McConaghy Refrigerated Distribution Limited
Registered name: MCCONAGHY REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
McConaghy Refrigerated Distribution Limited made £13.3m revenue and £840k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
McConaghy Refrigerated Distribution Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £13.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £840k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Ballymoney; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.8m | £12.2m | £13.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.5m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £9.3m | £10.3m | £11.4m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | £836k | £823k | £840k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £836k | £823k | £840k |
| Staff costs | — | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 45 | 55 | 61 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 7.8% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 86.4% | 84.3% | 85.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £196k | £200k | £222k |
| Profit per employee | — | £15.2k | £13.5k | £14k |
| Cash conversion | — | 150.9% | 195.8% | 170.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲13.5% | ▲9.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼1.6% | ▲2.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲22.2% | ▲10.9% | ▼1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £886k | £1.5m | £1.3m | £2m |
| Net assets | £3.2m | £4.1m | £3.9m | £4.5m |
| Fixed assets | £3.4m | £4.6m | £5.9m | £6.2m |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £4m | £4.2m | £4.9m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £2.2m | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| Deferred income | — | £228k | £97.2k | £148k |
| Cash from operations | — | £1.7m | £2.4m | £2.1m |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 85.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £222k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 170.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 46.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 19.3%
- 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
- ▲16%
- Now £4.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲56%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- ▲53%
- Now £148k
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £6.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £840k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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