How much does Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited make?

Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited reported revenue of £12.7m and £702k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited have?

Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited reported an average of 83 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited profitable?

Yes — Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited reported a profit of £702k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 01860326 · Incorporated 1 Nov 1984

Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited

Registered name: Q.K. COLD STORES (MARSTON) LIMITED

Part of Q.K. (Holdings) Limited group

Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited made £12.7m revenue and £702k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £12.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £702k profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of poultry meat” and is based in Grantham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10120Processing and preserving of poultry meat SIC 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities

Status: Active
Location: Grantham, East Midlands
Age: 41 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£12.7m

Growth ▲1.7%

Profit

£702k

Growth ▼29.9%

Profit margin

5.5%

Gross 40.7%

Employees

Change ▲9.2%

Profit / employee

£8.5k

Revenue/employee £153k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.6m	£12.5m	£12.7m
Cost of sales	£7.4m	£7.2m	£7.5m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£5.3m	£5.2m
Operating profit	£520k	£1.5m	£1m
Profit before tax	−£274k	£1.3m	£905k
Profit after tax	−£148k	£1m	£702k
Profit (best available)	−£148k	£1m	£702k
Staff costs	£2.9m	£2.8m	£3.5m
Employees (average)	73	76	83
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.3%	8%	5.5%
Gross margin	35.8%	42.1%	40.7%
Revenue per employee	£159k	£164k	£153k
Profit per employee	−£2k	£13.2k	£8.5k
Cash conversion	−291.9%	−159.1%	−309.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7.5%	▲1.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼29.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.1%	▲9.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£2.8m	£1.6m
Net assets	£5.4m	£6.4m	£7.1m
Fixed assets	£7.1m	£6.9m	£9.7m
Current assets	£4.1m	£4.7m	£3.9m
Debtors	£2.2m	£1.6m	£1.5m
Cash from operations	−£1.5m	−£2.4m	−£3.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 40.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £153k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −309.9%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 76.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.1%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲11%; Now £7.1m
Cash at bank: ▼42%; Now £1.6m
Headcount: ▲9%; Now 83
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲41%; Now £9.7m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Q.K. (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Q.K. Cold Stores (Marston) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £702k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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