HOWDEN SCOTLAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
Cash
£13M
+60% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+38.2% vs 2023
Employees
124
+7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HOWDEN SCOTLAND LIMITED 2023-09-29 → present
- BRUCE STEVENSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 2013-09-02 → 2023-09-29
- BRUCE STEVENSON RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2000-10-31 → 2013-09-02
- COMLAW NO. 524 LIMITED 2000-05-19 → 2000-10-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,406,497 | £13,966,182 | |
| Operating profit | £4,326,032 | £4,588,658 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,442,784 | £4,663,249 | |
| Net profit | £3,436,040 | £3,441,740 | |
| Cash | £7,916,848 | £12,664,373 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,973,749 | £21,879,910 | |
| Net assets | £9,034,989 | £12,487,432 | |
| Equity | £9,034,989 | £12,487,432 | |
| Average employees | 115 | 124 | |
| Wages | £6,202,759 | £6,798,236 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.9% | 32.9% | |
| Net margin | 27.7% | 24.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.0% | 21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.4% | 69.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x | 2.13x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered these forecasts, the directors believe that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue in business up to 30 September 2026; accordingly, the accounts continue to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNING, Graeme Robert | Secretary | 2023-04-06 | — | — |
| DICKSON, Warren Paul | Director | 2022-03-09 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HOGG, Kenneth Derek | Director | 2023-06-26 | Feb 1972 | British |
| MACLEOD, Stuart John | Director | 2022-02-09 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALLAS, Mark | Secretary | 2008-01-14 | 2023-04-06 |
| KANE, Isabella Noble | Secretary | 2001-02-20 | 2007-11-30 |
| COMLAW SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-05-19 | 2000-10-19 |
| DW COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-19 | 2001-02-20 |
| ADAM, Andrew | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| BENNET, Clare | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-06-12 |
| BROWN, Scott | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-07-22 |
| BRUCE, Newton Edward John | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2025-05-29 |
| CHRISTIE, Graeme | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2025-05-29 |
| CUMPSTEY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2025-05-29 |
| DALLAS, Mark | Director | 2008-05-15 | 2024-01-16 |
| FAIRGRIEVE, Scott | Director | 2004-07-30 | 2022-04-20 |
| HUDSON, David John | Director | 2000-12-15 | 2005-09-12 |
| KANE, Isabella Noble | Director | 2004-07-30 | 2007-11-30 |
| MCCARTHY, Jane | Director | 2000-12-15 | 2012-08-31 |
| MCDONALD, Richard James | Director | 2023-01-25 | 2025-05-29 |
| RICHARDS, Mark James | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2025-05-29 |
| ROOTHAM, Stuart Paul | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2024-11-19 |
| RUSSELL, James Alan | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2008-10-31 |
| SKINNER, Derek William | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| COMLAW DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-05-19 | 2000-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howden Uk&I Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-28 | Active |
| Bruce Stevenson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-06-20 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 6
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
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Turnover
+12.6%
£12,406,497 £13,966,182
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Cash
+60%
£7,916,848 £12,664,373
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Net assets
+38.2%
£9,034,989 £12,487,432
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Employees
+7.8%
115 124
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Operating profit
+6.1%
£4,326,032 £4,588,658
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Profit before tax
+5%
£4,442,784 £4,663,249
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Wages
+9.6%
£6,202,759 £6,798,236
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