C.J. Lang & Son Limited
Registered name: C.J. LANG & SON LIMITED
C.J. Lang & Son Limited made £255m revenue and £715k profit in the year to 28 Apr 2025.
C.J. Lang & Son Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £255m in the year to 28 Apr 2025, with £715k profit. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in Tayside; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Tayside, Scotland
- Age
- 92 yrs · since 1934
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 28 Apr 2024 | 28 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £253m | £255m |
| Cost of sales | £163m | £168m | £192m | −£190m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £61m | £64.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3.3m | £836k |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £3m | £5.5m | £715k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £3m | £5.5m | £715k |
| Staff costs | £28.9m | £30.7m | £34.2m | — |
| Employees (average) | 1,718 | 1,659 | 1,734 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.2% | 0.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 24.1% | 25.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £146k | — |
| Profit per employee | £671 | £1.8k | £3.1k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲0.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲163% | ▲80.2% | ▼86.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.4% | ▲4.5% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9m | £4.2m | £1.8m | — |
| Net assets | £46.5m | £50.9m | £55.7m | — |
| Fixed assets | £55m | £61.8m | £73.7m | — |
| Current assets | £26.5m | £26.3m | £26.6m | — |
| Debtors | £5m | £7.1m | £5.2m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- C. J. Lang & Son (Wholesale) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Scotfresh Group Ltd.Rev. — · Profit £0
- Spar Scotland LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Apr 2025 (profit £715k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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