Swanson Mackay & Co. Limited
Registered name: SWANSON MACKAY & CO. LIMITED
Swanson Mackay & Co. Limited made £14.2m revenue and £467k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Swanson Mackay & Co. Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £14.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £467k profit and 30 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in Herefordshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Herefordshire, West Midlands
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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: “Boseley Holdings Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £13.2m | £14.3m | £14.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £11.3m | £12m | £11.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.9m | £2.3m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | — | £800k | £442k | £780k |
| Profit before tax | — | £712k | £317k | £630k |
| Profit after tax | — | £561k | £207k | £467k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £561k | £207k | £467k |
| Staff costs | — | £786k | £1.1m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 4.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 14.4% | 15.9% | 20.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £549k | £530k | £472k |
| Profit per employee | — | £23.4k | £7.7k | £15.6k |
| Cash conversion | — | −3.3% | −171.5% | −41.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲8.6% | ▼1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼63.1% | ▲125.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲41.2% | ▲12.5% | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £537k | £603k | £1.2m | £824k |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £3.1m | £3.3m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £11.5k | £79k | £178k | £151k |
| Current assets | £4.9m | £5.9m | £6.6m | £6.4m |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £3m | £3.2m | £3.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£26.2k | −£757k | −£327k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £472k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −41.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.7%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼32%
- Now £824k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 30
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £151k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £467k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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