Zak's Cafe Limited
Registered name: ZAK'S CAFE LIMITED
Zak's Cafe Limited made £279k revenue and a £9.8k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Zak's Cafe Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £279k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £9.8k and 15 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Leicester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leicester, East Midlands
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £167k | £227k | £272k | £279k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £78.1k | £76.8k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £194k | £202k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3.6k | −£10.9k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3.6k | −£10.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£22.3k | −£2.5k | £3.6k | −£9.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£22.3k | −£2.5k | £3.6k | −£9.8k |
| Staff costs | £123k | £120k | £148k | — |
| Employees (average) | — | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −13.3% | −1.1% | 1.3% | −3.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 71.3% | 72.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £28.4k | £45.3k | £18.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£310 | £603 | −£655 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲36.1% | ▲19.5% | ▲2.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼371.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼25% | ▲150% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £22.8k | £10k |
| Net assets | £20.3k | £17.8k | £21.5k | £11.6k |
| Fixed assets | £11.3k | £7.1k | £7.1k | £11.7k |
| Current assets | £17.9k | £22.1k | £25.9k | £14.4k |
| Debtors | — | — | £0 | £174 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 72.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £18.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£655
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼46%
- Now £11.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼56%
- Now £10k
- Headcount
- ▲150%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲65%
- Now £11.7k
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- Church Council Of Oadby Trinity Methodist Church (registered outside the UK register)
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£9.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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