Inverlussa Shellfish Company Limited
Registered name: INVERLUSSA SHELLFISH COMPANY LIMITED
Inverlussa Shellfish Company Limited made £3.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Inverlussa Shellfish Company Limited reported £3.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, up 64% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 125 employees. The company is classified under “marine aquaculture” and is based in Isle of Mull; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Isle of Mull, Scotland
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.7m | £15.7m | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £8.1m | £10.1m | — | — |
| Gross profit | £4.6m | £5.5m | — | — |
| Operating profit | £4.1m | £4.8m | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £3.6m | £3.6m | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £2.9m | £2.7m | £2.3m | £3.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.9m | £2.7m | £2.3m | £3.8m |
| Staff costs | £4.4m | £5.4m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 93 | 108 | 122 | 125 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 23.1% | 17% | — | — |
| Gross margin | 36.5% | 35.4% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £136k | £145k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £31.4k | £24.6k | £18.9k | £30.2k |
| Cash conversion | −129.6% | −139.8% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲23.6% | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼9% | ▼13.2% | ▲63.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.1% | ▲13% | ▲2.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.8m | £3.5m | £1.6m | £2.5m |
| Net assets | £25.5m | £31.8m | £39.4m | £46.3m |
| Fixed assets | £47.6m | £67.6m | £79.7m | £85m |
| Current assets | £5m | £5.8m | £6.8m | £10.6m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £2.1m | £3.5m | £3.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£5.3m | −£6.7m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
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
- £30.2k
- 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.
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
- ▲18%
- Now £46.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲62%
- Now £2.5m
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 125
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £85m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Inverlussa Shipping Co LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LCL Shipping 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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