Lofthouse of Fleetwood Limited
Registered name: LOFTHOUSE OF FLEETWOOD LIMITED
Lofthouse of Fleetwood Limited made £79.2m revenue and £10.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Lofthouse of Fleetwood Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £79.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £10.2m profit and 344 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of sugar confectionery” and is based in Lancashire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancashire, North West
- Age
- 62 yrs · since 1963
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £52.7m | £66.5m | £64.8m | £79.2m |
| Operating profit | £2.2m | £3.8m | £5.6m | £12.1m |
| Profit before tax | £2.3m | £4.7m | £7m | £13.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £3.6m | £5.2m | £10.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £3.6m | £5.2m | £10.2m |
| Staff costs | £12.4m | £12.9m | £13.7m | £15.5m |
| Employees (average) | 330 | 334 | 319 | 344 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.9% | 5.5% | 8% | 12.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £160k | £199k | £203k | £230k |
| Profit per employee | £6.3k | £10.9k | £16.3k | £29.5k |
| Cash conversion | −21.4% | −144.8% | −146.7% | −126.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲26.2% | ▼2.5% | ▲22.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲75.4% | ▲43.3% | ▲95.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.2% | ▼4.5% | ▲7.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £27.9m | £22.8m | £21.6m | £18.4m |
| Net assets | £87.9m | £91.6m | £96.8m | £107m |
| Fixed assets | £48.4m | £50.4m | £48m | £47m |
| Current assets | £50.7m | £51.9m | £59.9m | £76.9m |
| Debtors | £6.1m | £6.6m | £5.7m | £7.9m |
| Deferred income | £1.1m | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£482k | −£5.5m | −£8.3m | −£15.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £230k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £29.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −126.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 59.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10%
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now £107m
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £18.4m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 344
- Deferred income
- ▲10%
- Now £1.7m
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £47m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £10.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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