SCM GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8M
+44.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6M
+0.5% vs 2024
Employees
65
-4.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+3.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £32,850,000 | £25,814,000 | £22,604,000 | -12.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,256,000 | £1,981,000 | £2,060,000 | +4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,264,000 | £1,952,000 | £2,016,000 | +3.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,718,000 | £1,360,000 | £1,512,000 | +11.2% | |
| Cash | £4,908,000 | £1,936,000 | £2,789,000 | +44.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,332,000 | £2,692,000 | £2,734,000 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,236,000 | £2,596,000 | £2,608,000 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £4,236,000 | £2,596,000 | £2,608,000 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 68 | 65 | -4.4% | |
| Wages | £2,483,000 | £2,553,000 | £2,529,000 | -0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £160,000 | £131,000 | £126,000 | -3.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 7.7% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 5.3% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 52.1% | 73.6% | 75.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 74.6% | 76.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.00x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 66.03x | 46.82x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SCM GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2000-12-27 → present
- SCM GB LIMITED 1997-12-31 → 2000-12-27
- SCM GB (1992) LIMITED 1992-05-29 → 1997-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources, including if required parental support, to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Conflict in the Middle East has caused a significant increase in global energy and other commodity prices, which will affect households' fuel and utility prices and have indirect effects via businesses' costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Paul Lewis | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | — | — |
| DE SOSSI, Davide | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1972 | Italian |
| DECOL, Gabriele | Director | 2008-01-01 | Mar 1963 | Italian |
| PATTI, Gabriele | Director | 2025-01-27 | Apr 1981 | Italian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENN, Lynnett | Secretary | 2014-08-13 | 2015-09-04 |
| OWEN, Dilwyn Keith | Secretary | 1992-05-29 | 2002-08-05 |
| RALHAN, Sanjiv | Secretary | 2002-08-05 | 2009-10-30 |
| SMITH, Paul Lewis | Secretary | 2010-08-02 | 2014-08-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-29 | 1993-05-29 |
| BARNARD, Arthur Errol Antony | Director | 1996-09-02 | 1998-06-03 |
| BEER, Marcus Harold John Rodney | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1994-09-08 |
| BRANDI, Marco Gilberto | Director | 2011-05-23 | 2013-04-01 |
| BRANDI, Nevio | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2009-02-28 |
| BROWN, Ian Stuart | Director | 1998-02-25 | 2007-06-12 |
| COLABUCCI, Paolo | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| KING, Michael Harry | Director | 1992-05-29 | 2008-06-30 |
| MORRI, Massimo | Director | 2011-05-23 | 2020-07-01 |
| OWEN, Dilwyn Keith | Director | 1992-06-01 | 2002-08-05 |
| PAZZAGLIA, Fabrizio | Director | 2016-02-25 | 2025-01-27 |
| RONDONI, Marco Fabio | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1999-09-14 |
| SBRACCIA, Lino | Director | 1992-06-01 | 2011-05-20 |
| URBANI, Gianlorenzo | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1996-09-01 |
| ZANINI, Gabriele | Director | 1994-04-13 | 1997-11-03 |
| ZAVATTA, Margo Andrea | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2011-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scm Group Spa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.