D. R. Collin & Son Ltd
Registered name: D. R. COLLIN & SON LTD
D. R. Collin & Son Ltd made £627k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
D. R. Collin & Son Ltd reported £627k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, up 44% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 204 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs” and is based in Eyemouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Eyemouth, Scotland
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £2.6m | £1.3m | £435k | £627k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.6m | £1.3m | £435k | £627k |
| Employees (average) | 200 | 217 | 217 | 204 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £13k | £5.9k | £2k | £3.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼51.1% | ▼65.8% | ▲44.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.5% | 0% | ▼6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.2m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £2.1m |
| Net assets | £10.9m | £10.2m | £10.3m | £10.6m |
| Fixed assets | £4.3m | £4.5m | £5.5m | £5.6m |
| Current assets | £8.1m | £7.2m | £6.7m | £7.2m |
| Debtors | £235k | £86k | £92.5k | £118k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
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
- £3.1k
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £10.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲41%
- Now £2.1m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 204
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £5.6m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Coquet Island Shellfish LimitedRev. £24.3m · Profit £737k
- Boat Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- D.R. Collin (Fish) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- D.R. Collin Scotland LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sea Harvest Scotland Ltd.Figures 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £627k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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