Gandhi Oriental Foods Limited
Registered name: GANDHI ORIENTAL FOODS LIMITED
Gandhi Oriental Foods Limited made £11m revenue and £168k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Gandhi Oriental Foods Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £11m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £168k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 54 yrs · since 1971
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.9m | £11.4m | £11m |
| Cost of sales | — | £9.3m | £9.2m | £8.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.6m | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | — | £107k | £602k | £236k |
| Profit before tax | — | £107k | £465k | £250k |
| Profit after tax | — | £75.5k | £299k | £168k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £75.5k | £299k | £168k |
| Staff costs | — | £703k | £823k | £990k |
| Employees (average) | 29 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.7% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 14.3% | 19.6% | 18.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £418k | £369k | £333k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.9k | £9.6k | £5.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | −331.5% | −96.7% | −233.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲5.3% | ▼4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲295.8% | ▼43.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼10.3% | ▲19.2% | ▲6.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £364k | £445k | £1m | £992k |
| Net assets | £7.2m | £8.6m | £8.9m | £8.9m |
| Fixed assets | £2.9m | £4.6m | £4.6m | £4.6m |
| Current assets | £5.6m | £5.6m | £5.7m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£353k | −£582k | −£550k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £333k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −233.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 41.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.6%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £8.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼4%
- Now £992k
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £4.6m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Gandhi Wine Suppliers LimitedRev. — · Profit £184k
- Mongoose Brewing Company LimitedFigures 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £168k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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