SCOTTCO HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£425k
-41.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.5m
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
121
-5.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£511k
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £15,098,450 | £12,847,373 | £12,772,103 | -0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £980,412 | -£505,568 | -£511,336 | -1.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £739,506 | -£491,716 | -£510,871 | -3.9% | |
| Net profit | £555,845 | -£452,621 | -£309,521 | +31.6% | |
| Cash | £1,009,720 | £723,003 | £424,930 | -41.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,997,524 | £3,259,725 | £2,710,902 | -16.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,417,616 | £2,860,786 | £2,549,874 | -10.9% | |
| Equity | £3,417,616 | £2,860,786 | £2,549,874 | -10.9% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 128 | 121 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £4,499,849 | £4,306,745 | £4,218,036 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £449,845 | £393,465 | £282,622 | -28.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,000 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £226,414 | £192,205 | £157,132 | -18.2% |
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 | 6.5% | -3.9% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | -3.5% | -2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.5% | -15.5% | -18.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.5% | 44.8% | 48.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.11x | 2.23x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 39.58x | -15.95x | -15.97x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- 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.”
Group structure
- SCOTTCO HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- J Scott (Thrapston) Limited 100%
- Scotts of Thrapston Limited 100%
- Scotts Timber Engineering Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, David James | Director | 2013-09-04 | Oct 1944 | British |
| SCOTT, James Austin | Director | 2013-09-04 | Feb 1977 | British |
| WADDUP, Peter Lloyd | Director | 2013-09-04 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOLEY, David | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | 2021-05-12 |
| CROSSE, Matthew Peter | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2013-09-04 |
| RANSLEY, Brandon William | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2024-07-30 |
| WATKINSON, John Dudley | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2020-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Austin Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr James Austin Scott | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.