SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
+29.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32M
+11.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
241
-5.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4M
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £111,604,000 | £118,158,000 | £119,233,000 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £4,180,000 | £4,125,000 | £4,440,000 | +7.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,119,000 | £4,084,000 | £4,367,000 | +6.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,160,000 | £3,121,000 | £3,235,000 | +3.7% | |
| Cash | £6,254,000 | £8,766,000 | £11,367,000 | +29.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,113,000 | £30,136,000 | £34,136,000 | +13.3% | |
| Net assets | £25,206,000 | £28,388,000 | £31,626,000 | +11.4% | |
| Equity | £25,206,000 | £28,388,000 | £31,626,000 | +11.4% | |
| Average employees | 232 | 254 | 241 | -5.1% | |
| Wages | £8,743,000 | £10,548,000 | £10,782,000 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £655,000 | £689,000 | £691,000 | +0.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.4% | 13.7% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 37.6% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.24x | 2.52x | 2.33x | |
| Interest cover | 68.52x | 44.84x | 38.95x |
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
- SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED 1991-10-01 → present
- SWOAC HOLDINGS LIMITED 1991-09-30 → 1991-10-01
- ERRORED 011091 BATCH 910930000 SWOAC HOLDINGS LIMITED 1986-12-22 → 1991-09-30
- ULPIAN LIMITED 1986-11-10 → 1986-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED · parent
- Flintshire Woodlands Limited 100%
- SWOAC Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Richard William | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | — | — |
| ADDIS, Edward Robert | Director | 2025-04-01 | Feb 1979 | British |
| BUSHBY, Charles Robert Davidson | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jun 1964 | British |
| HALL, Michael John | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HENRY, Desmond | Director | 2019-10-01 | Feb 1973 | British |
| NIMMO, Craig Hamilton | Director | 2017-07-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| OLDHAM, Simon Thomas | Director | 2013-10-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| ROBERTSON, David Brand | Director | 2019-10-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2017-07-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| TUFT, Andrew Robert | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| WALKER, Richard William | Director | 2016-04-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, David George | Secretary | — | 2003-06-30 |
| CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2016-03-31 |
| ADAM, Robin Hope | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| AITKEN, David George | Director | — | 2003-06-30 |
| BROWNE, Alfred Ralland | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2023-03-10 |
| BRUCE, James Michael Edward, The Hon | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Neil Waugh Somervell | Director | 1996-06-06 | 2005-07-31 |
| COLTMAN, David Alexander | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2005-03-10 |
| CONNELL, Charles Raymond | Director | — | 1997-04-03 |
| CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2016-03-31 |
| CROOKSTON, Neil | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| DIXON, John Robin Hepworth | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| FAULCONER HEATHCOAT GRANT, Ian | Director | — | 1989-09-30 |
| HERBERT, Robin Arthur Elidyr | Director | — | 1999-04-16 |
| JOHNSTON, Stuart Alexander | Director | 1996-06-06 | 2021-07-01 |
| JONES, Tom Allan Bruce | Director | 1991-06-03 | 2005-03-10 |
| KENNEDY, Colin Edward Norman | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2007-09-30 |
| LESLIE MELVILLE, Ian Hamish, Mr. | Director | 1992-09-07 | 2005-03-10 |
| LYNCH, Thomas Dawson | Director | — | 1991-04-22 |
| MANN, Colin | Director | 1996-06-06 | 2017-07-04 |
| NICOL, James | Director | 1994-02-21 | 2007-10-05 |
| SHAW, Robert | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| SMITH, Ronald James | Director | — | 1995-03-24 |
| STANLEY, Stephen Andrew Ogilvie | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE | Director | 1993-06-01 | 2005-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swl Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.