J. Van Vliet London Cash & Carry Limited
Registered name: J. VAN VLIET LONDON CASH & CARRY LIMITED
J. Van Vliet London Cash & Carry Limited made £46.5m revenue and £656k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
J. Van Vliet London Cash & Carry Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £46.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £656k profit and 192 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of flowers and plants” and is based in Enfield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Enfield, East of England
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- 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 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £52.7m | £49.5m | £46.5m |
| Cost of sales | £38.9m | £35.8m | £33.2m |
| Gross profit | £13.9m | £13.6m | £13.3m |
| Operating profit | −£155k | £7.9k | £778k |
| Profit before tax | −£120k | £110k | £890k |
| Profit after tax | −£126k | £88.2k | £656k |
| Profit (best available) | −£126k | £88.2k | £656k |
| Employees (average) | 246 | 211 | 192 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −0.2% | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Gross margin | 26.3% | 27.6% | 28.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £214k | £234k | £242k |
| Profit per employee | −£512 | £418 | £3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.3% | ▼5.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲643.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.2% | ▼9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £242k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 192
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (15)
- J Van Vliet ( Southampton ) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Aberdeen) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Ashton) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Derby) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Glasgow) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Heathrow) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Inverness) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Manchester) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Northampton) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J Van Vliet (Zwetsloot) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Van Vliet (Edinburgh) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Van Vliet (Gateshead) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J. Van Vliet (Nottingham) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Van Vliet (Stoke on Trent) LtdFigures not disclosed
- J. Van Vliet C&C Facilities LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £656k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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