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MCPHERSON LIMITED
Cash
£9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£30M
+11.5% vs 2024
Employees
457
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+6.6% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- SC218508
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2001-04-25
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-07-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,081,199 | £4,349,259 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,161,038 | £3,098,904 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £9,214,358 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £28,493,814 | £32,699,526 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £26,835,877 | £29,934,781 | |
| Equity | £29,428,757 | £32,174,839 | £26,835,877 | £29,934,781 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 468 | 457 | |
| Wages | — | — | £20,566,020 | £20,285,032 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Turnover up 1% to £53.9m, gross profit increased by 11% to £9.4m due to better sales mix, tight driver utilisation control, and lower fleet maintenance costs. Administration costs increased by 12% resulting in operating profit of £4.1m, up 8% on last year.”
- “Following a sustained period of expansion in the spirits industry, trading conditions for customers in 2025/26 have been challenging, leading to reduced output and inventory levels for customers. This is impacting the company with activity levels down on last year, leading to management of cost base, reducing headcount, fleet numbers and investment in fleet assets to protect gross profit margins.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-10-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Martin Robert | Director | 2015-08-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| ELILIO, David | Director | 2018-02-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| MCPHERSON, Alexander David | Director | 2001-06-25 | Mar 1955 | British |
| MCPHERSON, James Alan | Director | 2018-08-01 | Aug 1990 | British |
| MCPHERSON, Scott Alexander | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-25 | 2006-03-31 |
| MD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2012-08-21 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-08-21 | 2017-10-01 |
| BUNTAIN, Iain James | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2019-08-07 |
| GOW, John Fraser | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2003-03-20 |
| THOMSON, John Stuart Macgregor | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| DURANO LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-25 | 2001-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcpherson Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-11-30 | Active |
| Alexander David Mcpherson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-26 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-07 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-02-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-02-14 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-01-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-01-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2021-12-21 | CH04 | officers | change corporate secretary company with change date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-07-31
10.55
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.366 × 6.56 = +2.40
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.127 × 6.72 = +0.85
- Book equity / Total liabilities 6.946 × 1.05 = +7.29
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
24.7
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 33
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 48
- Accounts trajectory 62
- 4 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees -2% YoY
- Net Assets +12% YoY