SCOTTISHPOWER (SCPL) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.7m
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£239k
-12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £232,000 | £273,000 | £239,000 | -12.5% | |
| Net profit | £177,000 | £205,000 | £179,000 | -12.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,528,000 | £4,707,000 | +4% | |
| Net assets | £4,323,000 | £4,528,000 | £4,707,000 | +4% | |
| Equity | £4,323,000 | £4,528,000 | £4,707,000 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 79.60x | 67.59x | 79.45x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SCOTTISHPOWER (SCPL) LIMITED 2005-02-02 → present
- SOUTH COAST POWER LIMITED 1990-10-30 → 2005-02-02
- PANCHART LIMITED 1990-08-17 → 1990-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit (Scotland) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of the approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements 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
3 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REID, John | Secretary | 2024-09-23 | — | — |
| SIM, Valerie Margaret | Director | 2022-04-11 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WARD, Andrew Michael | Director | 2023-05-12 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Michael Howard | Secretary | 2011-01-07 | 2014-12-31 |
| DUFFIELD, Sheelagh Jane | Secretary | 1997-05-05 | 1999-08-19 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2007-10-26 |
| MACKENDRICK, Charles Douglas | Secretary | 1999-08-19 | 2005-04-27 |
| MACLEOD, David | Secretary | — | 1997-05-05 |
| MCPHERSON, Donald James | Secretary | 2005-04-27 | 2006-06-30 |
| ORR, Alistair | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | 2024-09-22 |
| ROSS, Marie Isobel | Secretary | 2007-10-26 | 2011-01-07 |
| BROOKS, Keith Harold | Director | 1997-08-13 | 1997-09-22 |
| BROOKS, Keith Harold | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1997-08-13 |
| BRYCE, Alan Alexander | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2006-10-16 |
| CAMPBELL, John Alexander | Director | 2003-03-20 | 2011-08-31 |
| CANNELL, Peter Malcolm | Director | — | 1997-06-23 |
| CHALMERS WHITE, Heather | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2019-01-31 |
| DANIELS, Christopher John | Director | 1996-01-23 | 1997-08-13 |
| DANIELS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| EMBERGER, Joseph Henry | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2002-09-05 |
| ERD, Ronald | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2004-05-05 |
| FINLAY, Hugh Ogg | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| FORTIS PITA, Oscar | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2022-10-04 |
| GOLLAND, Eric Stanley | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2003-03-20 |
| GRAF, Paul Edward | Director | 1997-08-13 | 2002-03-19 |
| HART, Dwayne Lee | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2002-11-15 |
| JONES, Henry Douglas | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2002-09-05 |
| KOEPPEL, Holly Keller | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2003-09-15 |
| KOLODZIEJ JR, Edward | Director | 1997-09-22 | 2001-04-30 |
| KOLODZIEJ JR, Edward | Director | 1997-08-13 | 1997-09-22 |
| LAFLCUR, Jeffery | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2003-08-08 |
| MATTHEWS, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 1997-09-22 | 1999-03-03 |
| MCNAUGHT, Brian James | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2003-07-07 |
| MITCHELL, Frank | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2009-10-01 |
| MORAN, Michael Thomas | Director | 1997-09-22 | 2000-09-11 |
| MORRISON, David Neil | Director | 2003-07-07 | 2008-01-31 |
| NESS, Douglas Andrew | Director | 2019-07-30 | 2022-03-30 |
| PALMER, Jacqueline | Director | 1997-08-13 | 1997-09-22 |
| PALMER, Jacqueline | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1997-08-13 |
| ROBSON, Jack Berkeley | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1996-01-23 |
| RUSTON, Michael John | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1999-03-03 |
| STALEY, Stuart | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2004-05-05 |
| TOOR, Surinder Singh | Director | 2003-08-08 | 2004-09-28 |
| TRAVIS, Frederick S | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2004-07-30 |
| VOWLES, Kenneth Leslie, Professor | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1999-05-04 |
| WEIGHT, John | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1997-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Power Retail Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-31 | Active |
| Scottishpower Generation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.