Chopstix Restaurant Limited
Registered name: CHOPSTIX RESTAURANT LIMITED
Part of QSRP UK Ltd groupChopstix Restaurant Limited made £18.7m revenue and a £218k loss in the year to 23 Apr 2023.
Chopstix Restaurant Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £18.7m in the year to 23 Apr 2023, with a loss of £218k and 389 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2009
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 24 Apr 2022 | 23 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.2m | £18.7m |
| Cost of sales | £4.1m | £3.9m |
| Gross profit | £14.1m | £14.8m |
| Operating profit | £1.5m | £311k |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | −£132k |
| Profit after tax | £762k | −£218k |
| Profit (best available) | £762k | −£218k |
| Staff costs | £6m | £6.1m |
| Employees (average) | 296 | 389 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 4.2% | −1.2% |
| Gross margin | 77.3% | 79% |
| Revenue per employee | £61.6k | £48.2k |
| Profit per employee | £2.6k | −£562 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼128.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲31.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £769k | £611k |
| Net assets | £672k | £454k |
| Fixed assets | £6m | £6.6m |
| Current assets | £8.7m | £12.8m |
| Debtors | £286k | £371k |
| Deferred income | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 79%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £48.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£562
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 35.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- 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
- ▼32%
- Now £454k
- Cash at bank
- ▼21%
- Now £611k
- Headcount
- ▲31%
- Now 389
- Deferred income
- ▲18%
- Now £1.4m
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £6.6m
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
- QSRP UK Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- Chopstix Group Ltd75–100%
- Chopstix Restaurant Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (10)
- Wok Chop LtdRev. £9.4m · Profit £1.8m
- East Midlands Centre Investments LtdRev. £264k · Profit −£668
- Chopstix Canary Wharf LtdRev. £193k · Profit −£1.5k
- Chopstix Gyle Centre LtdRev. £102k · Profit −£14.2k
- Thurloe Street LimitedRev. £99.2k · Profit −£17.6k
- Chopstix Glasgow LtdRev. £97.2k · Profit −£7k
- Chopstix Swindon LimitedRev. £27.9k · Profit −£364
- Bridgend Centre Investments LtdFigures not disclosed
- Chopstix Arndale LtdFigures not disclosed
- Chopstix Wrexham LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (3)
- Chopstix Trading LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £13.4m · Profit £1.7m
- Chopstix Stores LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £8.8m · Profit −£1.9m
- Chopstix Brand (Europe) LtdRev. £1.5m · Profit £959k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 23 Apr 2023 (profit −£218k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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