R.J. & K.D. McLean Limited
Registered name: R.J. & K.D. MCLEAN LIMITED
Part of McLean Holdings Ltd groupR.J. & K.D. McLean Limited made £74.4m revenue and £4.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
R.J. & K.D. McLean Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £74.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.6m profit and 29 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Shaftesbury; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shaftesbury, South West
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £69.4m | £74.4m |
| Cost of sales | £62.8m | £66.9m |
| Gross profit | £6.6m | £7.5m |
| Operating profit | £5.2m | £6.1m |
| Profit before tax | £5.2m | £6.1m |
| Profit after tax | £3.9m | £4.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.9m | £4.6m |
| Staff costs | £843k | £1m |
| Employees (average) | 28 | 29 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 9.5% | 10% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| Profit per employee | £139k | £157k |
| Cash conversion | −96.4% | −84.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲17% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £19.7m | £22.2m |
| Fixed assets | £3m | £3.1m |
| Current assets | £18.6m | £20.6m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £891k |
| Deferred income | £50.7k | £31.8k |
| Cash from operations | −£5m | −£5.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.6m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £157k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −84.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £22.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £1.4m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 29
- Deferred income
- ▼37%
- Now £31.8k
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £3.1m
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
- McLean Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- R.J. & K.D. McLean Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- McLean & Sons LtdFigures 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 Dec 2025 (profit £4.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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