Leon: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Leon Restaurants Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Febraro Limited. In the year to December 2024 Leon Restaurants Limited reported turnover of £62m.
Status on the Companies House register: Voluntary Arrangement. The figures on this page are from the last accounts the company filed.
- In the year to December 2024, Leon had turnover of £62m, down 3.8% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £8m, losing £13.59 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 1,120 people, with staff costs of £21m.
- Leon Restaurants Limited is controlled by Febraro Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Leon Restaurants Limited's accounts for the year to December 2024, filed at Companies House on 16 September 2025.
- Registered name
- LEON RESTAURANTS LIMITED
- Company number
- 05018441
- Status
- Voluntary Arrangement
- Incorporated
- 19 January 2004
- Registered office area
- East-Central London
- Industry code on the register
- 56101: Food and beverage service activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2024, filed 16 September 2025
What does Leon do?
Leon is a fast-food restaurant chain serving breakfast, all-day meals, snacks, coffee and a kids' menu, with dishes built around plant-based protein, pulses, herbs and spices. Customers order in its restaurants, through its app for click and collect, or for delivery. It describes its food as naturally fast food, aiming for quick meals that are also healthy. It also sells meal pouches and larder products through supermarkets.
In brief: fast-food restaurants · healthier fast food · app ordering and delivery · supermarket range
Source: Leon's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Leon?
The Companies House register records Febraro Limited as the person with significant control of Leon Restaurants Limited, company number 05018441. Febraro Limited is itself company number 16702883.
That places Leon Restaurants Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Leon?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Leon Restaurants Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| John Alexander Vincent | 31 October 2025 |
| Christopher Victor Burford | 15 September 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Leon file?
Leon Restaurants Limited reported turnover of £62m in the year to December 2024. That was down 3.8% on £65m the year before.
It reported 1,120 employees. The year before it reported 1,344.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £8m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £20m the year before.
Staff costs came to £21m. That is an average of £19,000 a head. It ended the year with £1.0m at the bank and net liabilities of £30m.
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £62m | £65m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£8m (filed) | -£20m (filed) |
| Employees | 1,120 | 1,344 |
| Staff costs | £21m | £22m |
| Average staff cost per head | £19,000 | £16,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1.0m | £0.6m |
| Net assets | -£30m | -£22m |
| Interest paid | £2m | |
| Interest received | £6k |
Read the accounts to December 2024 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Leon?
Leon Restaurants Limited has registered 20 charges at Companies House, of which 12 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 12 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Febraro Limited (16702883) | 9 July 2026 |
| The Trustees of the Borough Market Southwark | 27 April 2012 |
| Soho Estates Limited | 4 December 2010 |
| Cabot Place Limited | 18 March 2010 |
| Hammerson (Bishops Square) Limited | 17 June 2009 |
| The City of London Real Property Company Limited | 31 January 2008 |
| Central London Investments Limited | 13 April 2007 |
| Brian Jacobson | 26 March 2007 |
| The Crown Estate Commissioners | 15 March 2007 |
| Deka Immobilien Investment Gmbh | 19 August 2005 |
| Royal Ordnance (Crown Service) Pension Scheme Trustees Limited | 5 August 2005 |
| Anthony Francesco Lorenzo Amhurst and Ubaldo Limited | 18 May 2004 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Leon compares
Of the 4 food-to-go chains, Leon is 4th on turnover, 4th on profit margin and 3rd on growth. Pret A Manger keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £1.56.
| Rank | Food-to-go chains | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pret A Manger | £705m | £1.56 |
| 4th | Leon | £62m | −£13.59 |
| + 2 more food-to-go chains ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Leon files as Leon Restaurants Limited, whose person with significant control is Febraro Limited, with turnover of £62m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Leon
What does Leon do?
Leon is a fast-food restaurant chain serving breakfast, all-day meals, snacks, coffee and a kids' menu, with dishes built around plant-based protein, pulses, herbs and spices. Customers order in its restaurants, through its app for click and collect, or for delivery. It describes its food as naturally fast food, aiming for quick meals that are also healthy. It also sells meal pouches and larder products through supermarkets.
Is Leon bigger than Pret A Manger?
No, by turnover. Leon reported £62m in its latest accounts, against £705m at Pret A Manger. Our Pret A Manger v Leon page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Pret A Manger v Leon →
How does Leon compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Leon is 4th of the 4 companies in our battle of the food-to-go chains, behind Pret A Manger. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the food-to-go chains →
Who owns Leon?
The Companies House register records Febraro Limited as the person with significant control of Leon Restaurants Limited.
How much does Leon make?
Leon Restaurants Limited reported turnover of £62m in the year to December 2024. It filed a pre-tax loss of £8m.
How many people work at Leon?
Leon Restaurants Limited reported 1,120 employees in the year to December 2024.
Who runs Leon?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Leon Restaurants Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Leon Restaurants Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 05018441, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Leon: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/leon/. Figures from Companies House filings for LEON RESTAURANTS LIMITED (05018441).
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