RP Catering Services Ltd
Registered name: RP CATERING SERVICES LTD
RP Catering Services Ltd made £117k revenue and a £42.7k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2023.
RP Catering Services Ltd’s revenue grew 53% to £117k in the year to 30 Apr 2023, with a loss of £42.7k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Swansea; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Swansea, Wales
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £76.3k | £117k |
| Cost of sales | £25.2k | £61.1k |
| Gross profit | £51.2k | £55.4k |
| Operating profit | −£14.4k | −£42.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£14.4k | −£42.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£14.4k | −£42.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£14.4k | −£42.7k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −18.9% | −36.7% |
| Gross margin | 67% | 47.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £10.9k | £19.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.1k | −£7.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲52.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £293 | £524 |
| Net assets | −£14.4k | −£57.2k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £1.6k |
| Debtors | — | £10 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −36.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £19.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.1k
- 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
- 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
- —
- Now −£57.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲79%
- Now £524
- Headcount
- ▼14%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit −£42.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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