Little & Cull Ltd
Registered name: LITTLE & CULL LTD
Little & Cull Ltd made £25.1m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Little & Cull Ltd’s revenue grew 10% to £25.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.5m profit and 168 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared meals and dishes” and is based in Newton Abbot; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newton Abbot, South West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.7m | £23.5m | £22.9m | £25.1m |
| Cost of sales | £16.5m | £18.2m | £17.5m | £19.1m |
| Gross profit | £5.2m | £5.3m | £5.4m | £6m |
| Operating profit | £2.6m | £1.9m | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.5m |
| Staff costs | £4.8m | £5.7m | £5.6m | £6m |
| Employees (average) | 164 | 184 | 161 | 168 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.1% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.9% |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 22.5% | 23.5% | 24% |
| Revenue per employee | £132k | £128k | £143k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | £12k | £5.8k | £6.7k | £8.8k |
| Cash conversion | −85.1% | −141.2% | −126.1% | −94.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.4% | ▼2.5% | ▲9.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼45.4% | ▲0.1% | ▲36.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.2% | ▼12.5% | ▲4.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £497k | £27.6k | £453k |
| Net assets | £6.3m | £7.2m | £7.8m | £8.7m |
| Fixed assets | £4m | £12m | £11.5m | £11.4m |
| Current assets | £7.1m | £6.3m | £5.9m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £3.4m | £3.4m | £3.3m | £3.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.2m | −£2.7m | −£2.5m | −£2.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −94.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 45.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £8.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1546%
- Now £453k
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 168
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £11.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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