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Company No. SC221431 · Incorporated 20 Jul 2001

Reids Food Service Limited

Registered name: REIDS FOOD SERVICE LIMITED

Reids Food Service Limited made £17.3m revenue and £186k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Reids Food Service Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £17.3m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £186k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats” and is based in Dalry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46330Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats
Status
Active
Location
Dalry, Scotland
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£17.3m
Growth ▼10.5%
Profit
£186k
Growth ▼22.5%
Profit margin
1.1%
Gross 22.2%
Employees
53
Change ▲1.9%
Profit / employee
£3.5k
Revenue/employee £326k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£18.5m£19.8m£19.3m£17.3m
Cost of sales£14.4m£15.4m£15.1m£13.4m
Gross profit£4.1m£4.4m£4.2m£3.8m
Operating profit—£1.5m£142k£63.3k
Profit before tax£1.2m£1.5m£331k£256k
Profit after tax£923k£1.2m£240k£186k
Profit (best available)£923k£1.2m£240k£186k
Staff costs—£1.8m£3m£2.6m
Employees (average)50525253
Ratios
Profit margin5%5.9%1.2%1.1%
Gross margin22%22.1%21.8%22.2%
Revenue per employee£369k£381k£371k£326k
Profit per employee£18.5k£22.3k£4.6k£3.5k
Cash conversion—−69.9%−453.9%−760.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.2%▼2.6%▼10.5%
Profit growth—▲25.7%▼79.3%▼22.5%
Headcount growth—▲4%0%▲1.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.9m£5.6m£5.9m£5.1m
Net assets£8.2m£9.3m£9.6m£9.8m
Fixed assets£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m£2m
Current assets£8m£8.8m£9.3m£9.2m
Debtors£1.5m£1.5m£1.5m£1.2m
Cash from operations−£1.4m−£1m−£642k−£482k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£326k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−760.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.8%
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
▲2%
Now £9.8m
Cash at bank
▼14%
Now £5.1m
Headcount
▲2%
Now 53
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲9%
Now £2m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £186k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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