M.J. Allen Castings and Machining Ltd
Registered name: M.J. ALLEN CASTINGS AND MACHINING LTD
Part of Allen Investment Group Ltd groupM.J. Allen Castings and Machining Ltd made £6.4m revenue and £120k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
M.J. Allen Castings and Machining Ltd’s revenue fell 6% to £6.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £120k profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in Ashford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ashford, South East
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.6m | £10m | £6.8m | £6.4m |
| Cost of sales | £7.2m | £7.6m | £5.5m | £5.3m |
| Gross profit | £393k | £2.4m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Operating profit | −£629k | £1.5m | £518k | £216k |
| Profit before tax | −£703k | £1.2m | £260k | £46k |
| Profit after tax | −£648k | £1.2m | £128k | £120k |
| Profit (best available) | −£648k | £1.2m | £128k | £120k |
| Staff costs | — | £2.8m | £2.5m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 88 | 92 | 74 | 68 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −8.5% | 12.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | 5.1% | 23.8% | 19.1% | 16.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £86.8k | £108k | £91.2k | £93.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.4k | £13.1k | £1.7k | £1.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲30.4% | ▼32.2% | ▼5.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼89.4% | ▼6.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.5% | ▼19.6% | ▼8.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £231k | £13.4k | £26.8k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £3.1m | £3.1m | £2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £2.1m | £1.5m | £1.1m | £717k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £3m | £7.6m | £1.8m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £2.1m | £1.5m | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | £242k | £92.9k | £93.9k | £127k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £93.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17%
- 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
- ▼33%
- Now £2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼92%
- Now £2.2k
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 68
- Deferred income
- ▲35%
- Now £127k
- Fixed assets
- ▼36%
- Now £717k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Allen Investment Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- M.J. Allen Holdings Limited75–100%
- M.J. Allen Castings and Machining Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (8)
- M.J. Allen Automotive LtdRev. £21.5m · Profit £592k
- R.j.w.limitedRev. £501k · Profit £129k
- Verdict Gauge LimitedRev. £162k · Profit −£47.7k
- Countytrac LimitedRev. — · Profit £377k
- M.J. Allen Metalwork LtdRev. — · Profit −£618k
- M.J. Allen Precision LtdFigures not disclosed
- Ottallen LtdFigures not disclosed
- Probite Performance LtdFigures 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 Sep 2025 (profit £120k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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