John Scott Meat (Paisley) Limited
Registered name: JOHN SCOTT MEAT (PAISLEY) LIMITED
John Scott Meat (Paisley) Limited made £25.7m revenue and £404k profit in the year to 26 Jun 2025. read from filing text
John Scott Meat (Paisley) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £25.7m in the year to 26 Jun 2025, with £404k profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Paisley; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Paisley, Scotland
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 27 Jun 2024 | 26 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.4m | £25.7m |
| Cost of sales | £20.6m | £22.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £323k | £530k |
| Profit before tax | £327k | £536k |
| Profit after tax | £266k | £404k |
| Profit (best available) | £266k | £404k |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 90 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Gross margin | 11.9% | 12.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £239k | £285k |
| Profit per employee | £2.7k | £4.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲51.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼8.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £720k | £879k |
| Net assets | £3m | £3.2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £3.4m | £4m |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £285k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.8%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £3.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲22%
- Now £879k
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 90
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £1.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Sandyford Abattoir (Paisley) 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 26 Jun 2025 (profit £404k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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