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Company No. 06738514 · Incorporated 31 Oct 2008

Cave Direct Ltd.

Registered name: CAVE DIRECT LTD.

Cave Direct Ltd. made £24.2m revenue and £183k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cave Direct Ltd.’s revenue grew 6% to £24.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £183k profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in Larkfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46170Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco
Status
Active
Location
Larkfield, South East
Age
17 yrs · since 2008
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£24.2m
Growth ▲6.4%
Profit
£183k
Growth ▼12.9%
Profit margin
0.8%
Gross 25%
Employees
71
Change ▲4.4%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £340k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£22.5m£21.8m£22.7m£24.2m
Cost of sales£17.5m£16.5m£17.2m£18.1m
Gross profit£5m£5.3m£5.5m£6m
Operating profit£323k£416k£271k£514k
Profit before tax£236k£312k£204k£301k
Profit after tax£202k£223k£210k£183k
Profit (best available)£202k£223k£210k£183k
Staff costs£2.5m£2.7m£2.8m£2.9m
Employees (average)68686871
Ratios
Profit margin0.9%1%0.9%0.8%
Gross margin22.1%24.4%24.2%25%
Revenue per employee£331k£321k£334k£340k
Profit per employee£3k£3.3k£3.1k£2.6k
Cash conversion220%23.8%239.8%59.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼3%▲4%▲6.4%
Profit growth—▲10.4%▼5.6%▼12.9%
Headcount growth—0%0%▲4.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£461k£530k£352k£394k
Net assets£879k£896k£953k£947k
Fixed assets£656k£603k£790k£1.1m
Current assets£5.8m£5.5m£5.5m£6.9m
Debtors£3.2m£2.8m£3.3m£4.2m
Deferred income£36.4k£14.8k£70.8k£162k
Cash from operations£711k£99k£650k£306k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
25%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£340k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
59.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17.4%
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
▼1%
Now £947k
Cash at bank
▲12%
Now £394k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 71
Deferred income
▲128%
Now £162k
Fixed assets
▲42%
Now £1.1m

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £183k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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