Alchemy Contracts (Scotland) Limited
Registered name: ALCHEMY CONTRACTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Alchemy Contracts (Scotland) Limited made £122k revenue and a £24.8k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Alchemy Contracts (Scotland) Limited’s revenue fell 43% to £122k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £24.8k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “quantity surveying activities” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £228k | £214k | £122k |
| Profit after tax | £34.7k | £30.3k | −£24.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £34.7k | £30.3k | −£24.8k |
| Staff costs | £60k | £22.3k | £22.3k |
| Employees (average) | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 15.2% | 14.2% | −20.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £71.2k | £40.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £10.1k | −£8.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.4% | ▼42.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼12.6% | ▼181.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £64.2k | £59.6k | £34.8k |
| Fixed assets | £20.9k | £17.7k | £17.7k |
| Current assets | £51.5k | £48.9k | £17.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −20.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £40.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.5%
- 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
- ▼42%
- Now £34.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £17.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£24.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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