SCOTTISH AFRICAN SAFARI PARK LIMITED
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Cash
£916k
-39.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7m
+3.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
250
+10.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£549k
-27.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,639,785 | £9,783,475 | £9,554,011 | £9,369,509 | £9,812,777 | £10,141,087 | +3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £720,116 | £2,844,231 | £676,751 | £539,252 | £749,721 | £552,125 | -26.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £712,338 | £2,827,212 | £665,317 | £539,145 | £759,004 | £549,450 | -27.6% | |
| Net profit | £573,081 | £1,973,029 | £795,234 | £608,944 | £714,879 | £524,484 | -26.6% | |
| Cash | £2,577,700 | £2,716,322 | £1,980,481 | £1,920,052 | £1,519,344 | £915,803 | -39.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,358,582 | £6,639,440 | £7,105,450 | £7,387,310 | £7,769,683 | £8,008,730 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,711,445 | £5,426,474 | £5,937,908 | £6,288,852 | £6,735,411 | £6,982,545 | +3.7% | |
| Equity | £3,711,445 | £5,426,474 | £5,937,908 | £6,288,852 | £6,735,411 | £6,982,545 | +3.7% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 162 | 218 | 232 | 226 | 250 | +10.6% | |
| Wages | £2,318,549 | £2,993,958 | £3,655,436 | £3,705,098 | £3,872,812 | £4,151,625 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £154,383 | £202,345 | £182,421 | £190,127 | £158,654 | £169,020 | +6.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 29.1% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 20.2% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 42.8% | 9.5% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.2% | 33.9% | 28.0% | 24.7% | 24.6% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.59x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 88.65x | — | 37.65x | 17.74x | 25.80x | 20.21x |
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
- Whitelaw Wells
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties”
Significant events
- “During the year the company purchased and cancelled 9,317 shares comprising B Ordinary, C Ordinary and C non-voting shares.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUIR, James Francis | Secretary | 2001-09-17 | — | British |
| AIRD, Belinda | Director | 2024-11-11 | May 1972 | British |
| CORSE, John | Director | 2024-11-11 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MUIR, James Francis | Director | 2001-09-17 | Aug 1948 | British |
| MUIR, John Alexander Hector | Director | 2001-09-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
| MUIR, William Anthony Nathaniel | Director | 2001-09-17 | Jun 1979 | British |
| ROBERTSON, David Stewart | Director | 2026-05-22 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUIR, Richard James Kay | Secretary | 1993-02-26 | 2001-09-20 |
| FAIRFIELD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1993-02-26 |
| CAIRNS, Robert Gordon | Director | 2024-11-11 | 2025-10-15 |
| MUIR, Elizabeth Mary, Lady | Director | — | 1992-05-07 |
| MUIR, John Harling | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| MUIR, Linda Mary, Lady | Director | 1992-05-08 | 1993-06-04 |
| MUIR, Linda Mary, Lady | Director | 1992-05-07 | 2001-09-20 |
| MUIR, Richard James Kay | Director | — | 2001-09-20 |
| PEACH, Daisy Mary | Director | 2021-06-24 | 2022-09-12 |
| RENNICK, Angela Mary | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Francis Muir | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.