How much does R & K Drysdale Limited make?

R & K Drysdale Limited reported revenue of £51.1m and £547k profit in the year to 26 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does R & K Drysdale Limited have?

R & K Drysdale Limited reported an average of 329 employees in the year to 26 Dec 2025.

Is R & K Drysdale Limited profitable?

Yes — R & K Drysdale Limited reported a profit of £547k in the year to 26 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC139487 · Incorporated 28 Jul 1992

R & K Drysdale Limited

Registered name: R & K DRYSDALE LIMITED

Part of R&K Drysdale (Holdings) Limited group

R & K Drysdale Limited made £51.1m revenue and £547k profit in the year to 26 Dec 2025. read from filing text

R & K Drysdale Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £51.1m in the year to 26 Dec 2025, with £547k profit and 329 employees. The company is classified under “growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers” and is based in Dunbar; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 01130Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers SIC 10390Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

Status: Active
Location: Dunbar, Scotland
Age: 34 yrs · since 1992
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 company is a subsidiary undertaking of R & K Drysdale (Holdings) Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 26 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£51.1m

Growth ▲7.1%

Profit

£547k

Growth ▼52.8%

Profit margin

1.1%

Gross 14.8%

Employees

329

Change ▲20.1%

Profit / employee

£1.7k

Revenue/employee £155k

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	29 Dec 2023	27 Dec 2024	26 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£37.3m	£47.8m	£51.1m
Cost of sales	£28.4m	£39.8m	£43.5m
Gross profit	£8.9m	£7.9m	£7.6m
Operating profit	−£683k	£542k	£1.8m
Profit before tax	−£1.2m	−£356k	£904k
Profit after tax	−£1.4m	£1.2m	£547k
Profit (best available)	−£1.4m	£1.2m	£547k
Employees (average)	238	274	329
Ratios
Profit margin	−3.7%	2.4%	1.1%
Gross margin	23.9%	16.6%	14.8%
Revenue per employee	£157k	£174k	£155k
Profit per employee	−£5.8k	£4.2k	£1.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲28%	▲7.1%
Profit growth	—	—	▼52.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲15.1%	▲20.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£301k	£141k
Net assets	£7.4m	£8.6m	£9.1m
Fixed assets	£11.8m	£11.5m	£11.7m
Current assets	£16m	£17.9m	£18.4m
Debtors	£8m	£8m	£7.6m
Deferred income	£2m	£2.1m	£3.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £155k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 23%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.8%; 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: ▲6%; Now £9.1m
Cash at bank: ▼53%; Now £141k
Headcount: ▲20%; Now 329
Deferred income: ▲58%; Now £3.3m
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £11.7m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

R&K Drysdale (Holdings) Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
R & K Drysdale 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 26 Dec 2025 (profit £547k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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