Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) Limited
Registered name: PECAN DELUXE CANDY (EUROPE) LIMITED
Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) Limited made £21.4m revenue and £549k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) Limited’s revenue grew 27% to £21.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £549k profit and 140 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other food products” and is based in Leeds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.9m | £13.8m | £16.8m | £21.4m |
| Cost of sales | £9.3m | £10.1m | £12.3m | £15.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £3.7m | £4.6m | £6.3m |
| Operating profit | −£1.1m | −£850k | £663k | £868k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.2m | −£1.1m | £442k | £767k |
| Profit after tax | −£849k | −£885k | £307k | £549k |
| Profit (best available) | −£849k | −£885k | £307k | £549k |
| Staff costs | £4.3m | £4.8m | £5.1m | — |
| Employees (average) | 141 | 137 | 131 | 140 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −6.6% | −6.4% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | 27.9% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 29.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £91.7k | £101k | £128k | £153k |
| Profit per employee | −£6k | −£6.5k | £2.3k | £3.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −99.2% | 79.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7% | ▲21.5% | ▲27.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲78.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.8% | ▼4.4% | ▲6.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £406 | £79.6k | £194k | £713k |
| Net assets | £5m | £4.1m | £3.1m | — |
| Fixed assets | £6.1m | £5.8m | £5.3m | £5.1m |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £3.6m | £4.3m | — |
| Debtors | £875k | £1.3m | £2.2m | £3.6m |
| Deferred income | £131k | £433k | £582k | £763k |
| Cash from operations | −£352k | −£9.3k | −£658k | £691k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £153k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 79.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.7%
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- ▲267%
- Now £713k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 140
- Deferred income
- ▲31%
- Now £763k
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £5.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £549k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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