How much does JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. make?

JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. reported revenue of £32.7m and a loss of £787k in the year to 30 Nov 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. have?

JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. reported an average of 97 employees in the year to 30 Nov 2024.

Is JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. profitable?

No — JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. reported a loss of £787k in the year to 30 Nov 2024.

Company No. SC059981 · Incorporated 10 May 1976

JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd.

Registered name: JB FOODS (SCOTLAND) LTD.

Part of Sarcon (No. 388) Limited group

JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd. made £32.7m revenue and a £787k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2024. read from filing text

JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd.’s revenue was £32.7m in the year to 30 Nov 2024, with a loss of £787k and 97 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Loanhead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products SIC 46330Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats SIC 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs SIC 56290Other food services

Status: Active
Location: Loanhead, Scotland
Age: 50 yrs · since 1976
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 was under the control of the Brown family during the current period.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£32.7m

Growth —

Profit

−£787k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.4%

Gross 25.4%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£8.1k

Revenue/employee £337k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2022	31 May 2023	30 Nov 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17m	£20.2m	£32.7m
Cost of sales	£12.5m	£14.7m	£24.4m
Gross profit	£4.5m	£5.5m	£8.3m
Operating profit	£271k	£311k	−£613k
Profit before tax	£156k	£91.1k	−£1m
Profit after tax	£99.2k	£64.7k	−£787k
Profit (best available)	£99.2k	£64.7k	−£787k
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.9m	£5m
Employees (average)	82	85	97
Ratios
Profit margin	0.6%	0.3%	−2.4%
Gross margin	26.3%	27.1%	25.4%
Revenue per employee	£207k	£238k	£337k
Profit per employee	£1.2k	£761	−£8.1k
Cash conversion	−157.6%	−159.7%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲19.2%	—
Profit growth	—	▼34.8%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲3.7%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£799	£788	£1.1k
Net assets	£1m	£1.2m	£605k
Fixed assets	£3.9m	£4.2m	£2.8m
Current assets	£3.5m	£4.5m	£3.2m
Debtors	£1.5m	£2.2m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£327k	£395k	£402k
Cash from operations	−£426k	−£497k	−£176k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 25.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £337k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.9%; 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 £605k
Cash at bank: —; Now £1.1k
Headcount: —; Now 97
Deferred income: —; Now £402k
Fixed assets: —; Now £2.8m

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

Sarcon (No. 388) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
JB Foods (Scotland) Ltd.this company

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

Sister companies (1)

Keenan Seafood 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 30 Nov 2024 (profit −£787k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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