Christopher McDonagh Ltd
Registered name: CHRISTOPHER MCDONAGH LTD
Christopher McDonagh Ltd made £4.9m revenue and £3.4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Christopher McDonagh Ltd’s revenue grew 79% to £4.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £3.4m profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.1m | £2.7m | £4.9m |
| Cost of sales | £832k | £967k | £1.4m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £1.8m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £1.7m | £3.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £1.7m | £3.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £1.6m | £3.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £1.6m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 19 | 18 | 23 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 50.6% | 56.8% | 69% |
| Gross margin | 61.3% | 64.6% | 71.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £113k | £152k | £213k |
| Profit per employee | £57.3k | £86.2k | £147k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.1% | ▲79.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲42.5% | ▲117.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.3% | ▲27.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £79.4k | £91.1k | £203k |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £2.8m | £6.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1.9m | £4.5m |
| Current assets | £969k | £1.4m | £2.5m |
| Debtors | £21.1k | £10.9k | £1.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 69%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 71.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £213k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £147k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 92.3%
- 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
- ▲141%
- Now £6.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲123%
- Now £203k
- Headcount
- ▲28%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲138%
- Now £4.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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