Oat & Bean Ltd
Registered name: OAT & BEAN LTD
Oat & Bean Ltd made £233k revenue and a £26k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Oat & Bean Ltd’s revenue grew 224% to £233k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £26k and 8 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 2 yrs · since 2023
- 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 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £72k | £233k |
| Profit after tax | −£5k | −£26k |
| Profit (best available) | −£5k | −£26k |
| Staff costs | £16.3k | £85.1k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −6.9% | −11.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £12k | £29.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£832 | −£3.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲224% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £40k | £20.1k |
| Fixed assets | £28.2k | £23.8k |
| Current assets | £20k | £16.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −11.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £29.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.2%
- 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
- ▼50%
- Now £20.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲33%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £23.8k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£26k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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