The Headstocks Tearoom and Takeaway Ltd
Registered name: THE HEADSTOCKS TEAROOM AND TAKEAWAY LTD
The Headstocks Tearoom and Takeaway Ltd made £83k revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2024.
The Headstocks Tearoom and Takeaway Ltd’s revenue grew 7% to £83k in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with a loss of £1.7m and 4 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- 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 | 30 Sep 2021 | 29 Sep 2022 | 29 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £77.4k | £83k |
| Cost of sales | — | £52.1k | £67.9k | £72.6k |
| Gross profit | — | £37.8k | £9.5k | £10.4k |
| Operating profit | — | £9.4k | −£1.3m | −£1.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | £9.2k | −£1.4m | −£1.7m |
| Profit after tax | — | £9.2k | −£1.4m | −£1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £9.2k | −£1.4m | −£1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −1753% | −2023% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 12.3% | 12.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £12.9k | £20.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £3.1k | −£226k | −£420k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲7.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼14851% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% | ▼33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £0 | £0 | £900 |
| Net assets | £10k | £10k | £2k | £9.4k |
| Fixed assets | £10k | £10k | £5k | £0 |
| Current assets | £0 | £0 | £5k | £10.9k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2023%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £20.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£420k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲370%
- Now £9.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £900
- Headcount
- ▼33%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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