LACTALIS MCLELLAND LIMITED

Active
Company number SC014583Private limited companyIncorporated 1927

Key figures

£29,166,000
Net assets 2024

† LACTALIS MCLELLAND LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 10511

Where the company stands among the 181 active companies whose first SIC code is 10511 (Liquid milk and cream production).

Total assets£155,675,000
Higher than 93% · median £604,127
Cash£65,000
Higher than 50% · median £62,047
Company age99.5 years
Older than 99% · median 10.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ARLA FOODS LIMITED£448.3m
  2. ARLA FOODS UK PLC£434.7m
  3. DALE FARM LIMITED£154.1m
  4. LACPATRICK DAIRIES (NI) LIMITED£87.7m
  5. MEADOW FOODS LIMITED£85.5m
  6. CREDITON DAIRY LIMITED£58m
  7. ANDROS UK LIMITED£40.7m
  8. YEO VALLEY FARMS (PRODUCTION) LIMITED£33.9m
  9. MCQUEENS DAIRIES LTD£30.8m
  10. DEWLAY CHEESEMAKERS LIMITED£22m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 181. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: LACTALIS MCLELLAND LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

LACTALIS MCLELLAND LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC014583. It was incorporated on 29 Apr 1927. Its status is active. The registered office is in Stranraer (DG9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is liquid milk and cream production (10511), wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (46330), non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46390).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £292,841,000. Profit for the year was £540,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £65,000. Total assets were £155,675,000 and total liabilities £125,805,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 181 active companies whose first SIC code is 10511: By total assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £604,127). By cash it ranks higher than 50% of them (median £62,047). It is older than 99% of them (median age 10.3 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants worth £424.3k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly dairy, eggs and honey, cereal and bakery products, miscellaneous food preparations. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly dairy, eggs and honey, wood, cereal and bakery products. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 41 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

3 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 30 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover277,306,000292,841,000
Profit for the year2,287,000540,000
Cash at bank and in hand—65,000
Total assets140,253,000155,675,000
Total liabilities110,990,000125,805,000
Net assets / total equity29,166,000—

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

5 grants

LACTALIS MCLELLAND LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants since 2021, together worth £424.3k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
4 grants · £294k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £130.3k
Grants
  1. Digital Dairy Value Chain in South West Scotland & CumbriaDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £130,304 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. Using Data to Drive Sustained Improvements in Dairy Supply Chain Operations towards Net ZeroDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £18,345 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  3. Using Data to Drive Sustained Improvements in Dairy Supply Chain Operations towards Net ZeroDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £2,539 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  4. Digital Dairy Value Chain in South West Scotland & CumbriaDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £245,315 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  5. Digital Dairy Value Chain in South West Scotland & CumbriaDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £27,803 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Average time taken to pay invoices
41 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Standard payment terms
45–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 30%
  • 31 to 60 days 59%
  • After 60 days 11%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2023
43
38%
21%
31 Dec 2022
36
47%
13%
30 Jun 2022
39
40%
34%
31 Dec 2021
38
39%
17%
30 Jun 2021
39
40%
34%
31 Dec 2020
39
46%
24%
30 Jun 2020
49
36%
38%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (LACTALIS (UK) LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: dairy, eggs and honey, cereal and bakery products, miscellaneous food preparations, beverages and spirits and meat and fish preparations.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: dairy, eggs and honey, wood and cereal and bakery products.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £292.8m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £277.3m, net assets £29.2m
  3. Mr Emmanuel Besnier registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr Jean-Michel Besnier registered as a person with significant control
  5. Ms Marie Besnier registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.