OVE ARUP & PARTNERS SCOTLAND LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company continues to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements through its cash reserves and other financial support available within the Arup Group. The directors have also considered other factors which could have an adverse impact on the Company's going concern assessment. The directors have obtained assurance of financial support from Ove Arup & Partners International Limited and other relevant entities within the Arup Group, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving the financial statements. Management of Arup Group have performed analysis on future projections of financial performance and cashflow and even after considering the downside scenario, it is satisfied that Arup Group can take sufficient mitigating action, where necessary, to ensure that resources remain sufficient over the forecasting period and that it has adequate resources to continue operations and provide financial support to the Company for the foreseeable future. As such, the Company's financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “Uncertainties around inflation, interest rates, government spending and geopolitical instability continue to impact on the markets in which we operate. Within this challenging and evolving business landscape we are focussing on growth opportunities in renewable energy, water, technology, building retrofits, and transport.”
• “During the financial year ended 31 March 2022, the Company claimed UK corporation tax losses from a fellow group company, Arup Treasury Limited, for nil consideration. At the time of surrender, Arup Treasury Limited had negative reserves, and the transaction was subsequently identified as constituting an unlawful distribution under the Companies Act 2006. To rectify this position, an intercompany loan has been established in the current financial year between the Company and Arup Treasury Limited. The loan reflects the tax value of the losses claimed, amounting to £6,377, and ensures that the surrendering company is appropriately compensated, thereby restoring compliance with distribution regulations under the Companies Act 2006.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -20.9%

  £104,247 → £82,465

• Cash

  0%

  £100 → £100

• Net assets

  -1.9%

  £102,501 → £100,506

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Operating profit

  +5.6%

  -£8,418 → -£7,950

• Profit before tax

  -15.3%

  £5,173 → £4,382

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers