Spruce Restaurant Ltd
Registered name: SPRUCE RESTAURANT LTD
Spruce Restaurant Ltd made £366k revenue and a £5k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Spruce Restaurant Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £366k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £5k and 11 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Chelmsford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chelmsford, 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £359k | £366k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£5.4k | −£5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£5.4k | −£5k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £92.6k | £107k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −1.5% | −1.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £29.9k | £33.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£450 | −£454 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲71.4% | ▼8.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £2 | £2.9k | −£8.3k | −£13.3k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £27.5k | £26.1k | £19.3k |
| Current assets | £0 | £36.3k | £28.1k | £40k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£454
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.3%
- 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 −£13.3k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼26%
- Now £19.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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