Gordon McWilliam (Aberdeen) Limited
Registered name: GORDON MCWILLIAM (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
Part of Triple MC Limited groupGordon McWilliam (Aberdeen) Limited made £17.2m revenue and a £37.9k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Gordon McWilliam (Aberdeen) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £17.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £37.9k and 81 employees. The company is classified under “production of meat and poultry meat products” and is based in Aberdeen; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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: “Triple MC Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £13.7m | £16.2m | £17.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £10.6m | £12.4m | £13.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.1m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Operating profit | — | £179k | £254k | −£19.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | £166k | £235k | −£43.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | £122k | £171k | −£37.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £122k | £171k | −£37.9k |
| Employees (average) | 35 | 55 | 71 | 81 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.9% | 1.1% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 22.4% | 23.4% | 22.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £249k | £228k | £213k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.2k | £2.4k | −£468 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲18.4% | ▲6.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲39.8% | ▼122.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲57.1% | ▲29.1% | ▲14.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £271k | £408k | £389k | £99.6k |
| Net assets | £2.2m | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Deferred income | — | £53.6k | £81.6k | £59.1k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £213k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£468
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.3%
- 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
- ▼28%
- Now £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼74%
- Now £99.6k
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 81
- Deferred income
- ▼28%
- Now £59.1k
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £1.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Triple MC Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Gordon McWilliam (Aberdeen) 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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£37.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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