Palmer's Ale House Limited
Registered name: PALMER'S ALE HOUSE LIMITED
Palmer's Ale House Limited made £250k revenue and a £57.6k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Palmer's Ale House Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £250k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £57.6k and 14 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Spalding; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Spalding, East of England
- 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 | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £168k | £247k | £250k |
| Profit after tax | £0 | −£61.3k | −£9.8k | −£57.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £0 | −£61.3k | −£9.8k | −£57.6k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £98.4k | £103k | £109k |
| Employees (average) | — | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −36.4% | −4% | −23% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £15.3k | £20.6k | £17.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£5.6k | −£814 | −£4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲46.7% | ▲1.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲9.1% | ▲16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £0 | −£61.3k | −£9.8k | −£2.6k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £0 | £168k | £520 | £15.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −23%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £17.9k
- 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
- —
- 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 −£2.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲17%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£57.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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