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Company No. 08863941 · Incorporated 28 Jan 2014

The Cottage, Birchanger Limited

Registered name: THE COTTAGE, BIRCHANGER LIMITED

The Cottage, Birchanger Limited made £80.1k revenue and £5.3k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

The Cottage, Birchanger Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £80.1k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £5.3k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Bishop's Stortford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
Status
Active
Location
Bishop's Stortford, East of England
Age
12 yrs · since 2014
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-light
Revenue
£80.1k
Growth ▲13.4%
Profit
£5.3k
Growth ▲6.6%
Profit margin
6.6%
 
Employees
4
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£1.3k
Revenue/employee £20k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£70.6k£80.1k
Profit after tax——£5k£5.3k
Profit (best available)——£5k£5.3k
Staff costs——£20k£28.8k
Employees (average)—344
Ratios
Profit margin——7%6.6%
Revenue per employee——£17.6k£20k
Profit per employee——£1.2k£1.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲13.4%
Profit growth———▲6.6%
Headcount growth——▲33.3%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets−£12.5k£757£6.9k£6.6k
Fixed assets£0£0£0£0
Current assets£64.8k£4k£9.9k£10.5k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£20k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼5%
Now £6.6k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 4
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now £0
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £5.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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