Portuguese Story Ltd
Registered name: PORTUGUESE STORY LTD
Portuguese Story Ltd made £317k revenue and £25.9k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
Portuguese Story Ltd’s revenue fell 6% to £317k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £25.9k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” 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
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £335k | £317k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £37.1k | £25.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £37.1k | £25.9k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £60.3k | £52.8k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 11.1% | 8.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £168k | £158k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £18.5k | £12.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼5.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼30.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £231 | £372 | £48 | £48 |
| Fixed assets | £609 | £305 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £141k | £139k | £123k | £98.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £158k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.9k
- 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
- —
- 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
- 0%
- Now £48
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £25.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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