Kowalski Kitchen Ltd
Registered name: KOWALSKI KITCHEN LTD
Kowalski Kitchen Ltd made £169k revenue and a £71.7k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Kowalski Kitchen Ltd’s revenue fell 31% to £169k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £71.7k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale of food in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £483k | £369k | £245k | £169k |
| Cost of sales | £227k | £140k | £70.1k | £53.8k |
| Gross profit | £317k | £229k | £175k | £115k |
| Operating profit | −£22.4k | −£10.9k | −£15.3k | −£71.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£22.4k | −£10.9k | −£16k | −£71.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£22.4k | −£10.9k | −£16k | −£71.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£22.4k | −£10.9k | −£16k | −£71.7k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.7% | −2.9% | −6.5% | −42.5% |
| Gross margin | 65.7% | 62.1% | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £96.5k | £41k | £35k | £33.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.5k | −£1.2k | −£2.3k | −£14.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼33.6% | ▼31% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼22.2% | ▼28.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.6k | £6.5k | £14.7k | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £40.7k | £22.7k | £17.6k | −£27.5k |
| Fixed assets | £55.8k | £69.6k | £74.5k | £63.7k |
| Current assets | £39.4k | £6.5k | £14.7k | £2.5k |
| Deferred income | — | — | — | £6.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −42.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 37.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- 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
- ▼256%
- Now −£27.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▼83%
- Now £2.5k
- Headcount
- ▼29%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £6.2k
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £63.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£71.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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