How many employees does Le Cordon Bleu Limited have?

Le Cordon Bleu Limited reported an average of 63 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00408009 · Incorporated 9 Apr 1946

Le Cordon Bleu Limited

Q: Is Le Cordon Bleu Limited profitable?

No — Le Cordon Bleu Limited reported a loss of £4.6k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Registered name: LE CORDON BLEU LIMITED

Le Cordon Bleu Limited made a £4.6k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Le Cordon Bleu Limited reported a loss of £4.6k in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 63 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.SIC 85590Other education n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 80 yrs · since 1946
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 ultimate parent undertaking of the smallest and largest group of which the company is a member is Le Cordon Bleu International BV, a company incorporated in the Netherlands.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£4.6k

Growth ▼102.7%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£73

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—
Cost of sales	£322k	£382k
Profit before tax	−£1.2m	−£1.5m
Profit after tax	£173k	−£4.6k
Profit (best available)	£173k	−£4.6k
Staff costs	£3m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	63	63
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—
Profit per employee	£2.7k	−£73
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼102.7%
Headcount growth	—	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.5m	£1.1m
Net assets	£774k	£769k
Fixed assets	£3.9m	£3.5m
Current assets	£9.4m	£10.3m
Debtors	£2.5k	£24.6k
Deferred income	£261k	£5m
Cash from operations	£431k	−£455k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£73; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▼1%; Now £769k
Cash at bank: ▼25%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: 0%; Now 63
Deferred income: ▲1818%; Now £5m
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £3.5m

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)

Gastronomist LimitedRev. £1.4m · Profit −£1.5m

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 Dec 2025 (profit −£4.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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