How much does D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited make?

D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited reported revenue of £12.2m and £2.3m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited have?

D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited reported an average of 55 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited profitable?

Yes — D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited reported a profit of £2.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. SC247496 · Incorporated 9 Apr 2003

D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited

Registered name: D A MACDONALD (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

Part of Kilmory Holdings Limited group

D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited made £12.2m revenue and £2.3m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

D a Macdonald (Contractors) Limited’s revenue grew 28% to £12.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £2.3m profit and 55 employees. The company is classified under “construction of water projects” and is based in Lochgilphead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 42910Construction of water projects SIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Lochgilphead, Scotland
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. From the filing: “The parent company of D A MacDonald (Contractors) Limited is Kilmory Holidngs Limited, a company incorporated in Scotland and its registered office is Unit 13A Kilmory Industrial Estate, Kilmory, Loch”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageCash flow filed

Revenue

£12.2m

Growth ▲28.4%

Profit

£2.3m

Growth ▲54.5%

Profit margin

18.5%

Gross 42.7%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£41.1k

Revenue/employee £222k

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 to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.2m	£9.8m	£9.5m	£12.2m
Cost of sales	£6.8m	£7.5m	£5.6m	£7m
Gross profit	£2.3m	£2.3m	£3.9m	£5.2m
Operating profit	£408k	£676k	£1.9m	£3m
Profit before tax	£403k	£675k	£1.9m	£3m
Profit after tax	£231k	£554k	£1.5m	£2.3m
Profit (best available)	£231k	£554k	£1.5m	£2.3m
Staff costs	£3.1m	£2.8m	£2.6m	£3m
Employees (average)	75	67	55	55
Ratios
Profit margin	2.5%	5.7%	15.4%	18.5%
Gross margin	25.5%	23.3%	41.2%	42.7%
Revenue per employee	£123k	£146k	£173k	£222k
Profit per employee	£3.1k	£8.3k	£26.6k	£41.1k
Cash conversion	−310.5%	−310.3%	−44.7%	−93.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲6.3%	▼2.6%	▲28.4%
Profit growth	—	▲139.3%	▲164.4%	▲54.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼10.7%	▼17.9%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.3m	£3.1m	£3.6m	£5m
Net assets	£5m	£5.1m	£6.5m	£8.8m
Fixed assets	£3m	£2.9m	£2.6m	£3m
Current assets	£4.9m	£5.7m	£5.9m	£8.4m
Debtors	£542k	£1.2m	£751k	£1.5m
Deferred income	£257k	£210k	£243k	£265k
Cash from operations	−£1.3m	−£2.1m	−£863k	−£2.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 18.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 42.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £222k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £41.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −93.1%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 24.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.5%; 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: ▲35%; Now £8.8m
Cash at bank: ▲40%; Now £5m
Headcount: 0%; Now 55
Deferred income: ▲9%; Now £265k
Fixed assets: ▲16%; Now £3m

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

Kilmory Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
D a Macdonald (Contractors) 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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