John's Cafe & Takeaway Limited
Registered name: JOHN'S CAFE & TAKEAWAY LIMITED
John's Cafe & Takeaway Limited made £79k revenue and £160k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
John's Cafe & Takeaway Limited’s revenue fell 28% to £79k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £160k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Johnstone; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Johnstone, Scotland
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £107k | £109k | £79k |
| Profit after tax | £6.3k | £6.2k | £160k |
| Profit (best available) | £6.3k | £6.2k | £160k |
| Staff costs | £15k | £19k | −£17.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.9% | 5.7% | 202.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £36.4k | £26.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.1k | £53.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▼27.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼1.8% | ▲2485% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | −£8.2k | −£7.9k | −£11.1k |
| Current assets | £5.2k | £4k | £9.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 202.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £53.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now −£11.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £160k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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