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Company No. SC538101 · Incorporated 15 Jun 2016

Harper McDermott Ltd

Registered name: HARPER MCDERMOTT LTD

Harper McDermott Ltd made £8.7m revenue and £3.2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text

Harper McDermott Ltd’s revenue grew 12% to £8.7m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £3.2m profit and 59 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company

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: “The company is wholly owned by Trident Trust Company Limited, which has its registered office in Jersey, in its capacity as trustee of the Harper McDermott Limited Employee Ownership Trust.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£8.7m
Growth ▲12.3%
Profit
£3.2m
Growth ▲85.2%
Profit margin
37.1%
 
Employees
59
Change ▼10.6%
Profit / employee
£54.8k
Revenue/employee £148k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Jun 202230 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£6.9m£7.8m£8.7m
Operating profit—£2.8m£2.4m£4.3m
Profit before tax—£3m£2.5m£4.3m
Profit after tax—£2.4m£1.7m£3.2m
Profit (best available)—£2.4m£1.7m£3.2m
Staff costs—£2m£2.4m£2.1m
Employees (average)48596659
Ratios
Profit margin—35.3%22.5%37.1%
Revenue per employee—£116k£118k£148k
Profit per employee—£41.1k£26.4k£54.8k
Cash conversion—−99.7%——
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲13.2%▲12.3%
Profit growth——▼28%▲85.2%
Headcount growth—▲22.9%▲11.9%▼10.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.5m
Net assets£7.2m£7.1m£6.2m£6.2m
Fixed assets£6m£6m£5.4m£5.4m
Current assets£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m£1.7m
Debtors£106k£142k£174k£117k
Deferred income—£705£21k£20.5k
Cash from operations—−£2.8m——
SourceFilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
37.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£148k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£54.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
61.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲1%
Now £6.2m
Cash at bank
▼9%
Now £1.5m
Headcount
▼11%
Now 59
Deferred income
▼2%
Now £20.5k
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £5.4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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