Arabica Borough Limited
Registered name: ARABICA BOROUGH LIMITED
Arabica Borough Limited made £2.7m revenue and £133k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Arabica Borough Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £2.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £133k profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores” 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £2.9m | £2.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £750k | £681k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £336k | £135k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £333k | £133k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £316k | £133k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £316k | £133k |
| Employees (average) | 36 | 38 | 41 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 11.1% | 4.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 73.7% | 75.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £69.6k | £53.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £7.7k | £2.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼4.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼57.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.6% | ▲7.9% | ▲24.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £770k | £602k | £557k | £241k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Fixed assets | £245k | £229k | £231k | £253k |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £2m | £2.2m | £2.3m |
| Debtors | £36.9k | £1.3m | £0 | £24.7k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 75.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £1.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼57%
- Now £241k
- Headcount
- ▲24%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲10%
- Now £253k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Arabica Food LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Arabica Kings Cross LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Arabica Food & Spice Retail Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Similar profitable businesses
- Brighton Food Stores LimitedNewcastle Upon Tyne · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
- Revenue
- £2.6m
- Profit
- £3.4k
- Staff
- 17
- Copes Potatoes (Midlands) LtdBirmingham · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
- Revenue
- £4.3m
- Profit
- £53.2k
- Staff
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- Farndon Fields Farm Shop LtdMarket Harborough · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
- Revenue
- £5.2m
- Profit
- £291k
- Staff
- 73
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £133k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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