Ground Control Coffee Ltd
Registered name: GROUND CONTROL COFFEE LTD
Ground Control Coffee Ltd made £170k revenue and a £6.2k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Ground Control Coffee Ltd’s revenue grew 7% to £170k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £6.2k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Newport; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newport, Wales
- 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 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £135k | £158k | £170k |
| Profit after tax | −£15.5k | −£6.5k | −£6.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£15.5k | −£6.5k | −£6.2k |
| Staff costs | £36.2k | £38.5k | £50.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 9 | 6 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −11.5% | −4.1% | −3.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £17.6k | £28.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£719 | −£1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.2% | ▲7.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | −£60.5k | −£66.3k | −£34.9k |
| Fixed assets | £19.7k | £12.6k | £46.5k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £10.6k | £8.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £28.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 27.4%
- 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 −£34.9k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼33%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲268%
- Now £46.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£6.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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