Cowabunga Pizza Ltd
Registered name: COWABUNGA PIZZA LTD
Cowabunga Pizza Ltd made £126k revenue and a £43.4k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2022.
Cowabunga Pizza Ltd’s revenue grew 62% to £126k in the year to 30 Sep 2022, with a loss of £43.4k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Colchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Colchester, East of England
- 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 Sep 2021 | 30 Sep 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £78.2k | £126k |
| Profit after tax | −£18.4k | −£43.4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£18.4k | −£43.4k |
| Staff costs | £98.9k | £69.9k |
| Employees (average) | — | 4 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −23.5% | −34.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £31.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£10.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲61.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £15.1k | −£28.3k |
| Fixed assets | £35.6k | £35.6k |
| Current assets | £9.5k | £10.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −34.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £31.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£10.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 28.2%
- 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
- ▼287%
- Now −£28.3k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £35.6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2022 (profit −£43.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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