Canim Fruit & Veg Limited
Registered name: CANIM FRUIT & VEG LIMITED
Canim Fruit & Veg Limited made £64.5m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
Canim Fruit & Veg Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £64.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.9m profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2009
- 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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £42.4m | £52.2m | £54.7m | £64.5m |
| Cost of sales | £38.6m | £47.4m | £49.1m | £57.7m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £4.8m | £5.6m | £6.8m |
| Operating profit | £962k | £1.9m | £2.3m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £961k | £1.9m | £2.2m | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £622k | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £622k | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.3m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 40 | 53 | 58 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3% |
| Gross margin | 9.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £987k | £1.3m | £1m | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | £14.5k | £33.1k | £30.2k | £33.3k |
| Cash conversion | −251.9% | −59.5% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.9% | ▲4.9% | ▲18% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲113.1% | ▲20.7% | ▲20.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7% | ▲32.5% | ▲9.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £1.1m | £1.5m | £685k |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £3m | £3.9m | £4.8m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.6m | £3m | £3.7m |
| Current assets | £5.8m | £6.9m | £7.7m | £9.1m |
| Debtors | £3m | £3.7m | £3.9m | £4.1m |
| Deferred income | £34.7k | £13.7k | £0 | — |
| Cash from operations | −£2.4m | −£1.1m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £33.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.4%
- 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
- ▲22%
- Now £4.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼56%
- Now £685k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 58
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲23%
- Now £3.7m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Payne, Simmons LimitedRev. — · Profit £234k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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