BALLATER (RD) LIMITED
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Cash
£553K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£716K
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£147K
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £446,939 | £514,910 | £490,308 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £85,643 | £92,170 | £146,879 | — | |
| Net profit | £73,756 | £67,380 | £118,561 | — | |
| Cash | £541,301 | £604,519 | £553,265 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £534,072 | £601,432 | £725,446 | — | |
| Net assets | £529,736 | £597,116 | £715,677 | — | |
| Equity | £529,736 | £597,116 | £715,677 | — | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| Wages | £105,886 | £113,242 | £105,547 | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 16.5% | 13.1% | 24.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 26.8% | 14.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.92x | 3.39x | 6.46x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- The Grant Considine Partnership
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BALLATER (RD) LIMITED · parent
- Ballater Community Enterprise Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The AGM in October 2025 agreed to change the financial year to end on 31 December to combine the AGM with that of the Community Council at a Village AGM from June 2026 onwards.”
- “Ray Riddoch has stepped down as chair at the end of 2025 and Kate Allum elected in his place to lead the Trust forward in 2026.”
- “Full funding secured for a new playground which should be installed during 2026.”
- “The Cinder Path project received full grant funding in October 2025; work started and the path is anticipated to be completed in February 2026.”
- “A new purpose-built Bike Hub was delivered within the park with funding support from CNPA, The National Lottery, and Nestrans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIMSTON, Richard Martin | Secretary | 2022-12-01 | — | — |
| ALLUM, Helen Catherine | Director | 2019-11-21 | Jul 1965 | British |
| BRAID, William Rollo | Director | 2018-11-22 | Nov 1950 | British |
| BURROWS, John | Director | 2025-12-01 | Mar 1947 | British |
| DE LACEY, Gwyneth, Dr | Director | 2026-02-03 | Nov 1961 | British |
| FRANKS, Philippa Clare | Director | 2023-09-12 | May 1988 | British |
| FRIMSTON, Richard Martin | Director | 2021-11-30 | Jul 1953 | British |
| LAWSON, Bruce Watt | Director | 2022-12-01 | Apr 1956 | British |
| MCQUEEN, Eric John | Director | 2026-01-13 | Aug 1964 | British |
| PEACOCK, Paul Scott | Director | 2023-09-12 | Feb 1958 | Norwegian |
| RIDDOCH, Ray Christopher | Director | 2022-12-01 | Jan 1961 | British |
| RUTHERFORD, Susan Margaret | Director | 2026-04-24 | Oct 1958 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Graham James | Secretary | 1997-01-17 | 2003-10-02 |
| INGLIS, George Murray Wilson | Secretary | 2008-01-11 | 2010-08-09 |
| KEITH, John Leonard | Secretary | 2004-04-09 | 2006-03-10 |
| LOVIE, John Allan | Secretary | 2010-08-09 | 2020-12-22 |
| MACAULAY, Marybell | Secretary | 2003-10-02 | 2004-04-09 |
| SEDGWICK, Sheila, Dr | Secretary | 2006-03-10 | 2008-01-11 |
| STEWART, Susan Ellen | Secretary | 2020-12-22 | 2022-12-01 |
| ADAMS, Elaine Rose | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2021-11-30 |
| BURROWS, John | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2025-11-30 |
| CARRINGTON, Richard Charles | Director | 2014-05-02 | 2016-11-11 |
| CHAMBERS, Dorothy | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1997-01-17 |
| CHESWORTH, John Buchanan | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2005-11-21 |
| COULL, John Taylor, Dr | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2019-11-14 |
| COX, Anthony Trevor | Director | 2016-11-09 | 2017-02-13 |
| CRAWFORD, Peter Macdonald, Dr | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1999-08-05 |
| CULLING, Paul | Director | 2005-11-21 | 2006-02-14 |
| DAVIDSON, Lesley Rose | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1998-04-09 |
| DONOGHUE, Thomas, Councillor | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1998-12-17 |
| DREVER, Ronald Fergus | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2003-10-02 |
| EDWARDS, Edna Mary | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2001-10-04 |
| FRANKLIN, Michael Francis | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2012-06-15 |
| FRANKS, Nigel Douglas | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2002-10-01 |
| FYFE, Malcolm Hewer Durke Findlay | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2004-11-25 |
| GIBSON, Brian Kenneth | Director | 2012-11-29 | 2013-09-06 |
| HARRISON, Allan Mckenzie | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2018-11-23 |
| HEPBURN, Brodie | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2005-12-09 |
| HORNE, David Caldwell | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2020-11-26 |
| HOURSTON, Gordon Minto, Sir | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2004-11-25 |
| HOUSTON, William Monro | Director | 1997-01-17 | 2004-06-30 |
| HUMPHREY, James Malcolm Marcus | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2007-01-16 |
| IMRIE, Robert Andrew | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2014-03-24 |
| INGLIS, George Murray Wilson | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2010-08-09 |
| KERR, Ronald | Director | 1998-04-09 | 1999-08-05 |
| LOVIE, John Allan | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2021-06-07 |
| MACASKILL, Duncan | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2021-11-30 |
| MACKINTOSH, John William Allan | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1999-08-05 |
| MACMILLAN, Jennifer Anne Patricia | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2023-09-01 |
| MCCULLOCH, James Milne | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2010-11-04 |
| MCINTOSH, Richard Charles, Managing Director | Director | 1997-02-20 | 2001-10-04 |
| MITCHELL, Alexander Ian | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2019-11-14 |
| MURRAY, John Mcbeth | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1997-02-12 |
| NICOLL, Carole | Director | 2023-09-12 | 2025-10-31 |
| POTTER, Sheila Margaret | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2007-01-16 |
| PRESSLIE, Fiona Mare Frances Williamson | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2023-09-01 |
| PURVES, Jeffrey James | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1999-08-05 |
| REID, Anne Jane | Director | 2018-11-22 | 2020-11-26 |
| RIDDLER, Gordon Peterkin | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2014-11-20 |
| RITCHIE, Ian Ogilvie | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2022-12-01 |
| SCOTT, Anne Daphne | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2004-11-25 |
| SEARLE, Roger John | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2001-10-04 |
| SEARLE, Roger John | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2001-10-04 |
| SEDGWICK, Sheila, Dr | Director | 1997-01-17 | 2018-11-23 |
| SHERIDAN, Henry Michael | Director | 1997-01-17 | 1998-04-09 |
| SMITH, Lindsay John | Director | 1998-04-09 | 2000-09-30 |
| STANTON, Derek Harley | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2005-11-21 |
| STEWART, Susan Ellen | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2022-12-01 |
| TAYLOR, John Alexander | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2003-10-02 |
| WISELY, Ian William | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2018-11-16 |
| WRIGHT, Bryan Porter | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2017-01-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.