McNairn's Coaches Ltd.
Registered name: MCNAIRN'S COACHES LTD.
McNairn's Coaches Ltd. made £2.6m revenue and £331k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
McNairn's Coaches Ltd.’s revenue grew 36% to £2.6m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £331k profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Scotland
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.5m | £2m | £1.9m | £2.6m |
| Cost of sales | £976k | £973k | £931k | £987k |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £1.1m | £987k | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | £314k | −£95.9k | −£170k | £356k |
| Profit before tax | £305k | −£104k | −£177k | £352k |
| Profit after tax | £310k | −£120k | −£153k | £331k |
| Profit (best available) | £310k | −£120k | −£153k | £331k |
| Employees (average) | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 12.5% | −5.9% | −8% | 12.7% |
| Gross margin | 60.6% | 52.2% | 51.5% | 62.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £55k | £43.3k | £40.8k | £55.4k |
| Profit per employee | £6.9k | −£2.6k | −£3.3k | £7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼17.8% | ▼5.8% | ▲35.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼138.8% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £476k | £161k | £181k | £78.4k |
| Net assets | £313k | £192k | £39.3k | £371k |
| Fixed assets | £337k | £425k | £298k | £408k |
| Current assets | £733k | £462k | £504k | £368k |
| Debtors | £173k | £244k | £285k | £94.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 62.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £55.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.6%
- 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
- ▲842%
- Now £371k
- Cash at bank
- ▼57%
- Now £78.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲37%
- Now £408k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £331k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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