William Young (Kilmarnock) Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM YOUNG (KILMARNOCK) LIMITED
William Young (Kilmarnock) Limited made £453k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
William Young (Kilmarnock) Limited reported £453k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, up 486% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 9 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Scotland
- Age
- 69 yrs · since 1957
- 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 controlling party is Mr D Young.”
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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £3.8m | £3.8m | £4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £558k | £930k |
| Profit after tax | £467k | £77.2k | £453k |
| Profit (best available) | £467k | £77.2k | £453k |
| Staff costs | £354k | £389k | £483k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £51.9k | £8.6k | £50.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | ▼83.5% | ▲486.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £700k | £687k | £962k |
| Net assets | £5.3m | £5.3m | £5.6m |
| Fixed assets | £4.7m | £4.7m | £4.7m |
| Current assets | £1m | £969k | £1.3m |
| Debtors | £71.8k | £30.1k | £43.6k |
| Deferred income | £18.7k | £14.4k | £12.9k |
| Cash from operations | £30.6k | −£36.7k | £27.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
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
- £50.3k
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £5.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲40%
- Now £962k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▼10%
- Now £12.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £4.7m
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)
- Aird Walker & Ralston LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Aird Walker LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Riverbank Electrical Wholesalers 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 2024 (profit £453k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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