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Company No. NI049302 · Incorporated 17 Jan 2004

John McElderry (Motors & Tractors) Limited

Registered name: JOHN MCELDERRY (MOTORS & TRACTORS) LIMITED

Part of McElderry Holdings Limited group

John McElderry (Motors & Tractors) Limited made £27.9m revenue and a £8.7k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

John McElderry (Motors & Tractors) Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £27.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £8.7k and 27 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies” and is based in Ballymoney; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46610Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
Status
Active
Location
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
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 parent company of John McElderry (Motors & Tractors) Limited at 31st December 2025 was McElderry Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Northern Ireland. The registered office address is 24/2”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£27.9m
Growth ▲11.7%
Profit
−£8.7k
Growth ▼101.6%
Profit margin
0%
Gross 10.6%
Employees
27
Change 0%
Profit / employee
−£321
Revenue/employee £1m
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£25.4m£24.2m£25m£27.9m
Cost of sales£21.7m£21m£22.1m£25m
Gross profit£3.7m£3.2m£3m£3m
Operating profit£1.8m£1.2m£968k£639k
Profit before tax£1.7m£1.1m£720k£111k
Profit after tax£1.4m£778k£537k−£8.7k
Profit (best available)£1.4m£778k£537k−£8.7k
Staff costs£1.4m£1.4m£1.4m£1.5m
Employees (average)29272727
Ratios
Profit margin5.4%3.2%2.1%0%
Gross margin14.7%13.3%11.8%10.6%
Revenue per employee£875k£898k£927k£1m
Profit per employee£47.3k£28.8k£19.9k−£321
Cash conversion−93.2%15.4%−94.3%−239%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4.5%▲3.2%▲11.7%
Profit growth—▼43.4%▼30.9%▼101.6%
Headcount growth—▼6.9%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.4m£1.7m£1.5m£1.9m
Net assets£5.9m£6.6m£7.2m£7.2m
Fixed assets£1.2m£1.8m£2.3m£2.6m
Current assets£11.9m£13.6m£12m£15.2m
Debtors£1.5m£1.1m£962k£2.2m
Deferred income£935£842£758£682
Cash from operations−£1.6m£185k−£912k−£1.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
10.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£321
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−239%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8%
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
▲0%
Now £7.2m
Cash at bank
▲25%
Now £1.9m
Headcount
0%
Now 27
Deferred income
▼10%
Now £682
Fixed assets
▲16%
Now £2.6m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. McElderry Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. John McElderry (Motors & Tractors) Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£8.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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