Trulee Restaurants Ltd
Registered name: TRULEE RESTAURANTS LTD
Trulee Restaurants Ltd made £12.2m revenue and a £146k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Trulee Restaurants Ltd’s revenue grew 19% to £12.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £146k and 286 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Derby; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Derby, East Midlands
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.2m | £12.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.5m | £4m |
| Gross profit | — | £6.7m | £8.1m |
| Operating profit | — | £48.3k | −£92.3k |
| Profit before tax | — | £13.8k | −£213k |
| Profit after tax | — | £6.2k | −£146k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £6.2k | −£146k |
| Staff costs | — | £2.8m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 245 | 267 | 286 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 0.1% | −1.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 65.4% | 66.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £38.4k | £42.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | £23 | −£511 |
| Cash conversion | — | −651.7% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲18.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼2470% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9% | ▲7.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £813k | £511k | £717k |
| Net assets | £656k | £626k | £450k |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £2.3m | £2.6m |
| Current assets | £861k | £599k | £832k |
| Debtors | £4.8k | £31.1k | £70.1k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£315k | −£783k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£511
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▼28%
- Now £450k
- Cash at bank
- ▲40%
- Now £717k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 286
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £2.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£146k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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