Another Place the Machrie Limited
Registered name: ANOTHER PLACE THE MACHRIE LIMITED
Part of Actev II Limited groupAnother Place the Machrie Limited made £3.5m revenue and a £4.8m loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Another Place the Machrie Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £3.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £4.8m and 65 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Isle of Islay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Isle of Islay, Scotland
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Actev Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.4m | £3.3m | £3.6m | £3.5m |
| Cost of sales | £288k | £431k | −£434k | −£378k |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £2.9m | £3.1m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | −£1.4m | −£2.1m | −£4.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.2m | −£1.4m | −£2.1m | −£4.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.2m | −£1.4m | −£2.1m | −£4.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.2m | −£1.4m | −£2.1m | −£4.8m |
| Staff costs | £1.7m | £2.3m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −47.9% | −41.8% | −58% | −135.9% |
| Gross margin | 88% | 87% | 87.8% | 89.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £4.2m | £4.8m | £54.8k | £54.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£2m | −£2m | −£31.8k | −£73.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲38.4% | ▲7.1% | ▼1.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲21.1% | ▲9320% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £181k | £241k | — | — |
| Net assets | £11.4m | £10m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £12.4m | £13.6m | — | — |
| Current assets | £436k | £661k | — | — |
| Debtors | £111k | £249k | — | — |
| Deferred income | £508k | £1.4m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −135.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 89.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £54.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£73.7k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 65
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Actev II Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Actev Limited50–75%
- Another Place Limited50–75%
- Another Place the Machrie Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Another Place Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Another Place Lakes LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Actev Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£4.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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