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Company No. 02632823 · Incorporated 26 Jul 1991

Mechline Developments Limited

Registered name: MECHLINE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Part of Mechline Holdings Limited group

Mechline Developments Limited made £11.7m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text

Mechline Developments Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £11.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £1.5m profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Milton Keynes, South East
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 company's immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Mechline Holdings Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£11.7m
Growth ▲6.1%
Profit
£1.5m
Growth ▲24.1%
Profit margin
12.5%
Gross 42%
Employees
47
Change ▼2.1%
Profit / employee
£31k
Revenue/employee £248k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£10.8m£11m£11.7m
Cost of sales—£6.7m£6.6m£6.8m
Gross profit—£4.1m£4.4m£4.9m
Operating profit—£1.1m£1.4m£1.8m
Profit before tax—£1.1m£1.5m£1.8m
Profit after tax—£939k£1.2m£1.5m
Profit (best available)—£939k£1.2m£1.5m
Staff costs—£2.4m£2.4m£2.4m
Employees (average)43504847
Ratios
Profit margin—8.7%10.7%12.5%
Gross margin—37.7%40.1%42%
Revenue per employee—£216k£229k£248k
Profit per employee—£18.8k£24.5k£31k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲1.7%▲6.1%
Profit growth——▲25.1%▲24.1%
Headcount growth—▲16.3%▼4%▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.6m£1.6m£3.5m£2.9m
Net assets£10.8m£11m£11.5m£11.7m
Fixed assets£442k£383k£303k£252k
Current assets£12.3m£12.3m£13.2m£13.4m
Debtors£2.3m£2m£2.2m£2.4m
Deferred income—£108k£111k£101k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
42%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£248k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£31k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.6%
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
▲2%
Now £11.7m
Cash at bank
▼16%
Now £2.9m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 47
Deferred income
▼9%
Now £101k
Fixed assets
▼17%
Now £252k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Mechline Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Mechline Developments 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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