Brava Trading Limited
Registered name: BRAVA TRADING LIMITED
Part of Cain Pe (UK) Limited groupBrava Trading Limited made £92.6m revenue and a £2m loss in the year to 29 Dec 2024.
Brava Trading Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £92.6m in the year to 29 Dec 2024, with a loss of £2m and 1,893 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
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 29 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 29 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £135m | £110m | £110m | £92.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£86.7m | −£66m | −£66m | −£56.6m |
| Gross profit | £48m | £44.3m | £44.3m | £36m |
| Operating profit | −£29.5m | £10.9m | £9.2m | −£415k |
| Profit before tax | −£30.1m | £9.2m | £7.5m | −£2m |
| Profit after tax | −£30.1m | £9.2m | £7.5m | −£2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£30.1m | £9.2m | £7.5m | −£2m |
| Employees (average) | 3,250 | 2,431 | 2,431 | 1,893 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −22.4% | 8.3% | 6.8% | −2.2% |
| Gross margin | 35.6% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 38.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £41.4k | £45.4k | £45.4k | £48.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£9.3k | £3.8k | £3.1k | −£1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼18.1% | — | ▼16.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼127% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼25.2% | — | ▼22.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £48.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.1k
- 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
- ▼22%
- Now 1,893
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Cain Pe (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Brava Hospitality Group Limited75–100%
- Brava Trading Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- BF Dining LimitedFigures not disclosed
- House Cafe LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 29 Dec 2024 (profit −£2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026