SCOTT BROS. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£23K
-68.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+25.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
74
-5.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£983K
+352.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,906,396 | — | £8,217,671 | — | £10,249,091 | — | £9,228,118 | £9,730,286 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £187,413 | — | £323,560 | — | £414,662 | — | £464,486 | £1,133,283 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £155,189 | — | £262,847 | — | £209,028 | — | £217,185 | £983,195 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £149,175 | — | £422,476 | — | £262,037 | — | -£249,234 | £586,716 | |
| Cash | — | — | £154 | — | £321,152 | — | £227,478 | — | £73,990 | £23,169 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,859,431 | — | £5,187,512 | — | £5,472,414 | — | £3,796,358 | £4,641,014 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,866,108 | — | £2,288,584 | — | £2,550,621 | — | £2,301,387 | £2,888,103 | |
| Equity | £2,010,715 | £1,716,933 | £1,866,108 | £1,866,108 | £2,288,584 | £2,288,584 | £2,550,621 | £2,550,621 | £2,301,387 | £2,888,103 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 71 | — | 77 | — | 76 | — | 78 | 74 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,422,704 | — | £2,691,852 | — | £3,238,914 | — | £2,928,898 | £2,875,024 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.4% | — | 3.9% | — | 4.0% | — | 5.0% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.9% | — | 5.1% | — | 2.6% | — | -2.7% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.6% | — | 6.2% | — | 7.6% | — | 12.2% | 24.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.82x | — | 5.33x | — | 2.02x | — | 1.88x | 7.55x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Waltons Business Advisers Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The basis assumes the continuing support of the group companies, including the ability to repay bank borrowings. The directors have received confirmation of such support from Scott Bros. Holdings Limited.”
Significant events
- “The company embarked on a large capital project in the 2022 year, incurring in excess of £6 million in capital spend across 2022 and 2023 and £722k in the prior year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSONS COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-02-21 | — | — |
| BORTHWICK, Robert John | Director | 2010-04-01 | May 1963 | British |
| SCOTT, Peter George | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENDEAVOUR SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2018-02-22 |
| COOKE, Frank | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| FRASER, Ian William | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2025-04-30 |
| SCOTT, David | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| SCOTT, Peter George | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2015-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bros. Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
+5.4%
£9,228,118 £9,730,286
-
Cash
-68.7%
£73,990 £23,169
-
Net assets
+25.5%
£2,301,387 £2,888,103
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-5.1%
78 74
-
Operating profit
+144%
£464,486 £1,133,283
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+352.7%
£217,185 £983,195
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-1.8%
£2,928,898 £2,875,024
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