Dark Sugars Ltd
Registered name: DARK SUGARS LTD
Dark Sugars Ltd made £773k revenue and a £166k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Dark Sugars Ltd’s revenue grew 46% to £773k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £166k and 11 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of sugar confectionery” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £529k | £773k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £115k | £267k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £414k | £506k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£63.3k | −£152k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£74.7k | −£166k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£74.7k | −£166k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −14.1% | −21.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 78.3% | 65.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £31.1k | £70.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£4.4k | −£15.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲46.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲200% | ▲13.3% | ▼35.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £124k | £229k | £205k | £29.3k |
| Net assets | £97.6k | £164k | £89.6k | −£76.8k |
| Fixed assets | £73.2k | £65.9k | £58.6k | £43.9k |
| Current assets | £124k | £229k | £205k | £29.3k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 65.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £70.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.7%
- 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
- ▼186%
- Now −£76.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼86%
- Now £29.3k
- Headcount
- ▼35%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £43.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£166k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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