M C D Manchester Limited
Registered name: M C D MANCHESTER LIMITED
M C D Manchester Limited made £41.6m revenue and £884k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
M C D Manchester Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £41.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £884k profit and 926 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £41.1m | £44.4m | £41.6m |
| Cost of sales | £23.7m | £25.9m | £24.1m |
| Gross profit | £17.4m | £18.6m | £17.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £1m | £1.1m | £884k |
| Profit (best available) | £1m | £1.1m | £884k |
| Staff costs | £11.4m | £12.4m | £12.1m |
| Employees (average) | 1,043 | 1,100 | 926 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | 42.4% | 41.8% | 42.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £39.4k | £40.4k | £44.9k |
| Profit per employee | £996 | £1k | £955 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8% | ▼6.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲9.5% | ▼22.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.5% | ▼15.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £5.4m | £6.1m | £6.2m |
| Net assets | £7.2m | £8.3m | £9.1m |
| Fixed assets | £4.7m | £4.5m | £4.5m |
| Current assets | £8.1m | £9m | £9.5m |
| Debtors | £6.3k | £69k | £8.8k |
| Cash from operations | £2.8m | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £44.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £955
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £9.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1%
- Now £6.2m
- Headcount
- ▼16%
- Now 926
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £4.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £884k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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