MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
Equity attributable
Employees
449
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.8m
Period ending 2023-12-31
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Scottish contractor Morris & Spottiswood posts a solid £231m year. 🏗️
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £128,029,974 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,501,633 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,781,780 | — | |
| Net profit | £889,620 | — | |
| Cash | £13,623,564 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,967,830 | — | |
| Net assets | £12,339,216 | — | |
| Equity | £12,339,216 | — | |
| Average employees | 449 | — | |
| Wages | £26,863,175 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,159,752 | — |
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's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 12.02x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Cash flow projections up to the end of 2027 demonstrate the ability to meet working capital requirements from reserves with a reasonable level of headroom therefore allowing the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD LIMITED · parent
- Lled Construction Ltd 100%
- The McLennan Partnership Limited 100%
- Crosbie Developments Limited 100%
- CRBN Solutions Limited 100%
- Morris & Spottiswood Building Services Limited 100%
- Livingston Building Services Limited 100%
- Inspire Spaces (FF&E) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Paul | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Paul | Director | 2020-01-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| DUNWELL, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2016-08-31 | Mar 1974 | British |
| MORRIS, George | Director | 1989-06-01 | Dec 1964 | British |
| MORRIS, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2017-04-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDRY, David James | Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2020-01-01 |
| LEASK, James Aldo | Secretary | 1996-12-02 | 2000-08-31 |
| MACRAE, Carol Margaret | Secretary | — | 1990-05-15 |
| MARSHALL, Alexander | Secretary | 1990-05-15 | 1996-09-26 |
| MORRIS, Ian Ramsay | Secretary | — | 1990-05-14 |
| ANDREW, James Graham | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2007-05-31 |
| BENNETT, Douglas | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2016-02-12 |
| BOWNES, Ian John Patrick | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2002-09-02 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert Rennie | Director | — | 1989-09-30 |
| HENDRY, David James | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2020-01-01 |
| LEASK, James Aldo | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2000-08-31 |
| MAGINNIS, John Campbell | Director | — | 1996-09-26 |
| MARSHALL, Alexander | Director | 1992-04-10 | 1996-09-26 |
| MCALPINE, David | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2011-09-30 |
| MORRIS, Alan Gilbert | Director | 1996-09-26 | 2001-01-11 |
| MORRIS, Ian Ramsay | Director | 1996-09-26 | 2019-09-11 |
| MORRIS, Janet Stanners | Director | — | 2002-10-31 |
| MORRIS, Valerie Anne | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| MUIR, Carol Margaret | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| PATERSON, James | Director | — | 1990-12-21 |
| PEGGIE, Jane Margaret | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-08-01 |
| RENNIE, Allan | Director | 1989-06-01 | 1991-01-31 |
| ROAN, Paul | Director | 2016-08-31 | 2017-10-06 |
| SAXTON, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2011-12-19 |
| SOTO, Luis | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1999-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris & Spottiswood Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-05 | Active |
| Mr George Morris | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-05 |
| Mrs Jane Margaret Peggie | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-13 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.