How many employees does Sourdough South Limited have?

Sourdough South Limited reported an average of 34 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 10627049 · Incorporated 20 Feb 2017

Sourdough South Limited

Q: Is Sourdough South Limited profitable?

No — Sourdough South Limited reported a loss of £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Registered name: SOURDOUGH SOUTH LIMITED

Sourdough South Limited made a £1.6m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Sourdough South Limited reported a loss of £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 34 employees. The company is classified under “take-away food shops and mobile food stands” and is based in Cobham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands SIC 56290Other food services

Status: Active
Location: Cobham, London
Age: 9 yrs · since 2017
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£1.6m

Growth ▼257.1%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼38.2%

Profit / employee

−£47.1k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	1 Jan 2023	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£7.1m	£7.3m	£5.9m	£5.4m
Profit before tax	—	—	—	−£1.5m
Profit after tax	−£1.5m	−£2.2m	£1m	−£1.6m
Profit (best available)	−£1.5m	−£2.2m	£1m	−£1.6m
Staff costs	£2.1m	£2.3m	£1.7m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	85	120	55	34
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	−£18.2k	−£18.4k	£18.5k	−£47.1k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼257.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲41.2%	▼54.2%	▼38.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£744k	£161k	£142k	£67.4k
Net assets	£223k	−£1.6m	−£511k	−£573k
Fixed assets	£5.2m	£5.8m	£1.4m	£635k
Current assets	£1.1m	£755k	£701k	£378k
Debtors	£11.8k	£7.9k	£3.1k	£3.3k
Deferred income	£203k	£410k	£237k	£106k
Cash from operations	£219k	£761k	£7.4m	£1.6m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£47.1k; 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: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 −£573k
Cash at bank: ▼53%; Now £67.4k
Headcount: ▼38%; Now 34
Deferred income: ▼55%; Now £106k
Fixed assets: ▼53%; Now £635k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

The Stable Bar & Restaurants LimitedRev. £10.7m · Profit £67.3k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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