Milestone Restaurants Limited
Registered name: MILESTONE RESTAURANTS LIMITED
Milestone Restaurants Limited made £44m revenue and £327k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Milestone Restaurants Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £44m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £327k profit and 873 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 17 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) | £37.2m | £42.3m | £41.3m | £44m |
| Cost of sales | £13.2m | £14.7m | £13.8m | £14.3m |
| Gross profit | £24m | £27.5m | £27.5m | £29.7m |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m | −£83.4k | −£90k | £611k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.7m | −£350k | −£322k | £435k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£444k | −£70.6k | £327k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£444k | −£70.6k | £327k |
| Staff costs | £11.2m | £12.5m | £12.3m | £12.9m |
| Employees (average) | 651 | 938 | 910 | 873 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −3.9% | −1.1% | −0.2% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | 64.5% | 65.1% | 66.5% | 67.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £57.1k | £45.1k | £45.3k | £50.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.2k | −£474 | −£78 | £374 |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 26.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.7% | ▼2.4% | ▲6.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲44.1% | ▼3% | ▼4.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £359k | £602k | £22.8k | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £519k | £75.3k | £4.7k | £39.7k |
| Fixed assets | £8.5m | £8.1m | £7.1m | £6.4m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £275k | £0 | £0 | £327k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.3m | −£2.5m | −£1.3m | £164k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 67.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £50.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £374
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 26.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- 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
- ▲741%
- Now £39.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▲5155%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 873
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £6.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £327k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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