Laduree UK Limited
Registered name: LADUREE UK LIMITED
Laduree UK Limited made £11.1m revenue and a £3.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Laduree UK Limited’s revenue was £11.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £3.5m and 134 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- 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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.1m | £11.1m |
| Cost of sales | £3.7m | £4.5m |
| Gross profit | £7.4m | £6.6m |
| Operating profit | −£1.4m | −£3.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.5m | −£3.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£3.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£3.5m |
| Staff costs | £3.4m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 133 | 134 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −13.3% | −31.8% |
| Gross margin | 66.9% | 59.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £83.6k | £82.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£11.1k | −£26.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £404k | £809k |
| Net assets | −£6.3m | −£9.8m |
| Fixed assets | £2m | £3.2m |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £3m |
| Debtors | £440k | £247k |
| Deferred income | £1.3m | £680k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −31.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 59.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £82.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£26.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 28.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- 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
- —
- Now −£9.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲100%
- Now £809k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 134
- Deferred income
- ▼49%
- Now £680k
- Fixed assets
- ▲55%
- Now £3.2m
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 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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