The Clay Oven Group Limited
Registered name: THE CLAY OVEN GROUP LIMITED
The Clay Oven Group Limited made £6.2m revenue and a £293k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text
The Clay Oven Group Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £6.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £293k and 86 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Northwood; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Northwood, London
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.8m | £6m | £6.2m |
| Cost of sales | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.7m |
| Gross profit | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | £363k | £467k | £367k |
| Profit before tax | £39.9k | −£263k | −£151k |
| Profit after tax | −£193k | −£290k | −£293k |
| Profit (best available) | −£193k | −£290k | −£293k |
| Employees (average) | 77 | 92 | 86 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.4% | −4.8% | −4.7% |
| Gross margin | 56% | 53% | 56.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £74.7k | £65.5k | £72.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.5k | −£3.2k | −£3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.8% | ▲2.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.5% | ▼6.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £200k | £200k | £200k |
| Fixed assets | £200k | £200k | £200k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 56.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.2%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £200k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 86
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £200k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Denham Grove Hotel LimitedRev. £4.5m · Profit −£524k
- The Clay Oven UK LimitedRev. £1.7m · Profit £231k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£293k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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