Edge Restaurants (NW) Limited
Registered name: EDGE RESTAURANTS (NW) LIMITED
Edge Restaurants (NW) Limited made £84.1m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Edge Restaurants (NW) Limited’s revenue was £84.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.1m profit and 2,019 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £67.9m | £86.4m | £84.1m | £84.1m |
| Cost of sales | £23.8m | £30m | £27.9m | −£27.3m |
| Gross profit | £44m | £56.4m | £56.2m | £56.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.6m | £5.7m | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £5.4m | £4m | £4.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £4m | £3.1m | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £4m | £3.1m | £3.1m |
| Staff costs | £16.4m | £20.6m | £21.2m | — |
| Employees (average) | 1,808 | 2,176 | 2,069 | 2,019 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.7% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Gross margin | 64.9% | 65.3% | 66.8% | 67.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £37.5k | £39.7k | £40.7k | £41.7k |
| Profit per employee | £1k | £1.9k | £1.5k | £1.5k |
| Cash conversion | −330.9% | −102.6% | −138.8% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.3% | ▼2.6% | ▼0% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲122.8% | ▼22.8% | ▲0% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20.3% | ▼4.9% | ▼2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.7m | £6.6m | £5.3m | — |
| Net assets | £10.9m | £12.2m | £15.3m | — |
| Fixed assets | £17.6m | £17.5m | £16.9m | — |
| Current assets | £8m | £8.7m | £8.4m | — |
| Debtors | £24.5k | £21.1k | £36.9k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£8.5m | −£5.8m | −£5.9m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 67.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.5k
- 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
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 2,019
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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