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Company No. 11990159 · Incorporated 10 May 2019

Lash Retail Ltd

Registered name: LASH RETAIL LTD

Lash Retail Ltd made £11.7m revenue and £151k profit in the year to 29 Feb 2024.

Lash Retail Ltd’s revenue fell 32% to £11.7m in the year to 29 Feb 2024, with £151k profit and 120 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Upminster; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Status
Active
Location
Upminster, London
Age
7 yrs · since 2019
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 29 Feb 2024

Key figures

IndependentYoung and profitable
Revenue
£11.7m
Growth ▼31.6%
Profit
£151k
Growth ▲19.7%
Profit margin
1.3%
Gross 22.2%
Employees
120
Change ▼50.8%
Profit / employee
£1.3k
Revenue/employee £97.7k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to28 Feb 202228 Feb 202329 Feb 2024
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£17.1m£11.7m
Cost of sales—£13.7m£9.1m
Gross profit—£3.4m£2.6m
Operating profit—£337k£406k
Profit before tax—£170k£209k
Profit after tax—£126k£151k
Profit (best available)—£126k£151k
Staff costs£1m£1.9m£1.5m
Employees (average)220244120
Ratios
Profit margin—0.7%1.3%
Gross margin—19.8%22.2%
Revenue per employee—£70.3k£97.7k
Profit per employee—£515£1.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼31.6%
Profit growth——▲19.7%
Headcount growth—▲10.9%▼50.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£16.4k£172k£661k
Net assets£218k£344k£494k
Fixed assets£2.8m£2.6m£2.4m
Current assets£570k£1.1m£1.9m
Debtors£18.6k£20.9k£34.6k
Deferred income—£7.8k£24.2k
SourceAbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2024AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£97.7k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
20.8%
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
0.3%
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
▲44%
Now £494k
Cash at bank
▲286%
Now £661k
Headcount
▼51%
Now 120
Deferred income
▲212%
Now £24.2k
Fixed assets
▼8%
Now £2.4m

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 29 Feb 2024 (profit £151k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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