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Company No. 11158425 · Incorporated 19 Jan 2018

Counter Restaurants William IV Limited

Registered name: COUNTER RESTAURANTS WILLIAM IV LIMITED

Part of Counter Restaurants Ltd group

Counter Restaurants William IV Limited made £3.5m revenue and £140k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text

Counter Restaurants William IV Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £3.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £140k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56101Licensed restaurants
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
8 yrs · since 2018
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is Counter Restaurants Ltd, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2026

Key figures

Revenue
£3.5m
Growth ▲9.6%
Profit
£140k
Growth ▼21.3%
Profit margin
4%
Gross 78.2%
Employees
53
Change ▲23.3%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £65.6k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 202531 Jan 2026
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£3m£3.2m£3.5m
Cost of sales——£677k£721k£758k
Gross profit——£2.4m£2.5m£2.7m
Operating profit——£446k£184k£143k
Profit before tax——£435k£178k£140k
Profit after tax——£435k£178k£140k
Profit (best available)——£435k£178k£140k
Employees (average)3333434353
Ratios
Profit margin——14.3%5.6%4%
Gross margin——77.7%77.3%78.2%
Revenue per employee——£70.7k£73.8k£65.6k
Profit per employee——£10.1k£4.1k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲4.3%▲9.6%
Profit growth———▼59.1%▼21.3%
Headcount growth—0%▲30.3%0%▲23.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£95.7k£113k£182k£164k£184k
Net assets−£710k−£804k−£369k−£191k−£51.3k
Fixed assets£404k£391k£409k£492k£446k
Current assets£142k£148k£214k£305k£645k
Debtors£46.2k£21.8k£13.8k£0£54k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
78.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£65.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 −£51.3k
Cash at bank
▲12%
Now £184k
Headcount
▲23%
Now 53
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼9%
Now £446k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Counter Restaurants Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. Counter Restaurants William IV Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £140k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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