T & E Houlbrooke Ltd
Registered name: T & E HOULBROOKE LTD
T & E Houlbrooke Ltd made £87.1k revenue and a £173k loss in the year to 30 Mar 2024.
T & E Houlbrooke Ltd’s revenue fell 69% to £87.1k in the year to 30 Mar 2024, with a loss of £173k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “take-away food shops and mobile food stands” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 Mar 2022 | 30 Mar 2023 | 30 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £51.4k | £277k | £87.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£150k | −£166k | −£173k |
| Profit (best available) | −£150k | −£166k | −£173k |
| Staff costs | £35.2k | £65.4k | £26.8k |
| Employees (average) | — | 5 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −291.2% | −60.1% | −198.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £55.4k | £21.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£33.3k | −£43.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲438.5% | ▼68.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | −£143k | −£131k | −£65.8k |
| Fixed assets | £65.5k | £70.5k | £48.4k |
| Current assets | £22.9k | £24.6k | £16.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −198.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£43.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 55.5%
- 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.
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 −£65.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼31%
- Now £48.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Mar 2024 (profit −£173k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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