Matthew's Foods (Scotland) Limited
Registered name: MATTHEW'S FOODS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Part of Ejk Holdings Limited groupMatthew's Foods (Scotland) Limited made £20.1m revenue and £393k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Matthew's Foods (Scotland) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £20.1m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £393k profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20m | £20.1m |
| Cost of sales | £15.3m | £15.2m |
| Gross profit | £4.6m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | £797k | £524k |
| Profit before tax | £797k | £524k |
| Profit after tax | £598k | £393k |
| Profit (best available) | £598k | £393k |
| Staff costs | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 88 | 90 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 3% | 2% |
| Gross margin | 23.2% | 24.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £227k | £223k |
| Profit per employee | £6.8k | £4.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼34.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £361k | £455k |
| Net assets | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £439k | £273k |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3.5m |
| Debtors | £22.3k | £17.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £223k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲26%
- Now £455k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 90
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼38%
- Now £273k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ejk Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Matthew's Foods (Scotland) 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 May 2025 (profit £393k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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