HFLC Restaurants Ltd
Registered name: HFLC RESTAURANTS LTD
HFLC Restaurants Ltd made £46.2m revenue and £522k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
HFLC Restaurants Ltd’s revenue grew 18% to £46.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £522k profit and 904 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- 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) | £21.3m | £36.6m | £39m | £46.2m |
| Cost of sales | £12.6m | £21.7m | £23.1m | £26.7m |
| Gross profit | £8.7m | £14.9m | £15.9m | £19.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£544k | £867k |
| Profit before tax | −£103k | £280k | −£786k | £681k |
| Profit after tax | −£65.3k | £156k | −£592k | £522k |
| Profit (best available) | −£65.3k | £156k | −£592k | £522k |
| Staff costs | £6.2m | £10.6m | £12.3m | £14.7m |
| Employees (average) | 504 | 730 | 863 | 904 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.3% | 0.4% | −1.5% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | 40.9% | 40.7% | 40.8% | 42.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £42.2k | £50.1k | £45.2k | £51.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£130 | £214 | −£686 | £577 |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 353% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲72% | ▲6.6% | ▲18.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼478.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲44.8% | ▲18.2% | ▲4.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £2.2m | £1.7m | £3.1m |
| Net assets | £954k | £1m | £358k | £802k |
| Fixed assets | £5.7m | £6m | £6.8m | £7m |
| Current assets | £1.9m | £2.7m | £2.1m | £3.8m |
| Debtors | £94.5k | £282k | £264k | £21.5k |
| Cash from operations | £1.5m | £1.8m | £2m | £3.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £51.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £577
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 353%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲124%
- Now £802k
- Cash at bank
- ▲87%
- Now £3.1m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 904
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £522k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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