Cote Restaurant Group Ltd
Registered name: COTE RESTAURANT GROUP LTD
Part of Karali Investments Limited groupCote Restaurant Group Ltd made £152m revenue and a £46.1m loss in the year to 29 Sep 2024.
Cote Restaurant Group Ltd’s revenue grew 3% to £152m in the year to 29 Sep 2024, with a loss of £46.1m and 2,745 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 24 Sep 2022 | 24 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £145m | £148m | £148m | £152m |
| Cost of sales | −£81.8m | −£97.5m | −£97.5m | −£100m |
| Gross profit | £63.1m | £50m | £50m | £51.7m |
| Operating profit | −£12.9m | −£16.7m | −£16.7m | −£46m |
| Profit before tax | −£12.9m | −£16.8m | −£16.8m | −£46.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£12.9m | −£16.8m | −£16.8m | −£46.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£12.9m | −£16.8m | −£16.8m | −£46.1m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | 2,915 | 2,745 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −8.9% | −11.3% | −11.3% | −30.4% |
| Gross margin | 43.6% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 34.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £50.6k | £55.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£5.7k | −£16.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.8% | — | ▲2.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼5.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −30.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £55.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£16.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 2,745
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Karali Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Better Taste Holding 2 Ltd75–100%
- Cote Restaurant Group Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Cote Restaurant Collection LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Cote Deliveries LtdFigures not disclosed
- Greenfield Food Supply LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 29 Sep 2024 (profit −£46.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026
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