How much does A.k. Stoddart Limited make?

A.k. Stoddart Limited reported revenue of £61.5m and a loss of £396k in the year to 25 Nov 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.k. Stoddart Limited have?

A.k. Stoddart Limited reported an average of 202 employees in the year to 25 Nov 2023.

Is A.k. Stoddart Limited profitable?

No — A.k. Stoddart Limited reported a loss of £396k in the year to 25 Nov 2023.

Company No. SC033785 · Incorporated 23 Mar 1959

A.k. Stoddart Limited

Registered name: A.K. STODDART LIMITED

Part of Manifesto Foods Limited group

A.k. Stoddart Limited made £61.5m revenue and a £396k loss in the year to 25 Nov 2023.

A.k. Stoddart Limited’s revenue was £61.5m in the year to 25 Nov 2023, with a loss of £396k and 202 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Broxburn.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10110Processing and preserving of meat SIC 10130Production of meat and poultry meat products

Status: Active
Location: Broxburn, Scotland
Age: 67 yrs · since 1959
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: “At the reporting date, the Company's ultimate parent undertaking was Manifesto Foods Ltd, a company registered in England & Wales. This is the largest and smallest group for which group financial stat”

Latest accounts · year to 25 Nov 2023

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£61.5m

Growth —

Profit

−£396k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.6%

Gross 19.8%

Employees

202

Change —

Profit / employee

−£2k

Revenue/employee £304k

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.

1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	25 Nov 2023
Disclosure	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£61.5m
Cost of sales	£49.3m
Gross profit	£12.2m
Operating profit	£25k
Profit before tax	−£396k
Profit after tax	−£396k
Profit (best available)	−£396k
Staff costs	£5.9m
Employees (average)	202
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.6%
Gross margin	19.8%
Revenue per employee	£304k
Profit per employee	−£2k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£444k
Net assets	£7.5m
Fixed assets	£590k
Current assets	£17.3m
Debtors	£4.7m
Deferred income	£522k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £304k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.6%; 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: —; Now £7.5m
Cash at bank: —; Now £444k
Headcount: —; Now 202
Deferred income: —; Now £522k
Fixed assets: —; Now £590k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Manifesto Foods Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
A.k. Stoddart 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 25 Nov 2023 (profit −£396k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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