Lara Search Limited
Registered name: LARA SEARCH LIMITED
Lara Search Limited made £985k revenue and £23.1k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Lara Search Limited’s revenue fell 24% to £985k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £23.1k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £985k | £1.3m | £985k |
| Cost of sales | £715k | £968k | £716k |
| Gross profit | £270k | £329k | £269k |
| Operating profit | −£45.2k | £24.7k | £28k |
| Profit before tax | −£45.2k | £24.7k | £28k |
| Profit after tax | −£45.2k | £24.7k | £23.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£45.2k | £24.7k | £23.1k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −4.6% | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 27.4% | 25.4% | 27.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £109k | £144k | £141k |
| Profit per employee | −£5k | £2.7k | £3.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲31.8% | ▼24.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼6.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼22.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £3.1k | £24.6k | £26.9k |
| Net assets | −£26.7k | −£2k | £21.1k |
| Current assets | £3.1k | £81.5k | £133k |
| Debtors | — | £56.9k | £106k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £141k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- 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
- —
- Now £21.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲9%
- Now £26.9k
- Headcount
- ▼22%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Similar profitable businesses
- BM and G LimitedBury ST. Edmunds · Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Revenue
- £998k
- Profit
- £34.7k
- Staff
- 2
- The Coulter Partnership Services LimitedLondon · Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Revenue
- £967k
- Profit
- £497k
- Staff
- 10
- Arlington International LimitedLondon · Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Revenue
- £1m
- Profit
- £362k
- Staff
- 6
- Santa Care LimitedHailsham · Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Revenue
- £1.1m
- Profit
- £40.1k
- Staff
- 65
- Recruitment Wolf LimitedNottingham · Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Revenue
- £869k
- Profit
- £1.1k
- Staff
- 2
- Kingdom Recruitment BR LimitedNewton-Le-Willows · Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Revenue
- £857k
- Profit
- £113k
- Staff
- 2
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £23.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.