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Company No. 08111100 · Incorporated 19 Jun 2012

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.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56102Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£279k
Growth ▲2.6%
Profit
−£9.8k
Growth ▼371.3%
Profit margin
−3.5%
Gross 72.4%
Employees
15
Change ▲150%
Profit / employee
−£655
Revenue/employee £18.6k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull 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)—8615
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
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
Indirect — not revenue

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
Corporate ownership

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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