SCOTTS OF THRAPSTON LIMITED
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Cash
£345k
-51.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£153k
-24.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
-32.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£155k
+80.8% 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 | £11,455,776 | £10,106,603 | £10,534,104 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £479,084 | -£815,605 | -£154,663 | +81% | |
| Profit before tax | £976,707 | -£806,129 | -£155,066 | +80.8% | |
| Net profit | £837,360 | -£771,556 | -£50,322 | +93.5% | |
| Cash | £570,853 | £706,919 | £345,265 | -51.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,615,973 | £566,544 | £374,917 | -33.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,076,486 | £203,504 | £153,182 | -24.7% | |
| Equity | £1,076,486 | £203,504 | £153,182 | -24.7% | |
| Average employees | 96 | 85 | 57 | -32.9% | |
| Wages | £2,934,046 | £2,992,620 | £3,100,903 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 4.2% | -8.1% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | -7.6% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.6% | -144.0% | -41.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.5% | 95.6% | 96.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 0.94x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 19.34x | -25.72x | -4.83x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SCOTTS OF THRAPSTON LIMITED 2001-12-19 → present
- J SCOTT BUILDINGS LIMITED 2001-03-14 → 2001-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, David James | Director | 2001-03-14 | Oct 1944 | British |
| SCOTT, James Austin | Director | 2005-05-20 | Feb 1977 | British |
| WADDUP, Peter Lloyd | Director | 2001-03-14 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOLEY, David | Secretary | 2019-07-17 | 2021-05-12 |
| WADDUP, Peter Lloyd | Secretary | 2001-03-14 | 2019-07-17 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-14 | 2001-03-14 |
| JARVIS, Richard Adam John | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2019-06-12 |
| LESTER, Kevin James | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2024-01-31 |
| NORMAN, George Anthony | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2004-02-29 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-14 | 2001-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David James Scott | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
| J Scott Thrapston Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.