SABHAL MOR OSTAIG

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. SABHAL MOR OSTAIG 2009-08-12 → present
2. SABHAL MOR OSTAIG LIMITED 2009-06-25 → 2009-08-12

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 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Board of Directors considers that the College has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In the light of uncertainties caused by inflation, alternative scenario testing has been performed on the current budget for 2025-26 and cashflows projected for the next 12 months, demonstrating there was still headroom within available overdraft facility to continue operations.”

Group structure

1. SABHAL MOR OSTAIG · parent
   1. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (Developments) Limited 100% · Sleite, An T-Eilean Sgitheanach, Alba, IV44 8RQ
   2. Cànan Alba Limited 100% · Teangue, Sleat, Isle of Skye, IV44 8RQ · non-trading subsidiary
   3. Canan Limited 100% · Teangue, Sleat, Isle of Skye, IV44 8RQ · trading subsidiary

Significant events

• “Scottish Languages Bill received full support in parliamentary vote early summer 2025.”
• “October 2024 graduation of Gaelic graduates with a range of qualifications.”
• “Annual Lecture guest speaker, Mr Alan Esslemont, Director General of TG4 in Ireland, at start of 2025.”
• “MOU signed with National Library of Scotland in 2024, leading to collaboration program.”
• “Short Courses programme successfully delivered, with 886 student registrations on 93 Short Courses (2024/25).”
• “MEd in Gaelic Education introduced, with support from Scottish Government (2024/25).”
• “Renewal of partnership agreement with the University of Cape Breton.”
• “The Centre for Teaching Excellence launched as a new national project funded by Scottish Government.”
• “Urgent replacement of windows in An Tùr student accommodation completed in early Sept 2025.”
• “Net Zero Programme of works moving forward, including installation of Air Source Heat Pumps, LPG Boilers, solar panels, and a Wind Turbine.”
• “Kilbeg Village housing development of 29 units of affordable housing completed on time and on budget, officially opened 20th Sept 2024.”
• “The Fàs Building remained closed due to identified structural defects; funding agreement hoped for early 2026 start on site.”
• “Tobar an Dualchais added over 500 new recordings and 500 new transcriptions (2024/25).”
• “Decision to wind up Cànan Ltd. during the current year.”

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

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +7.7%

  £6,086,824 → £6,552,994

• Cash

  -10.5%

  £791,605 → £708,357

• Net assets

  -2.5%

  £2,236,658 → £2,179,989

• Employees

  -11.9%

  118 → 104

• Operating profit

  -174.4%

  £54,606 → -£40,629

• Profit before tax

  -257.2%

  £36,044 → -£56,669

• Wages

  +10.8%

  £3,206,137 → £3,552,234

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