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NWS TRUST LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- SC023944
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1946-03-25
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-06-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64921
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 11 June 2025, the Company allotted 22,761,860 new ordinary shares of £1 each to its immediate parent company Bank of Scotland plc in exchange for the receipt of £22,761,860. This enabled the Company to repay the Borrowed funds balance owed to Bank of Scotland plc and returned the Company to solvency. There were no other transactions in the year.”
- “The Company no longer writes new business. The Directors intend to liquidate the Company as soon as it is practicable.”
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
3 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENNESSEY, David Dermot | Secretary | 2026-03-09 | — | — |
| HYNE, Paul Lawrence | Director | 2023-04-06 | May 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Timothy Robin | Director | 2016-08-05 | May 1966 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATTIE, Ryan | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | 2026-03-09 |
| GITTINS, Paul | Secretary | 2016-08-10 | 2024-07-31 |
| GITTINS, Paul | Secretary | 2001-08-10 | 2016-08-05 |
| HENNESSEY, David Dermot | Secretary | 2016-08-05 | 2016-08-10 |
| LAKIN, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2000-06-01 | 2001-08-10 |
| NIXON, Raymond | Secretary | — | 2000-05-31 |
| ADAMS, Christopher Michael | Director | 2015-04-09 | 2024-01-04 |
| BALLINGALL, Stuart James | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2009-06-30 |
| BARCLAY, William Gordon | Director | 2001-08-10 | 2002-12-31 |
| BLACKWELL, Timothy Mark | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2011-06-17 |
| BROWN, Ian Mcfarlane | Director | 1995-02-13 | 1999-07-30 |
| BROWN, John Sydney | Director | — | 1996-05-28 |
| BUSH, Claude Harry | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| CHESSMAN, Steven David Russell | Director | 2010-08-27 | 2011-02-28 |
| CHRISTIE, Alan Rodger | Director | 2001-08-10 | 2005-01-05 |
| COTTLE, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2009-06-30 |
| EDWARDS, Jayson | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2014-01-22 |
| FERGUSON, Gordon | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2013-05-01 |
| FLEMING, Martin Francis | Director | 2015-04-09 | 2016-08-05 |
| GRANT, George Alexander | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2009-04-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Michael John David, Mr. | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2015-04-09 |
| HALLIWELL, Christopher Roger | Director | 1995-02-13 | 2000-06-30 |
| HAN, Philip James | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2003-11-12 |
| HASSON, David Charles | Director | 2006-01-04 | 2008-04-14 |
| LITTLER, Roy | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| MCARTHUR, Daniel Rodger | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2001-08-10 |
| MEE, Robert James | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2001-08-10 |
| MERCER, John Alexander | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| MORRISSEY, John Michael | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2010-08-31 |
| OAKES, Peter Roy | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2001-08-10 |
| REID, George Gibson | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2006-01-04 |
| RITCHIE, Carol Ann | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| SANDREY, Mark James | Director | 2014-01-22 | 2015-04-09 |
| TRACE, James Owen | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-04-09 |
| WEBSTER, Alistair Linn | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2009-06-30 |
| WHYTOCK, Michael David | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2023-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Of Scotland Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-09 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-16 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-06 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-08-09 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-08-09 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-08 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-02-04 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires extracted accounts data.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
40.4
COOL
/ 100
- Filings velocity 42
- Capital events 20
- Officer churn 50
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 5 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 1 capital event(s) in last 24 months
- 1 appointed, 1 resigned (12mo)