Counter Restaurants Lower James Ltd
Registered name: COUNTER RESTAURANTS LOWER JAMES LTD
Part of Counter Restaurants Ltd groupCounter Restaurants Lower James Ltd made £362k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Counter Restaurants Lower James Ltd reported £362k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026, up 28% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 54 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No profit & loss | No profit & loss | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £138k | £282k | £362k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £138k | £282k | £362k |
| Employees (average) | 35 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 54 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.9k | £6k | £6.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲104.5% | ▲28.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲34.3% | 0% | ▲14.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £201k | £172k | £307k | £336k | £282k |
| Net assets | −£611k | −£692k | −£554k | −£272k | £89.9k |
| Fixed assets | £964k | £912k | £833k | £777k | — |
| Current assets | £333k | £225k | £402k | £896k | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £23.3k | £38.1k | £79.5k | £0 | £161k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.7k
- 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 £89.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▼16%
- Now £282k
- Headcount
- ▲15%
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Counter Restaurants Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Counter Restaurants Lower James Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Counter Restaurants William IV LimitedRev. £3.5m · Profit £140k
- Counter Restaurants Bloomsbury LtdFigures not disclosed
- Counter Restaurants Borough Yards LtdRev. — · Profit £675k
- Counter Restaurants City LtdRev. — · Profit −£1
- Counter Restaurants Eaton Lane LtdFigures not disclosed
- Counter Restaurants Oxford Street LtdFigures not disclosed
- Counter Restaurants Wrights Lane LtdRev. — · Profit −£146k
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 £362k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.