Birchington Parlour Ltd
Registered name: BIRCHINGTON PARLOUR LTD
Birchington Parlour Ltd made £125k revenue and a £2.9k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Birchington Parlour Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £125k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £2.9k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Rochester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Rochester, South East
- Age
- 12 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 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £109k | £115k | £119k | £125k |
| Cost of sales | £59.3k | £68.1k | £68.8k | £76.2k |
| Gross profit | £49.4k | £47k | £50.4k | £48.4k |
| Operating profit | £8.7k | £2.1k | −£1.1k | −£2.8k |
| Profit before tax | £8.4k | £1.9k | −£1.4k | −£2.9k |
| Profit after tax | £6.8k | £1.5k | −£1.4k | −£2.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £6.8k | £1.5k | −£1.4k | −£2.9k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.3% | 1.3% | −1.2% | −2.3% |
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 40.8% | 42.3% | 38.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £27.2k | £14.4k | £23.8k | £24.9k |
| Profit per employee | £1.7k | £191 | −£289 | −£570 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.8% | ▲3.5% | ▲4.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼77.6% | ▼194.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | ▼37.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £46.9k | £41k | £24.4k | £17.9k |
| Net assets | £29.6k | £31.2k | £29.7k | £26.9k |
| Current assets | £62.9k | £57.5k | £40.4k | £34.4k |
| Deferred income | £5.9k | £1.8k | £1.9k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £24.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£570
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼10%
- Now £26.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▼26%
- Now £17.9k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Similar profitable businesses
- Gemries Solutions UK LimitedRainham · Other food services
- Revenue
- £128k
- Profit
- £39.5k
- Staff
- 2
- Kirklees in Recovery CICHuddersfield · Other food services
- Revenue
- £121k
- Profit
- £2.9k
- Staff
- 2
- Rumbles @ Sconce Park CICMansfield · Other food services
- Revenue
- £120k
- Profit
- £15.9k
- Staff
- 6
- The Culinary Cartel LtdCambridge · Other food services
- Revenue
- £134k
- Profit
- £71.3k
- Staff
- 1
- Mavrosity LtdLondon · Other food services
- Revenue
- £115k
- Profit
- £1.9k
- Staff
- 0
- Bangers N Mashup CICBirmingham · Other food services
- Revenue
- £108k
- Profit
- £2.3k
- Staff
- 1
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit −£2.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.