SCOTTISH SEABIRD CENTRE
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Cash
£626k
+41.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.9m
+5.5% vs 2025
Employees
45
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£101k
+173.1% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,458,058 | £2,312,186 | £2,484,414 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£138,064 | £100,937 | +173.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£138,064 | £100,937 | +173.1% | |
| Net profit | £19,352 | -£138,064 | £100,937 | +173.1% | |
| Cash | £412,070 | £442,395 | £625,607 | +41.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,973,968 | £1,831,530 | £1,932,467 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,969,593 | £1,831,530 | £1,932,467 | +5.5% | |
| Equity | £1,969,593 | £1,831,530 | £1,932,467 | +5.5% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 45 | 45 | 0% | |
| Wages | £728,283 | £806,281 | £879,806 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -6.0% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | -6.0% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -7.5% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.4% | 12.7% | 13.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.94x | 2.23x | 2.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | -7.15x | — |
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
- Thomson Cooper
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SCOTTISH SEABIRD CENTRE · parent
- Scottish Seabird Centre Trading Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAYS WS | Corporate Secretary | 1997-02-12 | — | — |
| CONNELLY, Alison Patricia | Director | 2025-11-13 | Mar 1961 | British |
| HANCOX, Claire Elisabeth | Director | 2026-05-20 | Jul 1970 | British |
| HOUSDEN, Stuart David | Director | 2021-01-21 | Jun 1953 | British |
| KJAERSIDE, Kim | Director | 2023-01-19 | Oct 1980 | Danish |
| MCCRACKEN, Robert | Director | 2025-05-22 | May 1956 | British |
| MCFARLANE, Heather | Director | 2023-01-19 | Aug 1984 | British |
| PATERSON, David Maxwell, Professor | Director | 2021-01-20 | Jun 1958 | British |
| QUINN, Tessa Jane | Director | 2019-08-27 | Nov 1970 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Andrew John | Director | 2025-08-14 | Dec 1962 | British |
| STODDART, Neil John | Director | 2023-06-28 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDER, Fiona Ann | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-06-24 |
| ARNOLD, Christopher James | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2025-08-14 |
| BAXTER, John Mowbray, Professor | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2020-09-10 |
| BIGGAR, Alan Gordon | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2013-03-28 |
| BRESLIN, Stephen Gerard, Dr | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2026-01-29 |
| BURTON, Patricia Ann | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2019-11-06 |
| CAMERON, David Stephen | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2005-05-13 |
| CARRIE, Anne Marie | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2000-10-01 |
| COLLINS, Peter John | Director | 1997-02-12 | 1999-10-11 |
| CRAWFORD, Lyle David | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2014-12-16 |
| DAY, Tim David | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2017-03-15 |
| DELANEY, Juliana Elizabeth | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2020-03-19 |
| DRYDEN, Sheana Mary | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2006-03-17 |
| ECKLES, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| FALCONER, Ian Gordon | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2006-10-20 |
| FLEMING, Martha Jayne | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| FRASER, Michael Weir | Director | 2010-10-28 | 2019-04-25 |
| GARDNER, William | Director | 1997-02-12 | 2001-09-20 |
| GORDON, Alexander Grant | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2011-03-24 |
| GORDON, Peter Rennie | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2006-05-19 |
| HAMILTON-DALRYMPLE, Hew Richard | Director | 1997-02-12 | 2017-10-15 |
| HOPKINS, Charlotte Rachael, Dr | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2023-04-11 |
| HUNT, John Forrest | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2019-06-20 |
| LEDINGHAM, Donald James, Professsor | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2009-06-08 |
| LILLEY, Richard, Dr | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| MACANDREW, Hamish | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2023-07-31 |
| MACKIE, Katie | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2019-02-26 |
| MCFADDEN, Erin Dawn | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2019-03-01 |
| MCINTOSH, Alastair Stiles | Director | 2010-10-28 | 2016-12-14 |
| MCMILLAN, John Fleming Allan, Provost | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2017-06-15 |
| MINNS, David Wilson | Director | 1997-06-30 | 1999-11-18 |
| MURRAY, Diana Mary | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2022-06-30 |
| NELSON, Joseph Bryan, Dr | Director | 1997-08-29 | 2012-12-20 |
| OSBORNE, Jonathan Mark Andrew | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2010-10-28 |
| PRATT, John Frank Stamford | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2013-06-20 |
| RANKIN, Neil Erskine, Rear Admiral | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2012-07-11 |
| RODGER, Lauren | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2017-10-15 |
| SANDERSON, William Guy, Dr | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2019-11-06 |
| SCOTT, John Armour | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2002-06-25 |
| SHAND, Colin James | Director | 2000-02-11 | 2012-03-27 |
| TAYLOR, Philip | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2026-05-20 |
| TEBBLE, Mary Olivia | Director | 2006-03-17 | 2019-06-20 |
| THOM, Elizabeth | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2014-06-17 |
| VOTIER, Stephen Charles, Professor | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2024-08-16 |
| WATSON, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1997-02-12 | 1999-08-25 |
| WINDMILL, David Michael | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2021-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart David Housden | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2021-01-21 | Active |
| Mr David Michael Windmill | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-21 |
| Mr Tom Brock | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.