Tonkotsu Limited
Registered name: TONKOTSU LIMITED
Tonkotsu Limited made £17.2m revenue and a £367k loss in the year to 28 Dec 2025.
Tonkotsu Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £17.2m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with a loss of £367k and 286 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products” and is based in Sudbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sudbury, East of England
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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 | 25 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 29 Dec 2024 | 28 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.9m | £13.8m | £15.4m | £17.2m |
| Cost of sales | £2.7m | £3.2m | £3.4m | £3.6m |
| Gross profit | £9.1m | £10.6m | £11.9m | £13.6m |
| Operating profit | −£661k | −£163k | −£128k | −£231k |
| Profit before tax | −£712k | −£213k | −£199k | −£329k |
| Profit after tax | −£561k | −£156k | −£142k | −£367k |
| Profit (best available) | −£561k | −£156k | −£142k | −£367k |
| Staff costs | £5.1m | £5.7m | £6.4m | £7.2m |
| Employees (average) | 252 | 269 | 277 | 286 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.7% | −1.1% | −0.9% | −2.1% |
| Gross margin | 76.9% | 77.1% | 77.8% | 79.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £47.1k | £51.2k | £55.5k | £60.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.2k | −£580 | −£511 | −£1.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲16.2% | ▲11.5% | ▲11.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.8% | ▲3% | ▲3.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £571k | £656k | £1m | £851k |
| Net assets | £2.2m | £2m | £1.9m | £1.5m |
| Fixed assets | £4.2m | £4.1m | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.7m | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| Debtors | £59.1k | £62.2k | £9.4k | £4.2k |
| Deferred income | £801k | £595k | £636k | £665k |
| Cash from operations | £53.6k | £709k | £822k | £576k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 79.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 24.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼20%
- Now £1.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼16%
- Now £851k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 286
- Deferred income
- ▲5%
- Now £665k
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £4.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Dec 2025 (profit −£367k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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