Albion & East Limited
Registered name: ALBION & EAST LIMITED
Part of Urban Pubs & Bars London Limited groupAlbion & East Limited made £8.6m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 24 Jun 2025.
Albion & East Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £8.6m in the year to 24 Jun 2025, with a loss of £1.9m and 150 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” 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
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Jun 2022 | 27 Jun 2023 | 25 Jun 2024 | 24 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.9m | £8.7m | £8.7m | £8.6m |
| Cost of sales | £4.6m | £4.6m | £4.6m | £4.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.4m | £4.1m | £4.1m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | £311k | −£911k | −£405k | −£1.9m |
| Profit before tax | £293k | −£922k | −£482k | −£1.9m |
| Profit after tax | £293k | −£922k | −£482k | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £293k | −£922k | −£482k | −£1.9m |
| Staff costs | £3.3m | £3.5m | £3.5m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 177 | 194 | 178 | 150 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | −10.6% | −5.5% | −22.4% |
| Gross margin | 48.8% | 47% | 47.1% | 48.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £50.4k | £45k | £48.9k | £57.2k |
| Profit per employee | £1.7k | −£4.8k | −£2.7k | −£12.8k |
| Cash conversion | 149.2% | — | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.2% | ▼0.3% | ▼1.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼414.7% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▼8.3% | ▼15.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £1.1m | £1.3m | £720k |
| Net assets | £5.2m | £4.3m | £3.8m | £1.9m |
| Fixed assets | £5.2m | £5m | £5m | £3.1m |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £2.1m | £2.2m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £396 | £16.3k | £838k | £300 |
| Deferred income | £879k | £788k | £989k | £980k |
| Cash from operations | £464k | −£507k | £388k | −£519k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −22.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £57.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 36.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 11.4%
- 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
- ▼51%
- Now £1.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼43%
- Now £720k
- Headcount
- ▼16%
- Now 150
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £980k
- Fixed assets
- ▼38%
- Now £3.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Urban Pubs & Bars London Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Albion & East Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Urban Pubs & Bars 3 LimitedRev. £13.4m · Profit £1.5m
- Bat and Ball Bars 2 LtdFigures not disclosed
- Bat and Ball Bars LtdFigures not disclosed
- Tortelli LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 24 Jun 2025 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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