Keates Wilders Catering Ltd
Registered name: KEATES WILDERS CATERING LTD
Keates Wilders Catering Ltd made £368k revenue and a £99.7k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024.
Keates Wilders Catering Ltd’s revenue grew 81% to £368k in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with a loss of £99.7k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Basildon; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Basildon, 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 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £203k | £368k |
| Profit after tax | £17.6k | −£99.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £17.6k | −£99.7k |
| Staff costs | £38.7k | £158k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 8.6% | −27.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £102k | £73.7k |
| Profit per employee | £8.8k | −£19.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲81.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼668% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲150% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £24.4k | −£68.2k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £59.4k |
| Current assets | £93.6k | £8.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −27.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £73.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£19.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.1%
- 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
- ▼380%
- Now −£68.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲150%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £59.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£99.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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