How much does McKinstry Skip Hire Limited make?

McKinstry Skip Hire Limited reported revenue of £17.1m and £419k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does McKinstry Skip Hire Limited have?

McKinstry Skip Hire Limited reported an average of 130 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is McKinstry Skip Hire Limited profitable?

Yes — McKinstry Skip Hire Limited reported a profit of £419k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. NI046471 · Incorporated 12 May 2003

McKinstry Skip Hire Limited

Registered name: MCKINSTRY SKIP HIRE LIMITED

Part of Aldamar (NO.1) Limited group

McKinstry Skip Hire Limited made £17.1m revenue and £419k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

McKinstry Skip Hire Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £17.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £419k profit and 130 employees. The company is classified under “recovery of sorted materials” and is based in Crumlin; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38320Recovery of sorted materials

Status: Active
Location: Crumlin, Northern Ireland
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageBoring industry

Revenue

£17.1m

Growth ▲0.9%

Profit

£419k

Growth ▲226.7%

Profit margin

2.5%

Gross 15.3%

Employees

130

Change ▲28.7%

Profit / employee

£3.2k

Revenue/employee £132k

Profitable streak

2yrs

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 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.9m	£17m	£17.1m
Cost of sales	£16.9m	£15.2m	£14.5m
Gross profit	£1m	£1.7m	£2.6m
Operating profit	−£761k	£365k	£747k
Profit before tax	−£878k	£209k	£604k
Profit after tax	−£776k	£128k	£419k
Profit (best available)	−£776k	£128k	£419k
Staff costs	£5.5m	£5.1m	£5.3m
Employees (average)	109	101	130
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.3%	0.8%	2.5%
Gross margin	5.6%	10.2%	15.3%
Revenue per employee	£165k	£168k	£132k
Profit per employee	−£7.1k	£1.3k	£3.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼5.5%	▲0.9%
Profit growth	—	—	▲226.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼7.3%	▲28.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£294k	£526k	£1m
Net assets	£5m	£5.1m	£5.1m
Fixed assets	£7.3m	£6.3m	£8.6m
Current assets	£4.3m	£4.3m	£4.4m
Debtors	£2.3m	£2.4m	£2.2m
Deferred income	£257k	£551k	£867k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £132k; 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: 50.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13%; 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: ▼1%; Now £5.1m
Cash at bank: ▲96%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▲29%; Now 130
Deferred income: ▲57%; Now £867k
Fixed assets: ▲38%; Now £8.6m

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

Aldamar (NO.1) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Aldamar Holdings Ltd75–100%
McKinstry Skip Hire Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

McKinstry Biomass LtdFigures not disclosed
McKinstry Metal Recycling LimitedFigures not disclosed
McKinstry Waste Services LtdFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2025 (profit £419k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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