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Company No. 09948300 · Incorporated 13 Jan 2016

Lara Food Center Ltd

Registered name: LARA FOOD CENTER LTD

Lara Food Center Ltd made £1.8m revenue and £8.7k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Lara Food Center Ltd’s revenue grew 26% to £1.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £8.7k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightOperating leverage
Revenue
£1.8m
Growth ▲25.8%
Profit
£8.7k
Growth ▲48.2%
Profit margin
0.5%
 
Employees
9
Change ▲12.5%
Profit / employee
£970
Revenue/employee £201k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£1.4m£1.8m
Profit after tax——£5.9k£8.7k
Profit (best available)——£5.9k£8.7k
Employees (average)—989
Ratios
Profit margin——0.4%0.5%
Revenue per employee——£180k£201k
Profit per employee——£737£970
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲25.8%
Profit growth———▲48.2%
Headcount growth——▼11.1%▲12.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£4.6k£16.6k£6.9k£9.7k
Fixed assets£20k£20k£20k£20k
Current assets£35.9k£45k£58.1k£49.2k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£201k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£970
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.1%
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.
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
▲41%
Now £9.7k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲13%
Now 9
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
0%
Now £20k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £8.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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