Shortbread House of Edinburgh Limited
Registered name: SHORTBREAD HOUSE OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
Shortbread House of Edinburgh Limited made £7m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Shortbread House of Edinburgh Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £7m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1.1m profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1988
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £5.8m | £6.9m | £7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.5m | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | — | £1.6m | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 50 | 55 | 68 | 70 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 20.1% | 15.5% | 15.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 39.6% | 38.3% | 38.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £106k | £101k | £100k |
| Profit per employee | — | £21.2k | £15.7k | £15.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −66.9% | −152.1% | −105.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲18.2% | ▲2.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼8.5% | ▲4.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10% | ▲23.6% | ▲2.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £1.9m | £3.3m | £4.3m |
| Net assets | £5.3m | £6.2m | £7.2m | £8.1m |
| Fixed assets | £3.7m | £4.2m | £4.3m | £4.2m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £3.5m | £4.5m | £5.6m |
| Debtors | £281k | £604k | £401k | £302k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£968k | −£2m | −£1.4m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £100k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −105.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 59.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £8.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲31%
- Now £4.3m
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 70
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £4.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Edinburgh Shortbread LtdFigures not disclosed
- The Pea Green Boat (SCT) LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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