The Wolseley Hospitality Group Limited
Registered name: THE WOLSELEY HOSPITALITY GROUP LIMITED
Part of The Wolseley Hospitality Group Holdings Limited groupThe Wolseley Hospitality Group Limited made £10.8m revenue and a £2.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
The Wolseley Hospitality Group Limited’s revenue grew 85% to £10.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £2.4m and 238 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.9m | £10.8m |
| Cost of sales | £3.6m | £6.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £4.5m |
| Operating profit | −£4.7m | −£2.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£4.7m | −£2.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£4.7m | −£2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.7m | −£2.4m |
| Staff costs | £5.9m | £6.7m |
| Employees (average) | 195 | 238 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −79.6% | −21.7% |
| Gross margin | 38% | 41% |
| Revenue per employee | £30k | £45.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£23.9k | −£9.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲85.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲22.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £238k | £170k |
| Net assets | −£22.2m | −£24.5m |
| Fixed assets | £36.4m | £35.1m |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £4.7m |
| Debtors | £344k | £160k |
| Deferred income | £5.3m | £5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£9.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 324.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 45.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- 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 −£24.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼29%
- Now £170k
- Headcount
- ▲22%
- Now 238
- Deferred income
- ▼7%
- Now £5m
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £35.1m
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
- The Wolseley Hospitality Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Wolseley Hospitality Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (10)
- The Wolseley Restaurant LimitedRev. £14.9m · Profit £0
- Brasserie Zedel LimitedRev. £13.9m · Profit −£852k
- The Delaunay Restaurant LimitedRev. £9.1m · Profit £78k
- The Colbert Restaurant LimitedRev. £9.1m · Profit £203k
- Fischer's Restaurant LimitedRev. £4.4m · Profit −£315k
- The Bellanger Restaurant LimitedRev. £2.4m · Profit £144k
- The Wolseley Restaurant Property LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit −£563k
- The Delaunay Property LimitedRev. £1.3m · Profit −£45.7k
- Brasserie Zedel Property LimitedRev. £398k · Profit −£291k
- The Wolseley Hospitality Group International 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 −£2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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