S.W. HIGHLAND LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-12-22 (in 7mo)

Last made up 2025-12-08

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

+382.9% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£3M

+43.6% highest in 4 filed years

Employees

+20% highest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£1M

+348.9% vs 2024

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

S.W. HIGHLAND LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=2305

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2020-03-31	2021-03-31	2022-03-31	2023-03-31	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	—	—	—	—	£15,778,865	£18,622,545
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	£398,477	£1,295,807
Profit before tax	—	—	—	—	£278,155	£1,248,708
Net profit	—	—	—	—	£241,287	£1,076,344
Cash	£306,695	£345,350	—	—	£392,017	£1,893,245
Total assets less current liabilities	£1,833,107	£1,994,161	—	—	£2,456,176	£3,417,697
Net assets	£1,162,143	£1,342,504	—	—	£2,284,911	£3,280,256
Equity	£1,162,143	£1,342,504	—	—	£2,284,911	£3,280,256
Average employees	36	22	—	—	45	54
Wages	—	—	—	—	£709,289	£930,597

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

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio	2020-03-31	2021-03-31	2022-03-31	2023-03-31	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	2.5%	7.0%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	1.5%	5.8%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	16.2%	37.9%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	0.47x	0.77x
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	3.12x	17.31x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis: FRS 102 §1A
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Abridged: Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor: Higgisons
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

“The directors are pleased to report a 18% increase in its annual turnover.”

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

People

3 active · 0 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
HIGHLAND, Amanda Jane	Secretary	—	—	British
HIGHLAND, Amanda Jane	Director	—	May 1960	British
HIGHLAND, Stephen William	Director	—	Jan 1956	British

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Amanda Jane Highland	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2019-04-01
Stephen William Highland	Individual	Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 94 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2025-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-01-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-01-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-01-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-12-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2022-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2022-12-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-12-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2021-12-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-11-04	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2021-04-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2021-01-26	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2020-01-31	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2020-01-30	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2019-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2018-12-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-12-12	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2018-01-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-01-17	PSC01	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Turnover

+18%

£15,778,865 £18,622,545
Cash

+382.9%

£392,017 £1,893,245

highest in 4 filed years
Net assets

+43.6%

£2,284,911 £3,280,256

highest in 4 filed years
Employees

+20%

45 54

highest in 4 filed years
Operating profit

+225.2%

£398,477 £1,295,807
Profit before tax

+348.9%

£278,155 £1,248,708
Wages

+31.2%

£709,289 £930,597

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

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