Chopstix Stores Limited
Registered name: CHOPSTIX STORES LIMITED
Part of QSRP UK Ltd groupChopstix Stores Limited made £8.8m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 23 Apr 2023.
Chopstix Stores Limited’s revenue grew 813% to £8.8m in the year to 23 Apr 2023, with a loss of £1.9m and 267 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 24 Apr 2022 | 23 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £960k | £8.8m |
| Cost of sales | £259k | £2.4m |
| Gross profit | £700k | £6.4m |
| Operating profit | −£568k | −£2.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.1m | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.1m | −£1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 36 | 267 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −110.8% | −22.1% |
| Gross margin | 73% | 72.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £26.7k | £32.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£29.5k | −£7.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲813% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲641.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £121k | £426k |
| Net assets | −£1.1m | −£3m |
| Fixed assets | £2.1m | £4.6m |
| Current assets | £604k | £1.2m |
| Debtors | £54.6k | £176k |
| Deferred income | £312k | £1.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −22.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 72.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £32.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 52.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 14.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2%
- 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 −£3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲251%
- Now £426k
- Headcount
- ▲642%
- Now 267
- Deferred income
- ▲303%
- Now £1.3m
- Fixed assets
- ▲122%
- Now £4.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- QSRP UK Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- Chopstix Group Ltd75–100%
- Chopstix Stores Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Chopstix Restaurant LimitedRev. £18.7m · Profit −£218k
- Chopstix Trading LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £13.4m · Profit £1.7m
- Chopstix Brand (Europe) LtdRev. £1.5m · Profit £959k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 23 Apr 2023 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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