How much does Mar-Key Group Limited make?

Mar-Key Group Limited reported revenue of £16.6m and a loss of £499k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Mar-Key Group Limited have?

Mar-Key Group Limited reported an average of 92 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Mar-Key Group Limited profitable?

No — Mar-Key Group Limited reported a loss of £499k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02606346 · Incorporated 30 Apr 1991

Mar-Key Group Limited

Registered name: MAR-KEY GROUP LIMITED

Part of Alcuin Capital Partners LLP group

Mar-Key Group Limited made £16.6m revenue and a £499k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Mar-Key Group Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £16.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £499k and 92 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in Christchurch; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Christchurch, South West
Age: 35 yrs · since 1991
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is MK Bidco Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£16.6m

Growth ▲7%

Profit

−£499k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3%

Gross 27.1%

Employees

Change ▼17.9%

Profit / employee

−£5.4k

Revenue/employee £180k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.1m	£15m	£15.5m	£16.6m
Cost of sales	£7.6m	£9.6m	£10.5m	£12.1m
Gross profit	£4.5m	£5.5m	£5m	£4.5m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£1m	−£370k	−£563k
Profit before tax	£981k	£824k	−£464k	−£651k
Profit after tax	£872k	£728k	−£342k	−£499k
Profit (best available)	£872k	£728k	−£342k	−£499k
Staff costs	£3.8m	£4.4m	£4.9m	—
Employees (average)	96	111	112	92
Ratios
Profit margin	7.2%	4.9%	−2.2%	−3%
Gross margin	36.9%	36.4%	32.3%	27.1%
Revenue per employee	£126k	£135k	£138k	£180k
Profit per employee	£9.1k	£6.6k	−£3.1k	−£5.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.2%	▲3.2%	▲7%
Profit growth	—	▼16.5%	▼146.9%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲15.6%	▲0.9%	▼17.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£183k	£898k	£515k	£315k
Net assets	£4.6m	£5.2m	£5.2m	£4.7m
Fixed assets	£8.5m	£10.4m	£11.4m	£11m
Current assets	£3.4m	£3.8m	£4.8m	£3.9m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.3m	£2.2m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£1.8m	£1.9m	£2.3m	£2.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £180k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 66.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 14.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼9%; Now £4.7m
Cash at bank: ▼39%; Now £315k
Headcount: ▼18%; Now 92
Deferred income: ▲5%; Now £2.4m
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £11m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Alcuin Capital Partners LLPultimate parent75–100%
Alcuin GP V LLP75–100%
MK Topco Limited75–100%
MK Bidco Limited75–100%
Mar-Key Group Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£499k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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