GHC Cafe (UK) Co. Limited
Registered name: GHC CAFE (UK) CO. LIMITED
GHC Cafe (UK) Co. Limited made £1.2m revenue and a £307k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
GHC Cafe (UK) Co. Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £307k and 26 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Leigh on Sea; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Leigh on Sea, East of England
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £702k | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | £169k | £364k | £362k |
| Gross profit | £533k | £815k | £864k |
| Operating profit | −£311k | −£508k | −£307k |
| Profit after tax | −£331k | −£516k | −£307k |
| Profit (best available) | −£331k | −£516k | −£307k |
| Staff costs | £499k | £544k | £602k |
| Employees (average) | 25 | 27 | 26 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −47.1% | −43.8% | −25% |
| Gross margin | 75.9% | 69.2% | 70.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £28.1k | £43.7k | £47.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£13.2k | −£19.1k | −£11.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲67.9% | ▲4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8% | ▼3.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £93.8k | £28.4k | £59.7k |
| Net assets | −£2.9m | −£3.4m | −£3.7m |
| Current assets | £161k | £110k | £190k |
| Debtors | £10k | £21k | £18.9k |
| Cash from operations | £121k | £56.7k | £42.1k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −25%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 70.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £47.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£11.8k
- 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
- 1.5%
- 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 −£3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲110%
- Now £59.7k
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 26
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£307k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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