L & J Leisure Limited
Registered name: L & J LEISURE LIMITED
L & J Leisure Limited made £40.6m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
L & J Leisure Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £40.6m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £1.6m profit and 434 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £39.1m | £39m | £40.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£33.2m | −£33.1m | −£34.2m |
| Gross profit | £5.9m | £5.9m | £6.4m |
| Operating profit | £2.4m | £2.4m | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | £2.4m | £2.3m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 416 | 429 | 434 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.6% | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 15% | 15.1% | 15.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £93.9k | £90.9k | £93.6k |
| Profit per employee | £4.3k | £4.2k | £3.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.2% | ▲4.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼0.8% | ▼11% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.1% | ▲1.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £93.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.7k
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now 434
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- J & J Wilson (Shops) LimitedRev. £34.1m · Profit £949k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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