James Moffat (Quality Butchers) Ltd.
Registered name: JAMES MOFFAT (QUALITY BUTCHERS) LTD.
James Moffat (Quality Butchers) Ltd. made £613k revenue and a £51.1k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
James Moffat (Quality Butchers) Ltd.’s revenue fell 8% to £613k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £51.1k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Scotland
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £643k | £671k | £667k | £613k |
| Cost of sales | £449k | £465k | £402k | £412k |
| Gross profit | £194k | £206k | £265k | £201k |
| Operating profit | — | −£1.7k | £47.6k | −£47.8k |
| Profit before tax | £1.6k | −£1.7k | £49k | −£47.5k |
| Profit after tax | £817 | −£1.4k | £39.7k | −£51.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £817 | −£1.4k | £39.7k | −£51.1k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | −0.2% | 5.9% | −8.3% |
| Gross margin | 30.2% | 30.7% | 39.8% | 32.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £64.3k | £67.1k | £66.7k | £61.3k |
| Profit per employee | £82 | −£137 | £4k | −£5.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.4% | ▼0.7% | ▼8.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼267.8% | — | ▼228.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £114k | £103k | £123k | £45.1k |
| Net assets | £113k | £108k | £130k | £61.3k |
| Fixed assets | £11.5k | £8.6k | £10.6k | £29.7k |
| Current assets | £122k | £111k | £131k | £56.6k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £2.1k | £2.2k | £6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £61.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 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
- ▼53%
- Now £61.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼63%
- Now £45.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲180%
- Now £29.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£51.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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