Alchemy Coffee (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: ALCHEMY COFFEE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Alchemy Coffee (Holdings) Limited made £1.5m revenue and £125k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
Alchemy Coffee (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £125k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £834k | £1.2m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Cost of sales | £340k | £432k | £509k | £478k |
| Gross profit | £494k | £743k | £962k | £1m |
| Operating profit | £203k | £72.3k | £132k | £208k |
| Profit before tax | £166k | £39.3k | £96.2k | £181k |
| Profit after tax | £157k | £33k | £61.3k | £125k |
| Profit (best available) | £157k | £33k | £61.3k | £125k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 18.9% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 8.2% |
| Gross margin | 59.2% | 63.2% | 65.4% | 68.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £417k | £588k | £490k | £508k |
| Profit per employee | £78.7k | £16.5k | £20.4k | £41.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲40.9% | ▲25.1% | ▲3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼79.1% | ▲86% | ▲103.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £15.5k | £4.7k | £8.8k | £8.7k |
| Net assets | −£2.2k | £45.9k | £64.9k | £20.5k |
| Fixed assets | £148 | £113 | £87 | £67 |
| Current assets | £103k | £151k | £170k | £137k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £508k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £41.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼68%
- Now £20.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▼2%
- Now £8.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼23%
- Now £67
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Alchemy Cafes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Alchemy Catering Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Alchemy Coffee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ristretto Events LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Daily Grind Trading Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £125k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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