Open House London Limited
Registered name: OPEN HOUSE LONDON LIMITED
Open House London Limited made £12m revenue and a £3.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2022.
Open House London Limited’s revenue grew 79% to £12m in the year to 31 Dec 2022, with a loss of £3.5m and 223 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 2 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 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.7m | £12m |
| Cost of sales | £4.9m | £10.1m |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | −£691k | −£3.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£814k | −£3.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£3.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£3.5m |
| Staff costs | £3.4m | £5.9m |
| Employees (average) | 164 | 223 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −22.7% | −29.4% |
| Gross margin | 27.4% | 16% |
| Revenue per employee | £40.9k | £53.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£9.3k | −£15.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲78.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲36% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.2k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | −£863k | −£4.4m |
| Fixed assets | £5.8m | £5.7m |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3.3m |
| Debtors | £696k | £355k |
| Deferred income | £786k | £994k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.2m | £1.3m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −29.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 47.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 8.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3%
- 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
- —
- Now −£4.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲4%
- Now £1.2k
- Headcount
- ▲36%
- Now 223
- Deferred income
- ▲26%
- Now £994k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £5.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- Pershing Nominees Limited 25–50%
- Puma VCT 13 PLC 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2022 (profit −£3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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