How much does Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) make?

Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) reported revenue of £34.8m and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) have?

Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) reported an average of 92 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) profitable?

Yes — Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) reported a profit of £2.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00666952 · Incorporated 5 Aug 1960

Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The)

Registered name: LONG RAKE SPAR COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Part of LRS Broadhurst Holdings Limited group

Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The) made £34.8m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The)’s revenue grew 13% to £34.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.5m profit and 92 employees. The company is classified under “other mining and quarrying” and is based in Bakewell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection B · Mining and quarryingSIC 08990Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Bakewell, East Midlands
Age: 66 yrs · since 1960
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£34.8m

Growth ▲12.8%

Profit

£2.5m

Growth ▲41.8%

Profit margin

Gross 25.9%

Employees

Change ▲7%

Profit / employee

£26.7k

Revenue/employee £379k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£35.1m	£28.3m	£30.9m	£34.8m
Cost of sales	£25.3m	£22.2m	£23.4m	£25.8m
Gross profit	£9.9m	£6.1m	£7.4m	£9m
Operating profit	£4.6m	£590k	£2.3m	£3.1m
Profit before tax	£4.6m	£514k	£2.3m	£3.2m
Profit after tax	£3.5m	£501k	£1.7m	£2.5m
Profit (best available)	£3.5m	£501k	£1.7m	£2.5m
Staff costs	£3.6m	£3.6m	£3.5m	£3.9m
Employees (average)	90	97	86	92
Ratios
Profit margin	10%	1.8%	5.6%	7%
Gross margin	28.1%	21.6%	24.1%	25.9%
Revenue per employee	£390k	£292k	£359k	£379k
Profit per employee	£39k	£5.2k	£20.1k	£26.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼19.4%	▲9%	▲12.8%
Profit growth	—	▼85.7%	▲245.5%	▲41.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.8%	▼11.3%	▲7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.1m	£3.9m	£3.6m	£838k
Net assets	£16.9m	£15.3m	£17m	£15.9m
Fixed assets	£7m	£7.1m	£7.9m	£8.2m
Current assets	£18.6m	£14.9m	£14.6m	£14m
Debtors	£5.8m	£4.4m	£4.9m	£5.5m
Deferred income	£722k	£424k	£467k	£470k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 25.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £379k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £26.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 23.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.9%; 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: ▼6%; Now £15.9m
Cash at bank: ▼76%; Now £838k
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 92
Deferred income: ▲1%; Now £470k
Fixed assets: ▲4%; Now £8.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

LRS Broadhurst Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Long Rake Spar Company Limited(The)this company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Romney Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (2)

Broadhurst Rye Harbour Holdings LimitedRev. £540 · Profit −£71.7k
Broadhurst Land and Farms LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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