How much does McFarlane Telfer Limited make?

McFarlane Telfer Limited reported revenue of £23.8m and a loss of £629k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does McFarlane Telfer Limited have?

McFarlane Telfer Limited reported an average of 197 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is McFarlane Telfer Limited profitable?

No — McFarlane Telfer Limited reported a loss of £629k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03646063 · Incorporated 7 Oct 1998

McFarlane Telfer Limited

Registered name: MCFARLANE TELFER LIMITED

Part of MCFT Holdings Limited group

McFarlane Telfer Limited made £23.8m revenue and a £629k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

McFarlane Telfer Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £23.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £629k and 197 employees. The company is classified under “repair of other equipment” and is based in Maidenhead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 33190Repair of other equipment

Status: Active
Location: Maidenhead, South East
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£23.8m

Growth ▲11.8%

Profit

−£629k

Growth ▼193.3%

Profit margin

−2.6%

Gross 32.3%

Employees

197

Change ▲7.6%

Profit / employee

−£3.2k

Revenue/employee £121k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.5m	£21.3m	£23.8m
Cost of sales	£12.5m	£15.1m	£16.1m
Gross profit	£6m	£6.2m	£7.7m
Operating profit	£1.7m	£999k	−£583k
Profit before tax	£1.6m	£881k	−£745k
Profit after tax	£1.4m	£675k	−£629k
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	£675k	−£629k
Staff costs	£8.8m	£10.8m	£13m
Employees (average)	148	183	197
Ratios
Profit margin	7.3%	3.2%	−2.6%
Gross margin	32.3%	29.3%	32.3%
Revenue per employee	£125k	£116k	£121k
Profit per employee	£9.1k	£3.7k	−£3.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲14.9%	▲11.8%
Profit growth	—	▼50.1%	▼193.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲23.6%	▲7.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£655k	£49.4k
Net assets	£3.4m	£3.1m	£2.4m
Fixed assets	£1.2m	£2.4m	£2.4m
Current assets	£9.3m	£9.5m	£9.8m
Debtors	£3.2m	£3.4m	£3.8m
Deferred income	£1.5m	£784k	£362k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £121k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 10%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.1%; 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: ▼21%; Now £2.4m
Cash at bank: ▼92%; Now £49.4k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 197
Deferred income: ▼54%; Now £362k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £2.4m

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

MCFT Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
MCFT Bowran Limited75–100%
McFarlane Telfer 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 −£629k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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