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.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | — | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
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.
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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