Macpherson & Colburn Limited
Active01168510Wholesale & retailIncorporated 30 Apr 1974 · Goddards Green
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of vehicle rescue and recovery operators.
Revenue
£19.8m
▼ -1.1% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£321k
Margin -1.1%
Employees
246
▲ +0.8% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£1.4m
Total assets £8.1m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
May 2019Not available
May 2020
£13.4m
May 2021
£14.3m▲ +6.5%
May 2022
£16.1m▲ +12.6%
May 2023
£18.9m▲ +17.1%
May 2024
£20.0m▲ +6.2%
May 2025
£19.8m▼ -1.1%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £19.8m | ▼ -1.1% | -£426k | 246 | £1.4m |
| 31 May 2024 | £20.0m | ▲ +6.2% | -£522k | 244 | £1.7m |
| 31 May 2023 | £18.9m | ▲ +17.1% | £778k | 220 | £1.8m |
| 31 May 2022 | £16.1m | ▲ +12.6% | -£20k | 212 | £1.2m |
| 31 May 2021 | £14.3m | ▲ +6.5% | £48k | 213 | £1.1m |
| 31 May 2020 | £13.4m | — | £149k | 203 | £1.2m |
| 31 May 2019 | — | — | — | — | £1.0m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 May 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £19.8m
- Gross profit
- £1.7m
- Operating profit
- -£216k
- Profit before tax
- -£426k
- Profit after tax
- -£321k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £8.1m
- Cash
- £1.0m
- Total liabilities
- £6.7m
- Net assets
- £1.4m
- Revenue per employee
- £81k
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