Shakespeare Coffee and Bistro Ltd
Registered name: SHAKESPEARE COFFEE AND BISTRO LTD
Shakespeare Coffee and Bistro Ltd made £1.3m revenue and £32.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Shakespeare Coffee and Bistro Ltd’s revenue fell 7% to £1.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £32.5k profit and 20 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in London; we hold 5 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1m | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | £445k | £654k | £738k | £614k |
| Gross profit | £878k | £578k | £835k | £647k | £676k |
| Operating profit | £517k | £336k | £322k | £37.7k | £43.6k |
| Profit before tax | £516k | £333k | £318k | £34k | £43.4k |
| Profit after tax | £443k | £251k | £232k | £25.5k | £32.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £443k | £251k | £232k | £25.5k | £32.5k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | 24.6% | 15.6% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 56.5% | 56.1% | 46.7% | 52.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £44.4k | £53.2k | £49.5k | £64.5k |
| Profit per employee | £29.5k | £10.9k | £8.3k | £911 | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼7% | ▼6.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼89% | ▲27.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | 0% | ▼28.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £769k | £830k | £121k | £30.5k | £16.6k |
| Net assets | £773k | £1m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £97.9k | £97.9k | £119k | £108k | £105k |
| Current assets | £872k | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £87.9k | £5.8k | £6.3k | £8.3k | £8.1k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 52.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £64.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼46%
- Now £16.6k
- Headcount
- ▼29%
- Now 20
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £105k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £32.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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