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Company No. 01195981 · Incorporated 10 Jan 1975

Fruco PLC

Registered name: FRUCO PLC

Part of Lane Organisation Limited group

Fruco PLC made £8.2m revenue and £122k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Fruco PLC’s revenue fell 8% to £8.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £122k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
51 yrs · since 1975
Type
Public Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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 company is Lane Organisation Limited (company no. 09337881). The company is incorporated in England and Wales and its registered office is 5 Warren Court, Park Road, Crowborough, T”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£8.2m
Growth ▼8.2%
Profit
£122k
Growth ▲16.4%
Profit margin
1.5%
Gross 12.4%
Employees
2
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£61.2k
Revenue/employee £4.1m
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£7.4m£9m£8.2m
Cost of sales£6.4m£7.8m£7.2m
Gross profit£1.1m£1.2m£1m
Operating profit£133k£142k£145k
Profit before tax£134k£144k£156k
Profit after tax£101k£105k£122k
Profit (best available)£101k£105k£122k
Employees (average)—22
Ratios
Profit margin1.4%1.2%1.5%
Gross margin14.5%13.6%12.4%
Revenue per employee—£4.5m£4.1m
Profit per employee—£52.6k£61.2k
Cash conversion233.2%−35.4%23%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.7%▼8.2%
Profit growth—▲4%▲16.4%
Headcount growth——0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£953k£822k£714k
Net assets£1.7m£1.8m£1.9m
Fixed assets£2.7k£1.6k£57k
Current assets£2.5m£2.2m£2.4m
Debtors£737k£548k£821k
Deferred income£30.4k£34.1k£54.4k
Cash from operations£310k−£50.4k£33.4k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
12.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£4.1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£61.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
23%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10%
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
▲4%
Now £1.9m
Cash at bank
▼13%
Now £714k
Headcount
0%
Now 2
Deferred income
▲59%
Now £54.4k
Fixed assets
▲3562%
Now £57k

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

Ownership chain

  1. Lane Organisation Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Fruco PLCthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

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 £122k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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