Barclay & Mathieson Limited
Registered name: BARCLAY & MATHIESON LIMITED
Barclay & Mathieson Limited made a £7.3m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Barclay & Mathieson Limited reported a loss of £7.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 461 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 71 yrs · since 1955
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £11.7m | £4.9m | −£2.8m | −£7.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £11.7m | £4.9m | −£2.8m | −£7.3m |
| Employees (average) | 379 | 383 | 381 | 461 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £30.7k | £12.9k | −£7.5k | −£15.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲21% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £902k | £580k | £2.4m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £33.1m | £38m | £35.2m | £28.9m |
| Fixed assets | £23.1m | £23.6m | £34m | £28.8m |
| Current assets | £64.8m | £50.4m | £46.7m | £48.9m |
| Debtors | £33.1m | £24.3m | £18.3m | £25.4m |
| Deferred income | £10.2m | £6.9m | £3.8m | £4.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £28.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- ▲21%
- Now 461
- Deferred income
- ▲28%
- Now £4.8m
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £28.8m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Angus F. Gunn LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Avon Steel Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Breal Capital (Pulman) Holdings 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 Mar 2026 (profit −£7.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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