Shoryu Ramen Limited
Registered name: SHORYU RAMEN LIMITED
Part of Shoryu Holdings Ltd groupShoryu Ramen Limited made £9.7m revenue and a £1.2m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Shoryu Ramen Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £9.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £1.2m and 152 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.4m | £10.9m | £11.6m | £9.7m |
| Cost of sales | £3.6m | £5.9m | £7.9m | £6.8m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £3.6m | £3.7m | £3m |
| Operating profit | −£266k | £194k | £36.8k | −£1.2m |
| Profit before tax | −£481k | £156k | −£29.8k | −£1.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£445k | £123k | −£75.4k | −£1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£445k | £123k | −£75.4k | −£1.2m |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £3.4m | £3.7m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 103 | 142 | 156 | 152 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −6.9% | 1.1% | −0.7% | −12.3% |
| Gross margin | 43.7% | 33.4% | 31.8% | 30.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £62.4k | £76.6k | £74.5k | £64.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.3k | £864 | −£483 | −£7.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −171.9% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲69.2% | ▲6.9% | ▼16.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼161.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲37.9% | ▲9.9% | ▼2.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £243k | £348k | £114k | £287k |
| Net assets | −£603k | −£480k | −£555k | −£1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £2.9m | £2.6m | £2.3m | £1.9m |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £2m | £1.9m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £0 | £45.7k | £385k | £190k |
| Deferred income | £460k | £536k | £653k | £818k |
| Cash from operations | −£530k | −£333k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −12.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £64.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 19.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- 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 −£1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲151%
- Now £287k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 152
- Deferred income
- ▲25%
- Now £818k
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £1.9m
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
- Shoryu Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Shoryu Ramen Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Shoryu Carnaby Street LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Shoryu Franchise LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Shoryu Liverpool Street LtdLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Shoryu Stratford LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Shoryu World LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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