A.& J.SCOTT LIMITED

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on the factors set out above the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. A.& J.SCOTT LIMITED · parent
   1. East Roddam Estate Limited 100% · England and Wales

Significant events

• “In January 2025 A & J Scott Limited entered into contracts to purchase a new sawmill. This investment in Mill 10 is expected to boost output by 40%. The new sawmill will feature a fully integrated system, including a log infeed, a high-performance saw line, an automated high-speed edging line, crosscut, stacking, and sorting lines for both centre and side-board products. Complementing this will be a fully integrated co-product handling system, ensuring optimal efficiency, sustainability, and resource utilisation. The build will continue thought 2025 and 2026 and commissioning will take place in Q1 2027.”
• “The group embarked on an ongoing Research and Development Programme to improve and develop the productivity and throughput of production facilities.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

2

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +12.3%

  £34,602,075 → £38,873,775

• Cash

  +32.1%

  £9,396,809 → £12,415,417

• Net assets

  +4.9%

  £33,091,474 → £34,700,365

• Employees

  +7.6%

  144 → 155

• Operating profit

  +38.4%

  £2,287,749 → £3,165,728

• Profit before tax

  +39.5%

  £2,357,758 → £3,287,991

• Wages

  +15%

  £5,039,291 → £5,795,665

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers