Kettle and Black Ltd
Registered name: KETTLE AND BLACK LTD
Kettle and Black Ltd made £1m revenue and a £70.3k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Kettle and Black Ltd’s revenue grew 90% to £1m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £70.3k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of ready-mixed concrete” and is based in Lincoln; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincoln, East Midlands
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £228k | £532k | £1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £211k | £502k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £321k | £507k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£1.4k | −£70.3k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£1.4k | −£70.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£44.5k | −£1.4k | −£70.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£44.5k | −£1.4k | −£70.3k |
| Staff costs | — | £19.7k | — | — |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −19.6% | −0.3% | −7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 60.4% | 50.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £114k | £266k | £144k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£22.3k | −£703 | −£10k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲133.8% | ▲89.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▲250% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £0 | £25k | £0 |
| Net assets | £161k | £529k | −£144k | −£256k |
| Fixed assets | £157k | £524k | £107k | £499k |
| Current assets | £4.1k | £5k | £25k | £0 |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £3.9k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 50.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £144k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£10k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 49.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 −£256k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- ▲250%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲366%
- Now £499k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£70.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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