Dean McCathie Painters & Decorators Ltd.
Registered name: DEAN MCCATHIE PAINTERS & DECORATORS LTD.
Dean McCathie Painters & Decorators Ltd. made £1.5m revenue and £13.4k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Dean McCathie Painters & Decorators Ltd.’s revenue grew 60% to £1.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £13.4k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1.8m | £912k | £1.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.7m | £853k | £1.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £29.8k | £58.7k | £80.2k |
| Operating profit | — | −£552k | £5.5k | £16.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£552k | £5.5k | £16.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£552k | £4.4k | £13.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£552k | £4.4k | £13.4k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −31.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 1.7% | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £590k | £182k | £182k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£184k | £884 | £1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼48.4% | ▲59.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲203.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲66.7% | ▲60% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.9k | £83.7k | £121k | £135k |
| Net assets | £102k | £321k | £583k | £1m |
| Fixed assets | £68.5k | £237k | £412k | £766k |
| Current assets | £33.9k | £83.7k | £191k | £271k |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £35k | £107k |
| Deferred income | — | £0 | £0 | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £182k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 52.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- 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
- ▲72%
- Now £1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲11%
- Now £135k
- Headcount
- ▲60%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲86%
- Now £766k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £13.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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