Pasta Evangelists Ltd
Registered name: PASTA EVANGELISTS LTD
Pasta Evangelists Ltd made £33.2m revenue and a £16.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Pasta Evangelists Ltd’s revenue grew 3% to £33.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £16.4m and 382 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared meals and dishes” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.2m | £33.2m |
| Cost of sales | £16.5m | £13.4m |
| Gross profit | £15.7m | £19.8m |
| Operating profit | −£11.6m | −£11.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£14.7m | −£16.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£14.7m | −£16.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£14.7m | −£16.4m |
| Staff costs | £11.1m | £12.8m |
| Employees (average) | 401 | 382 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −45.5% | −49.4% |
| Gross margin | 48.7% | 59.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £80.4k | £86.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£36.6k | −£43k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £383k | £995k |
| Net assets | −£29.7m | −£45.9m |
| Fixed assets | £24.6m | £23.4m |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £4.6m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.3m |
| Deferred income | £1.2m | £2.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −49.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 59.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £86.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£43k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 70.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 8.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.8%
- 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 −£45.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲159%
- Now £995k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 382
- Deferred income
- ▲148%
- Now £2.9m
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £23.4m
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 −£16.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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