HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT (SCOTLAND) HOLDING LIMITED
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Cash
£8.3M
+0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.3M
+55.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-61.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £8,312,000 | £11,630,000 | £8,877,000 | -23.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,441,000 | £5,190,000 | £3,718,000 | -28.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,417,000 | £4,303,000 | £1,643,000 | -61.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,063,000 | £2,834,000 | £1,311,000 | -53.7% | |
| Cash | £9,091,000 | £8,314,000 | £8,340,000 | +0.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £263,858,000 | £254,832,000 | £245,622,000 | -3.6% | |
| Net assets | -£7,217,000 | £819,000 | £1,274,000 | +55.6% | |
| Equity | -£7,217,000 | £819,000 | £1,274,000 | +55.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 41.4% | 44.6% | 41.9% | |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 24.4% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.3% | 2.0% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 99.7% | 99.5% | |
| Current ratio | 19.99x | 19.18x | 18.10x | |
| Interest cover | 0.21x | 0.35x | 0.24x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the cash flow forecast and taking into account reasonable possible changes in operations, believe that the group and company will be able to settle liabilities as they fall due for payment for at least 12 months from the date of approval of their financial statements and therefore consider that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT (SCOTLAND) HOLDING LIMITED · parent
- Highway Management (Scotland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group is engaged in ongoing discussions with relevant stakeholders regarding costs required to rectify certain works in its subsidiary. At present, as these discussions are ongoing, the timing and quantum of any associated costs is uncertain. In addition, management considers that the Group has contractual rights of recovery against third parties in respect of any costs to be incurred and therefore does not expect a material adverse financial impact.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, John Reginold Devanesan | Secretary | 2024-05-07 | — | — |
| ELLENBERG, Volker | Director | 2025-10-31 | Jan 1969 | German |
| HEIA, Trond | Director | 2024-01-31 | Feb 1973 | Norwegian |
| PERES FERREIRA NEVES, Joao Carlos | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1970 | Portuguese |
| WOODBURN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2021-10-11 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EHENULO, Emeka Ikechi | Secretary | 2013-07-25 | 2024-03-20 |
| GATFORD, Mark Laurence | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2011-12-08 |
| KENWELL, Alvar Samuel | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2009-10-16 |
| PUGH, Martin Stuart | Secretary | 2008-09-04 | 2009-03-16 |
| TAYLER, Ian | Secretary | 2011-12-16 | 2013-06-05 |
| CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-08-27 | 2008-09-04 |
| BILL, Andrew Kerr | Director | 2009-01-13 | 2012-03-29 |
| CAINES, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2017-07-24 |
| DEACON, Andrew Brian | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2025-04-01 |
| FAVRE, Sarah Elisabeth Madeleine | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2020-09-02 |
| FOOT, David Alexander John, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2021-10-11 |
| GARCIA, Carlos Abuin | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-07-17 |
| GILLESPIE, Mark Robert | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2012-03-29 |
| GRIMSON, Mark David | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2017-06-07 |
| KENWELL, Alvar Samuel | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2012-03-29 |
| NAAFS, Albert Hendrik | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2025-10-31 |
| NEWTON, Robert James | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2018-05-04 |
| PUGH, Martin Stuart | Director | 2008-09-04 | 2012-12-28 |
| QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2013-02-01 |
| RHEAD, Christopher | Director | 2009-01-13 | 2010-12-16 |
| SCHRAMM, Frank Manfred | Director | 2012-12-28 | 2024-01-31 |
| SCHRAMM, Frank Manfred | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2010-12-16 |
| SPEER, Arne | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2015-05-29 |
| SPEER, Arne | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2011-10-24 |
| SWEENEY, Edward | Director | 2009-01-13 | 2012-03-29 |
| WAYMENT, Mark Christopher | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2016-10-05 |
| SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-08-27 | 2008-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Management M80 Investment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.