Chopstix Trading Limited
Registered name: CHOPSTIX TRADING LIMITED
Part of QSRP UK Ltd groupChopstix Trading Limited made £13.4m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 23 Apr 2023.
Chopstix Trading Limited’s revenue grew 37% to £13.4m in the year to 23 Apr 2023, with £1.7m profit and 208 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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) | £9.8m | £13.4m |
| Cost of sales | £2.5m | £3.6m |
| Gross profit | £7.3m | £9.8m |
| Operating profit | £960k | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | £965k | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £945k | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £945k | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 162 | 208 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 9.7% | 12.8% |
| Gross margin | 74.7% | 72.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £60.4k | £64.6k |
| Profit per employee | £5.8k | £8.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲37.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲82% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲28.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £663k | £389k |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £4.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £4.8m | £5.5m |
| Debtors | £0 | £190k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £627k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 72.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £64.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- 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
- ▲73%
- Now £4.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼41%
- Now £389k
- Headcount
- ▲28%
- Now 208
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £627k
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £1.5m
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 Trading Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Chopstix Restaurant LimitedRev. £18.7m · Profit −£218k
- 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 £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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