Orchestra Ltd
Registered name: ORCHESTRA LTD
Orchestra Ltd made £50.4m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Orchestra Ltd’s revenue grew 11% to £50.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 1,083 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £19.2m | £24.1m | £45.4m | £50.4m |
| Cost of sales | £6.8m | £8.4m | £15.1m | £16.7m |
| Gross profit | £12.4m | £15.7m | £30.3m | £33.7m |
| Operating profit | −£61.1k | £849k | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£83.7k | £741k | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£144k | £560k | £848k | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£144k | £560k | £848k | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | £5.8m | £6.8m | £13.4m | £14.9m |
| Employees (average) | 579 | 663 | 1,099 | 1,083 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.8% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | 64.7% | 65.1% | 66.8% | 66.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £33.2k | £36.4k | £41.3k | £46.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£249 | £844 | £771 | £1k |
| Cash conversion | — | −306.8% | −178.5% | −196.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲25.4% | ▲88.2% | ▲11.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲51.5% | ▲28% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.5% | ▲65.8% | ▼1.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £3.2m | £3.4m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £1.2m | £1.6m | £2.2m | £3.1m |
| Fixed assets | £2.6m | £7.8m | £8.1m | £9.2m |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £3.6m | £3.9m | £4.7m |
| Debtors | £64.9k | £75.6k | £109k | £97k |
| Cash from operations | −£783k | −£2.6m | −£2.8m | −£3.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £46.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −196.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▲38%
- Now £3.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲23%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 1,083
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲14%
- Now £9.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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