Principles Coffee Limited
Registered name: PRINCIPLES COFFEE LIMITED
Principles Coffee Limited made £88.9k revenue and £6.3k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Principles Coffee Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £88.9k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £6.3k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £44.3k | £74.6k | £87k | £88.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£6.7k | −£7.9k | −£3.2k | £6.3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£6.7k | −£7.9k | −£3.2k | £6.3k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £4.1k | £33.8k | £31.3k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −15.1% | −10.6% | −3.7% | 7.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £74.6k | £43.5k | £29.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£7.9k | −£1.6k | £2.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲68.3% | ▲16.7% | ▲2.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲100% | ▲50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £18.8k | £19.8k | £21.4k | £21.5k |
| Fixed assets | £18k | £18k | £19.5k | £19.5k |
| Current assets | £5k | £5k | £5.3k | £7.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £29.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.9%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £21.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲50%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £19.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £6.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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