LAVAZZA PROFESSIONAL UK LIMITED
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Cash
£369k
+99.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£39m
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
349
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2m
-16.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £81,491,000 | £82,923,000 | £86,010,000 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,866,000 | £4,310,000 | £3,945,000 | -8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,594,000 | £2,633,000 | £2,201,000 | -16.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,544,000 | £685,000 | £83,000 | -87.9% | |
| Cash | £121,000 | £185,000 | £369,000 | +99.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,467,000 | £63,903,000 | £66,112,000 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £37,942,000 | £38,627,000 | £38,710,000 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £37,942,000 | £38,627,000 | £38,710,000 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 335 | 346 | 349 | +0.9% | |
| Wages | £17,490,000 | £16,056,000 | £16,043,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £428,000 | £244,000 | £401,000 | +64.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £243,000 | £236,000 | £230,000 | -2.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 5.2% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 0.8% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | 6.7% | 6.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.2% | 62.4% | 59.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 1.55x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 3.69x | 2.42x | 2.26x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- LAVAZZA PROFESSIONAL UK LIMITED 2019-01-28 → present
- MARS DRINKS UK LIMITED 2008-07-24 → 2019-01-28
- 3599TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2008-07-18 → 2008-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA - MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LAVAZZA PROFESSIONAL UK LIMITED · parent
- Lavazza Professional UK Operating Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2024 Stirlingshire Vending (Scotland) Ltd was integrated into the Company and was made dormant in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POPAT, Jai | Secretary | 2023-07-20 | — | — |
| ELLIOTT, Valerie | Director | 2024-12-16 | Oct 1970 | British |
| MACISAAC, Kenneth | Director | 2023-07-20 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Margaret Alison | Secretary | 2008-07-24 | 2012-07-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Carol | Secretary | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-29 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-25 |
| ASHRAF, Hossam | Director | 2018-12-27 | 2023-07-20 |
| BOTT, Kimberley Anne | Director | 2018-12-27 | 2023-07-20 |
| BRAIDA, Marco | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2024-12-16 |
| BROCKMAN, Keith | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2016-05-25 |
| CREASER, Dale Abel, Dr | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2015-12-10 |
| FERNANDEZ, Amy Michelle | Director | 2018-12-27 | 2021-12-03 |
| FLEMING, Ian Michael | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2009-01-30 |
| GUTHRIE-BROWN, Stuart | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2014-12-15 |
| HAINES, David James | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2018-12-27 |
| JORDAN, Margaret Alison | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2012-07-06 |
| LANGER, Ian James | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2018-12-27 |
| NIELSEN-POST, Pia | Director | 2012-10-04 | 2016-04-15 |
| PARKIN, Barry David | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2009-10-29 |
| PARTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2018-12-27 |
| PARTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2011-02-21 |
| PRATT, Ruth Dawn | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2018-12-13 |
| RADVAN, David Martin | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2011-07-01 |
| SCOTT, David John | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2018-12-27 |
| SZARZYNSKI, Jacek | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2016-04-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Carol | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard David | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2012-10-04 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-24 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Chocolate Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.