White Rose UK Ltd
Registered name: WHITE ROSE UK LTD
White Rose UK Ltd made £67.1m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
White Rose UK Ltd’s revenue fell 6% to £67.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 1,343 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Plymouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Plymouth, South West
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £64.6m | £71m | £71.6m | £67.1m |
| Cost of sales | £40.1m | £42.5m | £43m | £39.3m |
| Gross profit | £24.5m | £28.5m | £28.7m | £27.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.1m | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£1m | £865k | £1.4m | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£764k | £563k | £978k | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | −£764k | £563k | £978k | £1.6m |
| Staff costs | £20.1m | £20.8m | £22.3m | £21m |
| Employees (average) | 1,624 | 1,784 | 1,455 | 1,343 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Gross margin | 37.9% | 40.1% | 40% | 41.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £39.8k | £39.8k | £49.2k | £50k |
| Profit per employee | −£470 | £316 | £672 | £1.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 258% | 54.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.9% | ▲0.9% | ▼6.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲73.6% | ▲62.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.8% | ▼18.4% | ▼7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £10.7m | £10.7m | £13.1m | £13.5m |
| Net assets | £10.5m | £10.4m | £10.7m | £11.8m |
| Fixed assets | £5.1m | £4.9m | £4.1m | £3.6m |
| Current assets | £11.4m | £11.5m | £14m | £14.4m |
| Debtors | £64.2k | £51.2k | £181k | £89.7k |
| Cash from operations | £2.8m | £1.9m | £2.8m | £1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £50k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 54.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £11.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲3%
- Now £13.5m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 1,343
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £3.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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