CGN Restaurants Limited
Registered name: CGN RESTAURANTS LIMITED
CGN Restaurants Limited made £51.5m revenue and a £157k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
CGN Restaurants Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £51.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £157k and 1,027 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £48.1m | £52.1m | £51m | £51.5m |
| Cost of sales | £17m | £18.7m | £17.5m | £17.3m |
| Gross profit | £31.2m | £33.4m | £33.5m | £34.1m |
| Operating profit | −£720k | −£385k | −£1.4m | −£41.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£872k | −£686k | −£1.6m | −£162k |
| Profit after tax | −£817k | −£601k | −£1.2m | −£157k |
| Profit (best available) | −£817k | −£601k | −£1.2m | −£157k |
| Staff costs | £13.6m | £14.9m | £15.9m | £15.9m |
| Employees (average) | 1,207 | 1,230 | 1,137 | 1,027 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.7% | −1.1% | −2.4% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | 64.7% | 64.1% | 65.7% | 66.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £39.9k | £42.4k | £44.8k | £50.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£677 | −£489 | −£1.1k | −£153 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.2% | ▼2.2% | ▲1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.9% | ▼7.6% | ▼9.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £608k | £1.1m | £574k | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £1.2m | £109k | −£1.1m | −£1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £10.8m | £9.2m | £7.5m | £6.3m |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £2.8m |
| Debtors | £242k | £142k | £203k | £171k |
| Cash from operations | −£2.3m | −£3.3m | −£2.7m | £1.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £50.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£153
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- —
- Now −£1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲128%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 1,027
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £6.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£157k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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