G. Lawrence Wholesale Meat Co. Limited
Registered name: G. LAWRENCE WHOLESALE MEAT CO. LIMITED
G. Lawrence Wholesale Meat Co. Limited made £17.4m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
G. Lawrence Wholesale Meat Co. Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £17.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.6m profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 53 yrs · since 1972
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.4m | £10.2m | £17.2m | £17.4m |
| Cost of sales | £15.3m | £9.3m | £15.8m | £16.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £969k | £1.4m | £1.2m |
| Operating profit | £961k | −£787k | −£96.2k | £709k |
| Profit before tax | £991k | £5.8m | £2m | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £802k | £4.8m | £1.9m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £802k | £4.8m | £1.9m | £1.6m |
| Staff costs | £739k | £579k | £1.1m | £873k |
| Employees (average) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.6% | 47.1% | 11.2% | 9% |
| Gross margin | 12% | 9.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.1m | £640k | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | £50.1k | £301k | £120k | £104k |
| Cash conversion | −15.6% | — | — | 60.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼18.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼6.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £3m | £4.6m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £6.3m | £14.1m | £14.8m | £16.6m |
| Fixed assets | £3.3m | £5.4m | £4.4m | £4.7m |
| Current assets | £6m | £12.4m | £13.7m | £15.2m |
| Debtors | £3.7m | £2.9m | £3.5m | £2.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£150k | £5.1m | −£113k | £431k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £104k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 60.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 26.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.1%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £16.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £4.7m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Prestige Meat LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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