Lawrence David Holdings Limited
Registered name: LAWRENCE DAVID HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Fleet-Serv Holdings Limited groupLawrence David Holdings Limited made £13.9m revenue and £998k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text
Lawrence David Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £13.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £998k profit and 114 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Yaxley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Yaxley, East of England
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.8m | £14.5m | £14.9m | £13.9m |
| Cost of sales | £11.7m | £10.9m | £10.2m | £9.3m |
| Gross profit | £4.1m | £3.6m | £4.7m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £601k | £1.1m | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £589k | £1.1m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £972k | £384k | £808k | £998k |
| Profit (best available) | £972k | £384k | £808k | £998k |
| Staff costs | £5.4m | £5.8m | £6.3m | £5.6m |
| Employees (average) | 124 | 122 | 122 | 114 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.2% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 7.2% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | 25% | 31.8% | 32.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £127k | £119k | £122k | £122k |
| Profit per employee | £7.8k | £3.1k | £6.6k | £8.8k |
| Cash conversion | −64.9% | −246.7% | −204.3% | −129.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.1% | ▲2.8% | ▼6.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼60.5% | ▲110.3% | ▲23.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.6% | 0% | ▼6.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £536k | £582k | £430k | £369k |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £3.8m | £1.5m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £2.5m | £2.5m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £4.7m | £3.8m | £3.9m | £3.3m |
| Debtors | £3.3m | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.1m |
| Deferred income | £0 | £30.1k | £24.6k | £25.2k |
| Cash from operations | −£775k | −£1.5m | −£2.2m | −£1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £122k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −129.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.5%
- 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
- ▼25%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼14%
- Now £369k
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 114
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £25.2k
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £1.1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Fleet-Serv Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Lawrence David Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Fleet-Serv Ebt 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 Oct 2025 (profit £998k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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