2.4m and a loss of £1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sme (Coffee) Limited have?

Sme (Coffee) Limited reported an average of 46 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sme (Coffee) Limited profitable?

No — Sme (Coffee) Limited reported a loss of £1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 05947442 · Incorporated 26 Sep 2006

Sme (Coffee) Limited

Registered name: SME (COFFEE) LIMITED

Part of Sme Group (Iom) Plc group

Sme (Coffee) Limited made £2.4m revenue and a £1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Sme (Coffee) Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £2.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1m and 46 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Ruislip; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56102Unlicensed restaurants and cafes

Status: Active
Location: Ruislip, London
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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: “In the opinion of the director”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£2.4m

Growth ▼9.7%

Profit

−£1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−43.8%

Gross 71.5%

Employees

Change ▼13.2%

Profit / employee

−£22.5k

Revenue/employee £51.5k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3m	£2.6m	£2.6m	£2.4m
Cost of sales	£856k	£944k	£805k	£675k
Gross profit	£2.1m	£1.7m	£1.8m	£1.7m
Operating profit	£282k	−£177k	£85.7k	£26.4k
Profit before tax	£263k	−£203k	−£418k	−£1m
Profit after tax	−£249k	£219k	−£504k	−£1m
Profit (best available)	−£249k	£219k	−£504k	−£1m
Staff costs	£967k	£924k	£818k	£841k
Employees (average)	61	56	53	46
Ratios
Profit margin	−8.4%	8.4%	−19.2%	−43.8%
Gross margin	71.3%	63.8%	69.3%	71.5%
Revenue per employee	£48.9k	£46.7k	£49.5k	£51.5k
Profit per employee	−£4.1k	£3.9k	−£9.5k	−£22.5k
Cash conversion	316.8%	—	13468%	−15881%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼12.3%	▲0.3%	▼9.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼329.9%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼8.2%	▼5.4%	▼13.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£198k	£338k	£119k	£134k
Net assets	£1.9m	£1.7m	£1.2m	£172k
Fixed assets	£3m	£3.1m	£3m	£2.9m
Current assets	£15.2m	£16.1m	£27.8m	£14.8m
Debtors	£15m	£15.7m	£27.6m	£14.7m
Deferred income	£93.2k	£30k	£238k	£209k
Cash from operations	£893k	£341k	£11.5m	−£4.2m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −43.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 71.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £51.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£22.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −15881%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 121%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 619.2%; 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: ▼86%; Now £172k
Cash at bank: ▲13%; Now £134k
Headcount: ▼13%; Now 46
Deferred income: ▼12%; Now £209k
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £2.9m

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

Sme Group (Iom) Plc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Sme Group PLC75–100%
Sme Group Investment Ltd75–100%
Sme Holdings Limited75–100%
Sme (Coffee) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (10)

Sme Trading LimitedRev. £16.1m · Profit £1.4m
Fazal Fast Foods LimitedRev. £5.9m · Profit £834k
Sme (Pizza) LimitedRev. £2.9m · Profit −£418k
Gulab LimitedFigures not disclosed
Highrak LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sme (Hammersmith) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sme Caterers LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sme Pizza (2) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sme Properties Holding LtdFigures not disclosed
Sme Restaurants LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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