SBM SCOTGRAIN LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
26
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.3m
Period ending 2025-06-30
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £229,598,000 | £192,031,000 | £129,450,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £12,897,000 | £12,990,000 | £11,046,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £6,040,000 | £6,203,000 | £7,340,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,274,000 | £2,317,000 | £7,011,000 | — | |
| Cash | £14,926,000 | £3,122,000 | £3,070,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £139,475,000 | £145,045,000 | £17,907,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £89,695,000 | £91,481,000 | £16,238,000 | — | |
| Equity | £89,695,000 | £91,481,000 | £16,238,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 161 | 166 | 26 | — | |
| Wages | £8,384,000 | £6,932,000 | £1,308,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £434,000 | £321,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £28,636 | £28,636 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £242,000 | £174,000 | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 6.8% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 1.2% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 9.0% | 61.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.9% | 61.0% | 77.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.23x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 1.86x | 1.90x | 2.80x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SBM SCOTGRAIN LIMITED 2024-07-15 → present
- BAIRDS MALT LIMITED 1998-10-06 → 2024-07-15
- CONAGRA MALT UK LIMITED 1998-08-20 → 1998-10-06
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2381) LIMITED 1998-06-12 → 1998-08-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Company's cash flow forecasts and business plan for 2026 and 2027 the directors believe that the Company will generate sufficient cash through operating, which is supported by inventory and working capital financing facilities, to meets its liabilities as they fall due for the period up to 30 June 2027. The Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- SBM SCOTGRAIN LIMITED · parent
- Scotgrain Agriculture Limited 100%
- Bairds Malt (Pension Trustees) Ltd 100%
- Moray Firth Maltings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Effective 1st July 2024, the United Kingdom operations of United Malt and Soufflet Malt were reorganised... The entire shareholding of the Company's immediate parent undertaking United Malt UK Limited was acquired by Soufflet Malt UK Limited... on the 15th July 2024 the Company's name was changed to SBM Scotgrain Limited and Soufflet Malt UK limited changed its name to Soufflet Bairds Malt Limited.”
- “On the 3rd July 2024 the Company sold, at book value, the business, trade assets and certain liabilities associated with its malting division to Soufflet Bairds Malt Limited; it's United Kingdom parent undertaking, for £92,869,000.”
- “Following the reorganisation the Directors converted £75,510,000 of share capital and premium into reserves. The Directors then recommended and paid a dividend of £82,254,024 (2024: nil) to its parent undertaking, United Malt UK Limited, which was settled on 15 July 2024.”
- “With the change in operating model within the United Kingdom which has resulted in the sale of the malting production assets and business by the Company emissions are significantly lower.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIMANN, Brett Alan | Secretary | 2010-11-01 | — | British |
| BROADBENT, Richard Euan, Dr | Director | 2020-08-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| WEIMANN, Brett Alan | Director | 2020-04-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILPIN, David Philip | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 2010-10-29 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-12 | 1998-08-20 |
| ALEXANDER, Robin James William | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2003-04-30 |
| ANDERSON, James David | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2010-03-12 |
| BARTLETT, Paul Christopher | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2005-02-09 |
| BELL, Alistair Garrard | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-04-01 |
| CARTER, Larry Alan | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| CRAVEN SMITH, Henry James | Director | 1998-08-20 | 1999-02-25 |
| DAVIS, Kathryn Ruth | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1998-08-20 |
| DENNIS, Nicholas | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-12-05 |
| EABORN, Gary Nigel | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1998-08-20 |
| FRIBERG, Greg Allan | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2018-12-31 |
| GILPIN, David Philip | Director | 1998-08-20 | 1999-03-01 |
| HADDOCK, John | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2009-11-12 |
| HAYDON, Steven Arthur | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2009-06-01 |
| HAYDON, Steven Arthur | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| HAYDON, Steven Arthur | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2006-12-05 |
| HAYDON, Steven Arthur | Director | 1999-01-04 | 1999-03-01 |
| KOVATS, Laura Jean | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2024-08-16 |
| MCHOUL, Ian Philip | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-06-26 |
| MIZE, Gary | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| NEISON, Kenneth | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| PITTAWAY, David | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2009-11-12 |
| RASANAYAGAM, Johann Stanislaus | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-04-27 |
| ROSVOLD, Steven | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Director | 1998-06-12 | 1998-08-19 |
| SMITH, Darren | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2020-04-01 |
| SMITH, Donald Charles | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2001-05-25 |
| TAYLOR, Simon James | Director | 2005-02-09 | 2007-05-01 |
| WALTER, Michael David | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-12-05 |
| WARD, Thomas Richard | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-06-17 |
| WILSON, James Simpson | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2004-09-30 |
| WILTON, Ian | Director | 2011-02-23 | 2011-04-21 |
| WILTON, Ian | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-07-29 |
| WOODLEY, Roger Graham | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2020-12-31 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Director | 1998-06-12 | 1998-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Malt Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-27 | Active |
| Maltco 3 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-15 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-07-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.