How many employees does Scotbeef Limited have?

Scotbeef Limited reported an average of 541 employees in the year to 25 Feb 2024.

Is Scotbeef Limited profitable?

Yes — Scotbeef Limited reported a profit of £136k in the year to 25 Feb 2024.

Company No. SC039434 · Incorporated 25 Oct 1963

Scotbeef Limited

Registered name: SCOTBEEF LIMITED

Scotbeef Limited made £136k profit in the year to 25 Feb 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Scotbeef Limited reported £136k profit in the year to 25 Feb 2024, down 96% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 541 employees. The company is classified under “production of meat and poultry meat products” and is based in Annan; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 10130Production of meat and poultry meat products

Status: Active
Location: Annan, Scotland
Age: 62 yrs · since 1963
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 company is a subsidiary of J.W. Galloway Limited. The ultimate controlling party is J.W. Galloway Limited which is incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered in Scotland. The address of JW ”

Latest accounts · year to 25 Feb 2024

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£136k

Growth ▼96.2%

Profit margin

—

Employees

541

Change ▼45.9%

Profit / employee

£251

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	26 Feb 2023	25 Feb 2024
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—
Cost of sales	£396m	£200m
Profit before tax	£4m	−£400k
Profit after tax	£3.5m	£136k
Profit (best available)	£3.5m	£136k
Staff costs	£31.4m	£18.3m
Employees (average)	999	541
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—
Profit per employee	£3.5k	£251
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼96.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼45.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£29.1m	£22.1m
Net assets	£66.5m	£66.6m
Fixed assets	£17m	£6.4m
Current assets	£91.2m	£84m
Debtors	£22.4m	£5.7m
Deferred income	£3.7m	£3.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

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: £251; 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.

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: ▲0%; Now £66.6m
Cash at bank: ▼24%; Now £22.1m
Headcount: ▼46%; Now 541
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £3.4m
Fixed assets: ▼62%; Now £6.4m

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

J.W. Galloway Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Scotbeef Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Bryson Meats LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (5)

Scotbeef Inverurie LimitedRev. £62.5m · Profit −£3m
Vivers Scotlamb LimitedRev. £48.4m · Profit £348k
New Zealand Lamb Shops LimitedFigures not disclosed
R.B. Meiklejon LimitedFigures not disclosed
Strathaven Abattoir LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 FullAccounts for the year to 25 Feb 2024 (profit £136k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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