The Lakeland Climbing Centre Limited
Registered name: THE LAKELAND CLIMBING CENTRE LIMITED
The Lakeland Climbing Centre Limited made £10.6m revenue and £565k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Lakeland Climbing Centre Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £10.6m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £565k profit and 186 employees. The company is classified under “operation of sports facilities” and is based in Kendal; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kendal, North West
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- 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 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.5m | £10.6m |
| Cost of sales | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Gross profit | £8.2m | £9m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £980k |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £888k |
| Profit after tax | £816k | £565k |
| Profit (best available) | £816k | £565k |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 164 | 186 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 8.6% | 5.3% |
| Gross margin | 85.9% | 85.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £58k | £56.9k |
| Profit per employee | £5k | £3k |
| Cash conversion | −131.2% | −240.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼30.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £651k | £567k |
| Net assets | £6.4m | £9.1m |
| Fixed assets | £8m | £11.8m |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £20.9k | £10.8k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.6m | −£2.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 85.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £56.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −240.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 111.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲41%
- Now £9.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼13%
- Now £567k
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 186
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲47%
- Now £11.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Beacon Climbing Centre LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Big Rock Climbing LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rainbow Rocket 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 31 May 2025 (profit £565k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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