George Donald (Warehouseman) Limited
Registered name: GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED
George Donald (Warehouseman) Limited made £6.5m revenue and £336k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
George Donald (Warehouseman) Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £6.5m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £336k profit and 80 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Peterhead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Peterhead, Scotland
- Age
- 70 yrs · since 1955
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.3m | £6.6m | £6.6m | £6.5m |
| Cost of sales | £5.7m | £5.7m | £5.9m | £5.9m |
| Gross profit | £517k | £891k | £708k | £523k |
| Operating profit | £377k | £335k | £193k | −£31.9k |
| Profit before tax | £604k | £308k | £318k | £433k |
| Profit after tax | £493k | £212k | £257k | £336k |
| Profit (best available) | £493k | £212k | £257k | £336k |
| Staff costs | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.9m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 84 | 81 | 79 | 80 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.9% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | 8.3% | 13.5% | 10.7% | 8.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £74.4k | £81.3k | £84.1k | £80.8k |
| Profit per employee | £5.9k | £2.6k | £3.2k | £4.2k |
| Cash conversion | −206.7% | 102.7% | −111.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▲0.8% | ▼2.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼57.1% | ▲21.3% | ▲31% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.6% | ▼2.5% | ▲1.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £423k | £705k | £562k |
| Net assets | £8.9m | £9m | £9.1m | £9.3m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £8.4m | £8.4m | £8.5m | £8.8m |
| Debtors | £898k | £834k | £868k | £858k |
| Cash from operations | −£779k | £344k | −£215k | −£307k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £80.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.3%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £9.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £562k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 80
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £1.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £336k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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