The Swan at the Globe Limited
Registered name: THE SWAN AT THE GLOBE LIMITED
Part of Swan London Limited groupThe Swan at the Globe Limited made £9.3m revenue and a £10k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
The Swan at the Globe Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £9.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £10k and 135 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 19 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: “As at”
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&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) | £7.2m | £8m | £8.5m | £9.3m |
| Cost of sales | £4.9m | £5.4m | £6.1m | £6.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | £84.8k | £517k | −£28.1k | — |
| Profit before tax | £84.7k | £517k | −£28.1k | −£15.3k |
| Profit after tax | £50.4k | £537k | −£30.7k | −£10k |
| Profit (best available) | £50.4k | £537k | −£30.7k | −£10k |
| Staff costs | £2.4m | £2.5m | £3.3m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | 119 | 133 | 143 | 135 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.7% | 6.7% | −0.4% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | 32.1% | 32.8% | 28% | 29.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £60.2k | £60.2k | £59.1k | £68.8k |
| Profit per employee | £424 | £4k | −£215 | −£74 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.8% | ▲5.6% | ▲9.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲964.7% | ▼105.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.8% | ▲7.5% | ▼5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £680k | £387k | £425k | £895k |
| Net assets | £753k | £1.1m | £949k | £89.2k |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £907k | £640k | £344k |
| Current assets | £2.2m | £2.8m | £2.6m | £2.5m |
| Debtors | £221k | £44.7k | £27.9k | £41.3k |
| Deferred income | £99.9k | £164k | £186k | £203k |
| 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
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £68.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£74
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▼91%
- Now £89.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲111%
- Now £895k
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 135
- Deferred income
- ▲9%
- Now £203k
- Fixed assets
- ▼46%
- Now £344k
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
- Swan London Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Swan at the Globe Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Swan About Events LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (3)
- Lobster Pot (West Malling) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- ST Leonards (WM) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Swan Curious Taprooms LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£10k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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