How much does Lateral City Limited make?

Lateral City Limited reported revenue of £10.6m and a loss of £177k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Lateral City Limited have?

Lateral City Limited reported an average of 89 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Lateral City Limited profitable?

No — Lateral City Limited reported a loss of £177k in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. SC452878 · Incorporated 21 Jun 2013

Lateral City Limited

Registered name: LATERAL CITY LIMITED

Part of CSG H&a Holdings Limited group

Lateral City Limited made £10.6m revenue and a £177k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text

Lateral City Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £10.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £177k and 89 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodation

Status: Active
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£10.6m

Growth ▲4.8%

Profit

−£177k

Growth ▼130.3%

Profit margin

−1.7%

Gross 59.1%

Employees

Change ▲5.9%

Profit / employee

−£2k

Revenue/employee £119k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.7m	£8.3m	£10.1m	£10.6m
Cost of sales	£2.2m	£3.7m	£4m	£4.3m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£4.6m	£6.1m	£6.2m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£2.4m	£3.2m	£2m
Profit before tax	£198k	£602k	£950k	£141k
Profit after tax	£216k	£708k	£584k	−£177k
Profit (best available)	£216k	£708k	£584k	−£177k
Staff costs	£1.3m	£2m	£2.1m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	102	94	84	89
Ratios
Profit margin	4.6%	8.5%	5.8%	−1.7%
Gross margin	54.1%	55.4%	60.6%	59.1%
Revenue per employee	£46.1k	£88.7k	£120k	£119k
Profit per employee	£2.1k	£7.5k	£7k	−£2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲77.2%	▲21%	▲4.8%
Profit growth	—	▲227.9%	▼17.5%	▼130.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼7.8%	▼10.6%	▲5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£692k	£325k	£219k	£642k
Net assets	£12.6m	£13.5m	£14.1m	£15.3m
Fixed assets	£47.4m	£55.2m	£55.9m	£59m
Current assets	£3.4m	£2.5m	£3m	£2.9m
Debtors	£89.8k	£118k	£273k	£185k
Deferred income	£1m	£1.1m	£1.3m	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 59.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £119k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 557.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.8%; 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: ▲8%; Now £15.3m
Cash at bank: ▲193%; Now £642k
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 89
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £59m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

CSG H&a Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
CSG Hotels and Apartments Limited75–100%
Lateral City Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Advocate's Close LimitedFigures not disclosed
CSG Glasgow LimitedFigures not disclosed
ST Andrew Square (Property) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£177k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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