How much does Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited make?

Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited reported revenue of £17.9m and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited have?

Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited reported an average of 14 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited profitable?

Yes — Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited reported a profit of £1.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04667077 · Incorporated 14 Feb 2003

Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited

Registered name: LEHMANN FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED

Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited made £17.9m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Lehmann Food Ingredients Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £17.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.8m profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in Lancaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46170Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco

Status: Active
Location: Lancaster, North West
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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. From the filing: “The controlling party is Mr M W Lehmann.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£17.9m

Growth ▼6.9%

Profit

£1.8m

Growth ▼21.9%

Profit margin

10.2%

Gross 18.1%

Employees

Change ▲16.7%

Profit / employee

£131k

Revenue/employee £1.3m

Profitable streak

3yrs

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	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£20.9m	£19.2m	£17.9m
Cost of sales	—	£16.4m	£14.9m	£14.6m
Gross profit	—	£4.5m	£4.3m	£3.2m
Operating profit	—	£3.5m	£3.1m	£2.5m
Profit before tax	—	£3.5m	£3.1m	£2.5m
Profit after tax	—	£2.8m	£2.3m	£1.8m
Profit (best available)	—	£2.8m	£2.3m	£1.8m
Staff costs	—	£740k	£794k	£928k
Employees (average)	10	11	12	14
Ratios
Profit margin	—	13.5%	12.2%	10.2%
Gross margin	—	21.5%	22.6%	18.1%
Revenue per employee	—	£1.9m	£1.6m	£1.3m
Profit per employee	—	£257k	£195k	£131k
Cash conversion	—	−56%	−118.9%	−101.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼8.3%	▼6.9%
Profit growth	—	—	▼17.1%	▼21.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲10%	▲9.1%	▲16.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£135k	£589k	£1m	£1.1m
Net assets	£1.9m	£3.2m	£3.5m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£38.4k	£45.3k	£141k	£119k
Current assets	£4.4m	£6.2m	£6.2m	£5.3m
Debtors	£3.3m	£4.1m	£3.6m	£2.6m
Deferred income	—	—	£11.8k	£13.6k
Cash from operations	—	−£2m	−£3.7m	−£2.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.3m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £131k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −101.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.8%; 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: ▲2%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▲5%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: ▲17%; Now 14
Deferred income: ▲16%; Now £13.6k
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £119k

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Lehmann Food Ingredients Ni 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 £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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