John Matheson Engineering Limited
Registered name: JOHN MATHESON ENGINEERING LIMITED
John Matheson Engineering Limited made £154k revenue and £74.4k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
John Matheson Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 4659% to £154k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £74.4k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Aberdeen; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £83.5k | £3.2k | £154k |
| Profit before tax | £49.7k | £1.2k | £96.5k |
| Profit after tax | £40.2k | £846 | £74.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £40.2k | £846 | £74.4k |
| Staff costs | £19.9k | £4.1k | £34.6k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 48.2% | 26.2% | 48.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £154k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £74.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼96.1% | ▲4659% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼97.9% | ▲8691% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £147k | £117k | £148k |
| Fixed assets | £7.6k | £1.9k | £53.2k |
| Current assets | £151k | £120k | £120k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 48.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £154k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £74.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 34.6%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £148k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2755%
- Now £53.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £74.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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