BAKER & TAYLOR (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-10
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£303K
-54.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
39
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-18.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-10.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-18
- BAKER & TAYLOR (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 2025-06-18 → present
- BRIDGEALL LIBRARIES LIMITED 2006-03-31 → 2025-06-18
- MM&S (5081) LIMITED 2006-02-24 → 2006-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,038,000 | £6,672,000 | £6,044,000 | £6,045,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,461,000 | £1,848,000 | £1,393,000 | £1,126,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,461,000 | £1,852,000 | £1,393,000 | £1,133,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,993,000 | £1,323,000 | £1,134,000 | £1,124,000 | |
| Cash | £669,000 | £363,000 | £669,000 | £303,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,255,000 | £13,920,000 | £15,191,000 | £16,286,000 | |
| Net assets | £11,577,000 | £12,900,000 | £14,034,000 | £15,158,000 | |
| Equity | £11,577,000 | £12,900,000 | £14,034,000 | £15,158,000 | |
| Average employees | 32 | 35 | 39 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 40.8% | 27.7% | 23.0% | 18.6% | |
| Net margin | 33.0% | 19.8% | 18.8% | 18.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.1% | 13.3% | 9.2% | 6.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 160.86x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the review of the business performance to date, availability of funds and future forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BAKER & TAYLOR (SCOTLAND) LIMITED · parent
- Advanced Marketing (Europe) Limited 100%
- BTAC United Acquision Holdings Company
- Yankee Book Peddler Limited
Significant events
- “UK businesses are currently facing many uncertainties such as the consequences of environmental sustainability and geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These uncertainties have contributed to an environment where there exists a range of issues and risks, including inflation, rising interest rates, labour shortages, disrupted supply chains and new ways of working. The Directors have carried out an assessment of the potential impact of these uncertainties on the business, including the impact of mitigation measures, and have concluded that these are non-adjusting events with the greatest impact on the business expected to be from the economic ripple effect on the global economy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOCHAR, Amandeep | Director | 2022-05-26 | Sep 1982 | Indian |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Brian Frederick | Secretary | 2019-03-21 | 2022-05-26 |
| ANWAR, Shahzad Waseem | Secretary | 2011-01-27 | 2011-11-30 |
| BILTCLIFFE, Stuart James | Secretary | 2015-03-30 | 2019-01-31 |
| HAMILTON, Gareth Edward | Secretary | 2014-05-21 | 2014-11-14 |
| JENNINGS, Daniel Hamilton | Secretary | 2011-11-30 | 2014-05-21 |
| POWELL, Gareth David | Secretary | 2014-11-14 | 2015-03-30 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-08-10 | 2011-01-26 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-24 | 2006-08-10 |
| ANWAR, Shahzad Waseem | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2011-11-30 |
| BEER, Stephen John | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2011-11-30 |
| GIBSON, Alan George | Director | 2022-05-26 | 2023-02-06 |
| KERR, David Douglas | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| LEGOWSKI, Steven | Director | 2023-02-13 | 2025-06-17 |
| LEONARD, Jeffrey Scott | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2015-03-13 |
| LUCAS, Bradley | Director | 2023-02-13 | 2025-10-06 |
| MORGAN, Thomas Irvin | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2013-03-20 |
| POWELL, Gareth David | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2022-05-26 |
| WARREN, Carrie | Director | 2022-05-26 | 2023-02-13 |
| WIGHT, Marshall A | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2015-03-13 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-24 | 2006-04-20 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-24 | 2006-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follett Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-15 | Ceased 2021-11-03 |
| Advanced Marketing (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-18 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
0%
£6,044,000 £6,045,000
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Cash
-54.7%
£669,000 £303,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8%
£14,034,000 £15,158,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
0%
39 39
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Operating profit
-19.2%
£1,393,000 £1,126,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
-18.7%
£1,393,000 £1,133,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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