MCLEAN & APPLETON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Company number 02389924 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 29.4% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 11% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within activities of head offices; management consultancies it is in the bottom quarter of 322 sector employers who reported.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 53 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 126 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 554 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,894 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 835 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 599 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 579 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 487 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 389 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 357 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 489 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,656 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

0 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% +70% +80% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 30.3% 2018/19: 3.9% 2019/20: 3.8% 2020/21: 17.5% 2021/22: 23.7% 2022/23: 33.1% 2023/24: 31.8% 2024/25: 31.3% 2025/26: 29.4% Median gap 2017/18: 34.6% 2018/19: 19.8% 2019/20: 15.8% 2020/21: 22% 2021/22: 28.9% 2022/23: 28.2% 2023/24: 25.3% 2024/25: 26.3% 2025/26: 21.9% Mean gap 2017/18: 54.8% 2018/19: 45% 2019/20: 26% 2020/21: 61.5% 2021/22: 31.6% 2022/23: 48.6% 2023/24: 38.6% 2024/25: 71.4% 2025/26: 75.8% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 30.3% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 29.4% 21.9% 75.8% 14.3% 44.1%
2024/25 31.3% 26.3% 71.4% 12.5% 30%
2023/24 31.8% 25.3% 38.6% 13.1% 41%
2022/23 33.1% 28.2% 48.6% 10% 38.6%
2021/22 23.7% 28.9% 31.6% 9% 25.5%
2020/21 17.5% 22% 61.5% 9.3% 27.3%
2019/20 3.8% 15.8% 26% 5.2% 18.5%
2018/19 3.9% 19.8% 45% 6.8% 13.2%
2017/18 30.3% 34.6% 54.8% 17.9% 27.3%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.