John McAslan & Partners Limited
Registered name: JOHN MCASLAN & PARTNERS LIMITED
Part of McAslan Holdings Limited groupJohn McAslan & Partners Limited made £21.5m revenue and £3.4m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024. read from filing text
John McAslan & Partners Limited’s revenue grew 108% to £21.5m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £3.4m profit and 48 employees. The company is classified under “architectural activities”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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 immediate parent company is Caledonia Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The ultimate parent undertaking is McAslan Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.6m | £4.5m | £10.3m | £21.5m |
| Cost of sales | £1.9m | £2.3m | £5.8m | £14m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £2.2m | £4.5m | £7.4m |
| Operating profit | −£652k | −£1.3m | £1.1m | £3.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£694k | −£1.3m | £1.1m | £3.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£384k | −£912k | £1.1m | £3.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£384k | −£912k | £1.1m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 48 | 49 | 42 | 48 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −8.4% | −20.4% | 10.6% | 15.7% |
| Gross margin | 58.7% | 48.4% | 44% | 34.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £94.8k | £91.1k | £246k | £447k |
| Profit per employee | −£8k | −£18.6k | £26.1k | £70k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.9% | ▲131.3% | ▲107.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲206.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.1% | ▼14.3% | ▲14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £335k | £19.7k | £1.6m | £2.6m |
| Net assets | £1.8m | £870k | £1.7m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £151k | £89.6k | £70.9k | £91.8k |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £4m | £6.6m | £13.4m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.8m | £4m | £8.1m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £249k | £373k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £447k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £70k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 37.5%
- 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
- ▲171%
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲59%
- Now £2.6m
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 48
- Deferred income
- ▲49%
- Now £373k
- Fixed assets
- ▲29%
- Now £91.8k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- McAslan Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Caledonia Limited75–100%
- John McAslan & Partners 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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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