Anglia Crown Limited
Registered name: ANGLIA CROWN LIMITED
Part of Roman Panda Limited groupAnglia Crown Limited made £20.3m revenue and £75.2k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Anglia Crown Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £20.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £75.2k profit and 155 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared meals and dishes” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.7m | £20.3m |
| Cost of sales | £13.1m | £13.8m |
| Gross profit | £4.6m | £6.5m |
| Operating profit | £43.5k | £164k |
| Profit before tax | −£254k | −£72k |
| Profit after tax | £650k | £75.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £650k | £75.2k |
| Staff costs | £4.8m | £5.6m |
| Employees (average) | 164 | 155 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 3.7% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 26% | 32.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £108k | £131k |
| Profit per employee | £4k | £485 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼88.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £311k | £73.6k |
| Net assets | £2.8m | £2.9m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £6.8m | £7.4m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £2.7m |
| Deferred income | £655k | £673k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £131k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £485
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.2%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £2.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £73.6k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 155
- Deferred income
- ▲3%
- Now £673k
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £1.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Roman Panda Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Anglia Crown Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Howell & Lone 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 Dec 2023 (profit £75.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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