SCOTT - OSBORN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-38.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+3.5% vs 2023
Employees
28
+3.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£313K
-87.7% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £40,536,076 | £25,596,701 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,509,675 | £261,269 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,553,057 | £313,355 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,113,851 | £491,434 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £4,321,381 | £2,644,713 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,807,187 | £5,944,061 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £5,702,677 | £5,903,308 | |
| Equity | £5,018,320 | £5,988,569 | £6,057,751 | £5,508,868 | £5,702,677 | £5,903,308 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,599,954 | £1,522,421 |
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 | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 43.2% | 4.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 579.07x | 55.65x |
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.
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULVERHOUSE, Kevin | Director | 2019-08-20 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SCOTT, John Frazer | Director | 1998-05-14 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSBORN, Stephen James | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2011-10-04 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Secretary | 2011-10-05 | 2025-10-01 |
| SCOTT, Walter Brian | Secretary | — | 2008-03-31 |
| OSBORN, Beverly | Director | — | 1998-05-14 |
| OSBORN, Stephen James | Director | — | 2011-05-27 |
| SCOTT, June Margaret | Director | — | 1998-05-14 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2025-10-01 |
| SCOTT, Walter Brian | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-30 | Active |
| Mr John Frazer Scott | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-01-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-36.9%
£40,536,076 £25,596,701
-
Cash
-38.8%
£4,321,381 £2,644,713
-
Net assets
+3.5%
£5,702,677 £5,903,308
-
Employees
+3.7%
27 28
-
Operating profit
-89.6%
£2,509,675 £261,269
-
Profit before tax
-87.7%
£2,553,057 £313,355
-
Wages
-4.8%
£1,599,954 £1,522,421
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