Cafe Italissimo Ltd
Registered name: CAFE ITALISSIMO LTD
Cafe Italissimo Ltd made £167k revenue and a £20.6k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Cafe Italissimo Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £167k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £20.6k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Darlington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Darlington, North East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £165k | £155k | £155k | £167k |
| Profit after tax | −£22.5k | −£19.6k | −£19.2k | −£20.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£22.5k | −£19.6k | −£19.2k | −£20.6k |
| Staff costs | £72k | £62.9k | £58.9k | £73.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −13.6% | −12.6% | −12.4% | −12.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £22.2k | £22.2k | £33.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£2.8k | −£2.7k | −£4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.9% | ▼0.1% | ▲7.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▼28.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £19k | £14.2k | −£5k | −£15.1k |
| Fixed assets | £5.1k | £5.1k | £5.1k | £64.7k |
| Current assets | £13.8k | £10.4k | £6.3k | £5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −12.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 38.7%
- 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 −£15.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼29%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1163%
- Now £64.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£20.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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