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Company No. 08231148 · Incorporated 27 Sep 2012

Catsteps Cafes Ltd

Registered name: CATSTEPS CAFES LTD

Catsteps Cafes Ltd made £18.1m revenue and a £301k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Catsteps Cafes Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £18.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £301k and 333 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56101Licensed restaurants
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
14 yrs · since 2012
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£18.1m
Growth ▲1.7%
Profit
−£301k
Growth —
Profit margin
−1.7%
Gross 78%
Employees
333
Change ▼4.3%
Profit / employee
−£904
Revenue/employee £54.2k
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 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.4m£18m£17.8m£18.1m
Cost of sales£3.8m£4.4m£4m£4m
Gross profit£11.6m£13.6m£13.7m£14.1m
Operating profit−£1.1m−£947k£155k£400k
Profit before tax−£1.3m−£1.4m−£481k−£301k
Profit after tax−£1.3m−£1.4m−£481k−£301k
Profit (best available)−£1.3m−£1.4m−£481k−£301k
Staff costs£6.6m£7.5m£6.8m£7.1m
Employees (average)328366348333
Ratios
Profit margin−8.3%−7.7%−2.7%−1.7%
Gross margin75.1%75.5%77.3%78%
Revenue per employee£47k£49.2k£51k£54.2k
Profit per employee−£3.9k−£3.8k−£1.4k−£904
Cash conversion——886%199.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16.8%▼1.5%▲1.7%
Headcount growth—▲11.6%▼4.9%▼4.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.9k£1.1k£23.6k−£101
Net assets−£2.1m−£3.5m−£4m−£4.3m
Fixed assets£5m£4.4m£4m£3.5m
Current assets£640k£724k£803k£743k
Debtors£532k£582k£20k£29.7k
Deferred income£684k£619k£457k£336k
Cash from operations£1.1m£479k£1.4m£799k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−1.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
78%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£54.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£904
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
199.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
19.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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
—
Now −£4.3m
Cash at bank
▼100%
Now −£101
Headcount
▼4%
Now 333
Deferred income
▼27%
Now £336k
Fixed assets
▼13%
Now £3.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£301k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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