McArthur Agriculture (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: MCARTHUR AGRICULTURE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
McArthur Agriculture (Holdings) Limited made £11.6m revenue and a £258k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
McArthur Agriculture (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £11.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £258k and 49 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Scunthorpe; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 1 yr · since 2025
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.2m | £11.6m |
| Cost of sales | £9.5m | £9.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.7m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | £53.6k | −£341k |
| Profit before tax | £67.6k | −£322k |
| Profit after tax | £31.4k | −£258k |
| Profit (best available) | £31.4k | −£258k |
| Staff costs | £2.9m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 49 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0.2% | −2.2% |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | 21.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £224k | £237k |
| Profit per employee | £532 | −£5.3k |
| Cash conversion | 1434% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼923.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼17% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £16k |
| Net assets | £2m | £100 |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £966k |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3m |
| Cash from operations | £769k | £391k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £237k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼100%
- Now £100
- Cash at bank
- ▼99%
- Now £16k
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 49
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £966k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- McArthur Agriculture (T/a McArthur BDC) LtdRev. £11.6m · Profit −£167k
- Britpulse Feed Ingredients LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£258k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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