How much does Mackay's Ltd. make?

Mackay's Ltd. reported revenue of £17.5m and a loss of £958k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Mackay's Ltd. have?

Mackay's Ltd. reported an average of 124 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Mackay's Ltd. profitable?

No — Mackay's Ltd. reported a loss of £958k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC155016 · Incorporated 19 Dec 1994

Mackay's Ltd.

Registered name: MACKAY'S LTD.

Part of Permian Industries Limited group

Mackay's Ltd. made £17.5m revenue and a £958k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Mackay's Ltd.’s revenue was £17.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £958k and 124 employees. The company is classified under “other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Arbroath; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10390Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

Status: Active
Location: Arbroath, Scotland
Age: 31 yrs · since 1994
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 parent company is Permian Industries Limited, a company registered in Canada. The registered office of Permian Industries Limited is PO Box 183, Suite 5330, First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario,”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£17.5m

Growth ▲0.1%

Profit

−£958k

Growth —

Profit margin

−5.5%

Gross 31.3%

Employees

124

Change ▼7.5%

Profit / employee

−£7.7k

Revenue/employee £141k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.7m	£14.6m	£17.4m	£17.5m
Cost of sales	£13.2m	£11.2m	£12.3m	£12m
Gross profit	£5.5m	£3.4m	£5.1m	£5.5m
Operating profit	−£57.5k	−£2.4m	−£886k	−£614k
Profit before tax	−£442k	−£2.8m	−£1.2m	−£958k
Profit after tax	−£526k	−£2.3m	−£1.2m	−£958k
Profit (best available)	−£526k	−£2.3m	−£1.2m	−£958k
Staff costs	£4.3m	£4.3m	£4.7m	£4.8m
Employees (average)	127	129	134	124
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.8%	−15.8%	−7%	−5.5%
Gross margin	29.3%	23.2%	29.4%	31.3%
Revenue per employee	£147k	£113k	£130k	£141k
Profit per employee	−£4.1k	−£17.9k	−£9.1k	−£7.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼21.9%	▲19.2%	▲0.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.6%	▲3.9%	▼7.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3k	£170k	£997k	£760k
Net assets	£3.3m	£6.6m	£5.4m	£4.3m
Fixed assets	£6.8m	£6.2m	£5.9m	£5.6m
Current assets	£7.3m	£6.9m	£7.3m	£6.7m
Debtors	£4m	£3.1m	£2.3m	£2.2m
Deferred income	£27.8k	£27.8k	£27.8k	£27.8k
Cash from operations	−£512k	£1.9m	£74.8k	£8.3k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −5.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 31.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £141k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£7.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 31.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.4%; 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: ▼21%; Now £4.3m
Cash at bank: ▼24%; Now £760k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 124
Deferred income: 0%; Now £27.8k
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £5.6m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Permian Industries Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent50–75%
Mackay's Ltd.this 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£958k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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