LAVAZZA PROFESSIONAL UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£185K
+52.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£39M
+1.8% vs 2023
Employees
346
+3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-26.7% vs 2023
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
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £81,491,000 | £82,923,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,866,000 | £4,310,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,594,000 | £2,633,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,544,000 | £685,000 | |
| Cash | £121,000 | £185,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,467,000 | £63,902,000 | |
| Net assets | £37,942,000 | £38,627,000 | |
| Equity | £37,942,000 | £38,627,000 | |
| Average employees | 335 | 346 | |
| Wages | £17,490,000 | £16,056,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | 6.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | 3.69x | 2.42x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The coffee commodity volatility means that there are inherent uncertainties to the future profitability and cashflow generation of the company. During the year ended 31 December 2024, the company generated a profit of £685k (2023: £2,544k) and as of that date had net current assets of £21,470k (2023: £20,355k) and a cash balance of £185k (2023: £121k). The Company is reliant on a letter of support from its parent Luigi Lavazza SpA, to meet its obligations as they fall due.”
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 will be made dormant in 2025.”
- “The Company invested in new plant machinery to increase its capacity and manufacturing resilience. To fund the investment, the Company received a loan in July 2024 for £7.30m from its parent undertaking Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. The loan is granted for the period of 10 years, starting from the Initial Date (Expiry Date: July 2034).”
- “The global coffee market has experienced a dramatic price increase, pushing Arabica coffee beans to an all-time highs in the year.”
- “War in Ukraine developed in February 2022, and the conflict has evolved over past two years... In addition, the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out in October 2023 with minimal impact to the supply chain in 2024 but the situation continues to be monitored.”
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 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.8%
£81,491,000 £82,923,000
-
Cash
+52.9%
£121,000 £185,000
-
Net assets
+1.8%
£37,942,000 £38,627,000
-
Employees
+3.3%
335 346
-
Operating profit
-11.4%
£4,866,000 £4,310,000
-
Profit before tax
-26.7%
£3,594,000 £2,633,000
-
Wages
-8.2%
£17,490,000 £16,056,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers