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MIDLAND BLUEBIRD LIMITED
Cash
£2M
+8.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+24% vs 2023
Employees
288
-5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+643.6% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC016923
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1932-08-03
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-29
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-27 | 2022-03-26 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,507,000 | — | — | £21,709,245 | £25,590,590 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,051,548 | — | — | -£335,752 | £1,824,997 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,045,548 | — | — | -£335,752 | £1,824,997 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,603,548 | — | — | -£367,386 | £1,407,028 | |
| Cash | — | £4,184,157 | — | — | £1,753,365 | £1,902,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£1,456,067 | — | — | £6,235,245 | £7,552,514 | |
| Net assets | — | -£2,500,452 | — | — | £5,864,165 | £7,271,193 | |
| Equity | -£11,258,000 | -£2,500,452 | -£2,500,452 | £6,231,551 | £5,864,165 | £7,271,193 | |
| Average employees | — | 365 | — | — | 303 | 288 | |
| Wages | — | £10,507,000 | — | — | £10,576,647 | £11,821,336 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BALLANTYNE, Grant Norman | Director | 2022-09-21 | Mar 1965 | British |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| NAPIER, Colin Rae | Director | 2022-09-21 | Oct 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Director | 2022-09-21 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLANTYNE, Grant | Secretary | 2022-09-21 | 2025-09-01 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | Secretary | 2009-12-16 | 2011-07-15 |
| BLIZZARD, David John Mark | Secretary | 2022-08-09 | 2022-09-21 |
| GLIBOTA-VIGO, Silvana Nerina | Secretary | 2019-11-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| HAMPSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-07-22 | 2019-11-14 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2011-07-15 | 2014-05-19 |
| MATHIESON, Thomas | Secretary | 1990-11-07 | 1998-07-31 |
| PETTIE, Jasper William | Secretary | 1989-05-01 | 1990-03-27 |
| PETTIE, Jasper William | Secretary | — | 1990-11-07 |
| SHARKEY, John | Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 2002-01-16 |
| STEWART, David Black | Secretary | 2002-01-16 | 2010-02-12 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | 2022-08-09 |
| WELCH, Robert John | Secretary | 2014-05-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| ALEXANDER, David Brian | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2021-05-21 |
| BARKER, Neil James | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-04-21 |
| BEGG, James Merrilees | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| BELFIELD, Kevin John | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2014-08-18 |
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2022-09-21 |
| CAMERON, Duncan Young | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2022-09-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Alan Keyes | Director | 2022-09-23 | 2023-09-06 |
| CAMPBELL, William Watson | Director | 1995-04-28 | 1999-07-16 |
| DESMOND, Jane | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2008-04-16 |
| DOUGLAS, Archibald | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Alexander | Director | 1990-09-13 | 2002-01-16 |
| EDMOND, John Macfarlane | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| GORMAN, John Finnigan | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2017-10-09 |
| HOBSON, David James | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2013-05-18 |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2022-09-21 |
| JUFFS, Brian | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-07-18 |
| KERR, Fiona Mclaren | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| KERR, Fiona Mclaren | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2013-12-09 |
| LOCKHEAD, Moir, Sir | Director | 1990-09-13 | 1996-04-25 |
| MACFARLAN, Graeme Kenneth | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2022-09-21 |
| MAIR, George Alexander | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2003-01-05 |
| MATHIESON, Thomas | Director | 1990-11-07 | 1998-07-31 |
| MCCORMICK, John Robert | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-02-06 |
| MCCRACKEN, William Ferrie | Director | 1990-10-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| MCGOWAN, John Paul | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2017-10-09 |
| MCQUADE, Peter | Director | 1991-04-29 | 1997-04-01 |
| MILLS, Gordon | Director | 1990-09-13 | 1996-04-25 |
| MONTGOMERY, Robert | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-03-07 |
| MURRAY, David | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2022-07-03 |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 1998-02-06 | 1998-09-22 |
| PELLING, William Pollock Douglas | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-05-31 |
| PETTIE, Jasper William | Director | — | 1990-11-07 |
| PHILLIPS, David Craig | Director | 2022-09-21 | 2023-04-14 |
| PHILLIPS, David Craig | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2022-01-31 |
| SAVELLI, Mark Andre | Director | 2010-08-23 | 2011-10-11 |
| SAVELLI, Mark Andre | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2002-12-31 |
| SEMPLE, Alan George | Director | 1994-03-28 | 1995-09-30 |
| SHARKEY, John | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2002-01-16 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 1990-09-13 | 1996-04-30 |
| STEWART, David Black | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2011-03-16 |
| STEWART, Malcolm Somerville | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| THOMAS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2013-12-09 |
| TIERNEY, Michael | Director | 1997-03-31 | 1999-04-01 |
| TORRANCE, Graeme Hopkins | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2005-03-04 |
| WEST, Gary | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2022-09-21 |
| WILLIAMSON, James Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
| WINDLE, David Alan | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1997-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgill's Scotland East Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-05-08 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-10-07 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2022-09-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-29
4.33
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.346 × 6.56 = +2.27
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.132 × 6.72 = +0.89
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.115 × 1.05 = +1.17
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
51.5
COOL
/ 100
- Filings velocity 58
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 100
- Headcount trajectory 45
- Accounts trajectory 68
- 7 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 2 appointed, 2 resigned (12mo)
- Employees -5% YoY
- Turnover +18% YoY