How much does Lantern & Larks Limited make?

Lantern & Larks Limited reported revenue of £128k and a loss of £69.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Lantern & Larks Limited have?

Lantern & Larks Limited reported an average of 3 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Lantern & Larks Limited profitable?

No — Lantern & Larks Limited reported a loss of £69.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 06669289 · Incorporated 11 Aug 2008

Lantern & Larks Limited

Registered name: LANTERN & LARKS LIMITED

Lantern & Larks Limited made £128k revenue and a £69.8k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Lantern & Larks Limited’s revenue fell 21% to £128k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £69.8k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other holiday and other collective accommodation” and is based in Newmarket; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Status: Active
Location: Newmarket, East of England
Age: 18 yrs · since 2008
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. From the filing: “Throughout the year and the previous year the ultimate”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£128k

Growth ▼21.1%

Profit

−£69.8k

Growth —

Profit margin

−54.4%

Gross 75.1%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£23.3k

Revenue/employee £42.8k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 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)	£279k	£178k	£163k	£128k
Cost of sales	£48.8k	£30.1k	£33.5k	£32k
Gross profit	£230k	£148k	£129k	£96.5k
Operating profit	−£88.2k	−£89.7k	−£60.3k	−£92.1k
Profit before tax	−£87.5k	−£85.9k	−£59.4k	−£91.5k
Profit after tax	−£70.9k	−£67.3k	−£45.2k	−£69.8k
Profit (best available)	−£70.9k	−£67.3k	−£45.2k	−£69.8k
Employees (average)	3	3	3	3
Ratios
Profit margin	−25.4%	−37.8%	−27.8%	−54.4%
Gross margin	82.5%	83.1%	79.5%	75.1%
Revenue per employee	£92.9k	£59.4k	£54.3k	£42.8k
Profit per employee	−£23.6k	−£22.4k	−£15.1k	−£23.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼36.1%	▼8.6%	▼21.1%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£79.7k	£34.9k	£6.2k	£2.9k
Net assets	−£791k	−£859k	−£904k	−£974k
Fixed assets	£42.1k	£2.8k	£10.5k	£9k
Current assets	£87.3k	£53k	£25.5k	£36.4k
Debtors	£7.6k	£0	£291	£68
Deferred income	£23.8k	£26.4k	£18.1k	£21.7k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −54.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 75.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £42.8k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£23.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 16.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 −£974k
Cash at bank: ▼53%; Now £2.9k
Headcount: 0%; Now 3
Deferred income: ▲20%; Now £21.7k
Fixed assets: ▼14%; Now £9k

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£69.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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