C & L Catering Sussex Ltd
Registered name: C & L CATERING SUSSEX LTD
C & L Catering Sussex Ltd made £18.7k revenue and £43 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
C & L Catering Sussex Ltd’s revenue grew 67% to £18.7k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £43 profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “take-away food shops and mobile food stands” and is based in Horsham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Horsham, South East
- 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £11.2k | £18.7k |
| Cost of sales | — | £5.6k | £7.8k |
| Gross profit | — | £5.5k | £10.8k |
| Operating profit | — | −£2.5k | £43 |
| Profit before tax | — | −£2.5k | £43 |
| Profit after tax | −£256 | −£2.5k | £43 |
| Profit (best available) | −£256 | −£2.5k | £43 |
| Staff costs | — | £690 | — |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −22.4% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.7% | 58% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £3.7k | £6.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£128 | −£832 | £14 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲67.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £1.9k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | −£246 | −£2.6k | −£2.5k |
| Fixed assets | £13.1k | £18.9k | £11.4k |
| Current assets | £1.7k | £1.9k | £5.7k |
| Debtors | — | — | £3.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £6.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 61.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.4%
- 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 −£2.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▼45%
- Now £1.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼40%
- Now £11.4k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £43), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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