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Company No. 06695717 · Incorporated 11 Sep 2008

Latcham Direct Limited

Registered name: LATCHAM DIRECT LIMITED

Latcham Direct Limited made £20.6m revenue and £397k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Latcham Direct Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £20.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £397k profit and 89 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Hengrove; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Hengrove, South West
Age
18 yrs · since 2008
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£20.6m
Growth ▼11.2%
Profit
£397k
Growth ▼60.4%
Profit margin
1.9%
Gross 27%
Employees
89
Change ▼2.2%
Profit / employee
£4.5k
Revenue/employee £232k
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 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£18.2m£22m£23.2m£20.6m
Cost of sales£12.9m£15.8m£16.9m£15.1m
Gross profit£5.2m£6.1m£6.3m£5.6m
Operating profit£314k£1.2m£1.5m£667k
Profit before tax£183k£1m£1.3m£568k
Profit after tax£161k£758k£1m£397k
Profit (best available)£161k£758k£1m£397k
Staff costs£4.7m£4.2m£4.6m—
Employees (average)1061059189
Ratios
Profit margin0.9%3.5%4.3%1.9%
Gross margin28.8%28%27.3%27%
Revenue per employee£171k£209k£255k£232k
Profit per employee£1.5k£7.2k£11k£4.5k
Cash conversion−207.7%−89.7%−181.4%178.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.8%▲5.9%▼11.2%
Profit growth—▲370.3%▲32.1%▼60.4%
Headcount growth—▼0.9%▼13.3%▼2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£1.1m£2.3m£2m
Net assets£2.1m£2.5m£3.2m£3.1m
Fixed assets£3.6m£3.6m£3.2m£2.4m
Current assets£4.1m£4.8m£5.1m—
Debtors£2.1m£3.3m£2.4m£2.1m
Deferred income£836k£952k£739k£989k
Cash from operations−£651k−£1m−£2.7m£1.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
27%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£232k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
178.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.9%
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
▼3%
Now £3.1m
Cash at bank
▼15%
Now £2m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 89
Deferred income
▲34%
Now £989k
Fixed assets
▼26%
Now £2.4m

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 (3)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £397k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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