The Smokewood Catering Company Ltd
Registered name: THE SMOKEWOOD CATERING COMPANY LTD
The Smokewood Catering Company Ltd made £72.7k revenue and a £1.4k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Smokewood Catering Company Ltd’s revenue grew 14% to £72.7k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £1.4k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Waltham Cross; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Waltham Cross, East of England
- 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 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £64k | £72.7k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£7.2k | −£1.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£7.2k | −£1.4k |
| Staff costs | — | £16k | £14k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −11.3% | −2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £64k | £72.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£7.2k | −£1.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲13.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £50.9k | £46.5k | £46.4k |
| Fixed assets | £50.9k | £46.5k | £46.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 63.8%
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £46.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £46.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£1.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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