How many employees does McPherson Limited have?

McPherson Limited reported an average of 457 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is McPherson Limited profitable?

Yes — McPherson Limited reported a profit of £3.1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. SC218508 · Incorporated 25 Apr 2001

McPherson Limited

Registered name: MCPHERSON LIMITED

Part of McPherson Group Holdings Limited group

McPherson Limited made £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

McPherson Limited reported £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, down 2% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 457 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Aberdeen; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£3.1m

Growth ▼2%

Profit margin

—

Employees

457

Change ▼2.4%

Profit / employee

£6.8k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£42.5m	£44.9m	—
Profit before tax	£3.8m	£4.1m	£4.3m
Profit after tax	£3.1m	£3.2m	£3.1m
Profit (best available)	£3.1m	£3.2m	£3.1m
Staff costs	£21.2m	£23.3m	£23.3m
Employees (average)	454	468	457
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£6.8k	£6.8k	£6.8k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲2.6%	▼2%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.1%	▼2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	—	£6m	£9.2m
Net assets	£32.2m	£26.8m	£29.9m
Fixed assets	£18.3m	£26.8k	£20.2m
Current assets	£23.6m	£21.6m	£22.5m
Debtors	£12.2m	£13.2m	£10.4m
Deferred income	£13.4k	£23.9k	£21.7k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £6.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲12%; Now £29.9m
Cash at bank: ▲55%; Now £9.2m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 457
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £21.7k
Fixed assets: ▲75069%; Now £20.2m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

McPherson Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
McPherson Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

McPherson Group Properties 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 31 Jul 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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