Ingram Brothers Ltd
Registered name: INGRAM BROTHERS LTD
Part of George Ingram (Glasgow) Limited groupIngram Brothers Ltd made £12m revenue and £607k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ingram Brothers Ltd’s revenue fell 3% to £12m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £607k profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of sugar confectionery” and is based in Paisley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Paisley, Scotland
- Age
- 102 yrs · since 1924
- 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: “George Ingram (Glasgow) Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £12m | £12.4m | £12m |
| Cost of sales | — | £7.6m | £7m | £7.2m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.4m | £5.3m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | — | £909k | £1.5m | £737k |
| Profit before tax | — | £905k | £1.5m | £757k |
| Profit after tax | — | £579k | £1.2m | £607k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £579k | £1.2m | £607k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.9m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 46 | 46 | 53 | 58 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 4.8% | 9.9% | 5% |
| Gross margin | — | 36.4% | 43.1% | 39.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £260k | £233k | £208k |
| Profit per employee | — | £12.6k | £23.2k | £10.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | −193.9% | −124.5% | −16.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲3.2% | ▼2.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲112.1% | ▼50.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲15.2% | ▲9.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2m | £2.9m | £3.3m | £2.6m |
| Net assets | £7m | £7.1m | £7.6m | £7.6m |
| Fixed assets | £4.1m | £4.3m | £4.9m | £5m |
| Current assets | £6m | £6m | £6.8m | £6.5m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£1.8m | −£1.9m | −£120k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £208k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −16.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 41.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.8%
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £7.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼23%
- Now £2.6m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 58
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- George Ingram (Glasgow) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ingram Brothers Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Milroy Chemical Company Limited (The)Figures not disclosed
- R.D. Thomson LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £607k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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