Lallemand U.K. Limited
Registered name: LALLEMAND U.K. LIMITED
Lallemand U.K. Limited made £78.4m revenue and £3.9m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Lallemand U.K. Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £78.4m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £3.9m profit and 207 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- 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) | £81.6m | £84.3m | £78.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£60.6m | −£59.8m | −£58.1m |
| Gross profit | £21m | £24.4m | £20.3m |
| Operating profit | £7.8m | £10.4m | £6.1m |
| Profit before tax | £6.9m | £9.7m | £5.4m |
| Profit after tax | £5.2m | £7.2m | £3.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.2m | £7.2m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 182 | 194 | 207 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.4% | 8.6% | 5% |
| Gross margin | 25.7% | 29% | 25.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £448k | £434k | £379k |
| Profit per employee | £28.8k | £37.2k | £18.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.3% | ▼7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲38% | ▼45.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.6% | ▲6.7% |
| 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
- 5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £379k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.9k
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now 207
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- GB Ingredients LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lallemand Animal Nutrition UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Similar profitable businesses
- Dugdale Nutrition LimitedClitheroe · Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £77.9m
- Profit
- £644k
- Staff
- 134
- Churchill China PLCStoke-on-Trent · Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £76.3m
- Profit
- £4.4m
- Staff
- 12
- Thomas Tunnock LimitedOther manufacturing n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £87.7m
- Profit
- £502k
- Staff
- 653
- Louver-Lite LimitedHyde · Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £66.4m
- Profit
- £3.3m
- Staff
- 482
- Briggs Marine Contractors LimitedBurntisland · Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £65.9m
- Profit
- £553k
- Staff
- 629
- Ultra Sonar Systems LimitedHigh Wycombe · Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £93.9m
- Profit
- £6.5m
- Staff
- 373
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £3.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. 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.