Robert Clarke (Keady) Limited
Registered name: ROBERT CLARKE (KEADY) LIMITED
Robert Clarke (Keady) Limited made £19.1m revenue and £526k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Robert Clarke (Keady) Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £19.1m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £526k profit and 25 employees. The company is classified under “raising of poultry” and is based in Co Armagh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 65 yrs · since 1961
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £20.3m | £19.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £17.1m | £17.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.2m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.9m | £580k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.9m | £700k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £1.4m | £526k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £1.4m | £526k |
| Employees (average) | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 7.1% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 16% | 9.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £782k | £764k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £55.4k | £21k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −148.9% | −163.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼63.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4% | ▲8.3% | ▼3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £35.9k | £399k | £2.5m | £2.8m |
| Net assets | £1m | £2m | £3.4m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £538k | £454k | £784k | £821k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £9m | £8.9m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £2.6m | £7.9m | £4.8m | £2.9m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£2.8m | −£947k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £764k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −163.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.1%
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲12%
- Now £2.8m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 25
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £821k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £526k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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