Gerald McDonald & Company Limited
Registered name: GERALD MCDONALD & COMPANY LIMITED
Gerald McDonald & Company Limited made £36.8m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Gerald McDonald & Company Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £36.8m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £2.2m profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Essex, East of England
- Age
- 95 yrs · since 1931
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.4m | £35.8m | £37.5m | £36.8m |
| Cost of sales | £28.1m | £31.8m | £32.2m | £31.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.2m | £4m | £5.3m | £5.3m |
| Operating profit | £2.7m | £2.1m | £3.1m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £2.7m | £2.1m | £3.2m | £2.9m |
| Profit after tax | £2.2m | £1.7m | £2.4m | £2.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.2m | £1.7m | £2.4m | £2.2m |
| Staff costs | £2.6m | £2.8m | £3.2m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 50 | 49 | 49 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.9% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.9% |
| Gross margin | 13.1% | 11% | 14.1% | 14.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £648k | £730k | £766k | £721k |
| Profit per employee | £44.8k | £35.2k | £49.3k | £42.8k |
| Cash conversion | 62.3% | −131.6% | −50% | −202% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.5% | ▲4.9% | ▼2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼23.1% | ▲40.2% | ▼9.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2% | 0% | ▲4.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.1m | £5.7m | £5.8m | £8.9m |
| Net assets | £13.9m | £15m | £16.4m | £17.4m |
| Fixed assets | £525k | £429k | £449k | £419k |
| Current assets | £19.3m | £22.3m | £22.4m | £23.2m |
| Debtors | £6.2m | £7.2m | £6.8m | £6.8m |
| Deferred income | £1.4m | £1.4m | £722k | £639k |
| Cash from operations | £1.7m | −£2.8m | −£1.5m | −£5.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £721k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £42.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −202%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.4%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £17.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲54%
- Now £8.9m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- ▼11%
- Now £639k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £419k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Demos Ciclitira LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Gerald McDonald (Herbs & Spices) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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