Alex Catering Limited
Registered name: ALEX CATERING LIMITED
Alex Catering Limited made £23.7k revenue and £2.1k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Alex Catering Limited’s revenue fell 52% to £23.7k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £2.1k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Dagenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dagenham, London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £53.4k | £49.3k | £23.7k |
| Cost of sales | — | £35.7k | £28.7k | £10.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £17.7k | £20.7k | £13.4k |
| Operating profit | — | £2.2k | £2k | £2.1k |
| Profit before tax | — | £2.2k | £2k | £2.1k |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.8k | £1.6k | £2.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.8k | £1.6k | £2.1k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 3.3% | 3.3% | 8.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 33.2% | 41.9% | 56.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £53.4k | £49.3k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.8k | £1.6k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼7.6% | ▼51.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼7.4% | ▲28.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £9.3k | £11.1k | £9.4k | £11.6k |
| Current assets | £55.8k | £53.4k | £43.9k | £48.1k |
| Debtors | £55.8k | £53.4k | £43.9k | £48.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 56.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 202.7%
- 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
- ▲23%
- Now £11.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £2.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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