Cafe a Serio Limited
Registered name: CAFE A SERIO LIMITED
Cafe a Serio Limited made £66k revenue and a £19.8k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Cafe a Serio Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £66k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £19.8k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Littlehampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Littlehampton, South East
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £88.3k | £55.1k | £52.9k | £66k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £47.8k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £18.1k | £18.2k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£23.6k | −£19.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£23.6k | −£19.8k |
| Profit after tax | £2.5k | −£31.4k | −£23.6k | −£19.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5k | −£31.4k | −£23.6k | −£19.8k |
| Staff costs | £22.6k | £19.6k | — | — |
| Employees (average) | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | −56.9% | −44.5% | −30% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 34.2% | 27.6% |
| Revenue per employee | −£44.2k | −£27.6k | −£52.9k | £66k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.3k | £15.7k | £23.6k | −£19.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼37.6% | ▼4% | ▲24.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼1340% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £28.4k | £4.7k | £233 |
| Net assets | −£7.9k | −£39.2k | −£62.8k | −£82.6k |
| Fixed assets | £2k | −£6.6k | −£6.6k | −£7k |
| Current assets | £29k | £28.4k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −30%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £66k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£19.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- −10.7%
- 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
- —
- Now −£82.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼95%
- Now £233
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now −£7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£19.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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