Malcolm Allan Limited
Registered name: MALCOLM ALLAN LIMITED
Part of Criseren Limited groupMalcolm Allan Limited made £13.7m revenue and a £788k loss in the year to 28 Sep 2025.
Malcolm Allan Limited’s revenue was £13.7m in the year to 28 Sep 2025, with a loss of £788k and 107 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Larbert; we hold 6 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Larbert, Scotland
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- 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: “Until 15 July 2024 Malcom Allan Limited has been controlled by the Allan family.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 28 Sep 2024 | 29 Sep 2024 | 28 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.7m | £14.1m | £14.6m | £6.8m | £6.8m | £13.7m |
| Cost of sales | £11.9m | £11.8m | £11.5m | −£5.2m | −£5.2m | −£11.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £2.3m | £3.1m | £1.6m | £1.6m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | £89.3k | −£385k | £259k | £15.9k | £15.9k | −£705k |
| Profit before tax | £30.9k | −£439k | £191k | −£74.1k | −£74.1k | −£825k |
| Profit after tax | −£22.8k | −£412k | £193k | −£77.1k | −£77.1k | −£788k |
| Profit (best available) | −£22.8k | −£412k | £193k | −£77.1k | −£77.1k | −£788k |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £2.8m | £3m | — | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 142 | 135 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 107 |
| Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | −0.1% | −2.9% | 1.3% | −1.1% | −1.1% | −5.8% |
| Gross margin | 19.2% | 16.4% | 21.4% | 23% | 23% | 19.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £104k | £105k | £123k | £57.9k | £57.9k | £128k |
| Profit per employee | −£161 | −£3.1k | £1.6k | −£659 | −£659 | −£7.4k |
| Cash conversion | −1095% | — | −100.4% | — | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4% | ▲3.2% | — | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.9% | ▼11.8% | — | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||||
| Cash at bank | £446k | £80.5k | £2.8k | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £2.2m | £2.3m | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £3.6m | £3.3m | £3.2m | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £2.7m | £2.6m | — | — | — |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.4m | — | — | — |
| Deferred income | £322k | £284k | £246k | — | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£978k | £103k | −£260k | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £128k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 107
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Criseren Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Criseren Foods Limited50–75%
- Macsweenallan Food Group Ltd75–100%
- Malcolm Allan Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Macsween of Edinburgh LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Sep 2025 (profit −£788k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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