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Company No. 06195309 · Incorporated 30 Mar 2007

Laf Holdings Limited

Registered name: LAF HOLDINGS LIMITED

Laf Holdings Limited made £787m revenue and £59.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Laf Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £787m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £59.4m profit and 1,251 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Shropshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70100Activities of head offices
Status
Active
Location
Shropshire, West Midlands
Age
19 yrs · since 2007
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£787m
Growth ▲12.1%
Profit
£59.4m
Growth ▲9.8%
Profit margin
7.5%
Gross 21.7%
Employees
1,251
Change ▲6.2%
Profit / employee
£47.5k
Revenue/employee £629k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£671m£702m£787m
Cost of sales—£545m£552m£616m
Gross profit—£126m£150m£171m
Operating profit—£53.8m£64.2m£71.5m
Profit before tax—£55.9m£71.3m£79m
Profit after tax£38.7m£45.6m£54.1m£59.4m
Profit (best available)£38.7m£45.6m£54.1m£59.4m
Employees (average)1,0071,1221,1781,251
Ratios
Profit margin—6.8%7.7%7.5%
Gross margin—18.8%21.4%21.7%
Revenue per employee—£598k£596k£629k
Profit per employee£38.4k£40.6k£45.9k£47.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲4.6%▲12.1%
Profit growth—▲17.9%▲18.7%▲9.8%
Headcount growth—▲11.4%▲5%▲6.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£85m£71m£104m£101m
Net assets£165m£181m£206m£237m
Fixed assets£58.8m£80.8m£79.4m£111m
Current assets£107m£104m£134m£134m
Debtors£97.2k£127k£87.4k£86.1k
Deferred income£77.8k£290k£304k£426k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£629k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£47.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
14.1%
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
0%
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
▲15%
Now £237m
Cash at bank
▼3%
Now £101m
Headcount
▲6%
Now 1,251
Deferred income
▲40%
Now £426k
Fixed assets
▲40%
Now £111m

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 (40)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £59.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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