Brown McFarlane Precision Engineering Limited
Registered name: BROWN MCFARLANE PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
Part of A.r.brown,mcfarlane & Company, Limited groupBrown McFarlane Precision Engineering Limited made £196k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Brown McFarlane Precision Engineering Limited reported £196k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, up 57% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 6 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Motherwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Motherwell, Scotland
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 regarded by directors as being the company's ultimate parent company is A”
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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £166k | £262k |
| Profit after tax | £141k | £259k | £125k | £196k |
| Profit (best available) | £141k | £259k | £125k | £196k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £23.5k | £43.2k | £17.9k | £32.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲83.7% | ▼51.7% | ▲56.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲16.7% | ▼14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £193k | £203k | £176k | £204k |
| Net assets | £183k | £442k | £567k | £763k |
| Fixed assets | £398k | £332k | £380k | £314k |
| Current assets | £250k | £290k | £358k | £660k |
| Debtors | £55k | £36k | £52k | £63k |
| Deferred income | £15k | £4k | £9k | £31k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
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
- £32.7k
- 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
- ▲35%
- Now £763k
- Cash at bank
- ▲16%
- Now £204k
- Headcount
- ▼14%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- ▲244%
- Now £31k
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £314k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- A.r.brown,mcfarlane & Company, Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Brown McFarlane Precision Engineering Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Brown McFarlane LimitedRev. £33.2m · Profit £1.4m
- Arbm Co 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Arbm Co LimitedFigures 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £196k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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