CONTRACT SCOTLAND LIMITED
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Cash
£186K
+31.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.3M
-1.2% vs 2023
Employees
60
-15.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£622K
+34.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,328,576 | £11,679,457 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £492,241 | £659,257 | +33.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £462,077 | £622,209 | +34.7% | |
| Net profit | £353,799 | £467,764 | +32.2% | |
| Cash | £141,588 | £186,285 | +31.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,302,345 | £1,282,833 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,283,480 | £1,268,228 | -1.2% | |
| Equity | £1,283,480 | £1,268,228 | -1.2% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 60 | -15.5% | |
| Wages | £3,095,778 | £2,568,033 | -17% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £72,102 | £68,430 | -5.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.8% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 16.27x | 17.70x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CONTRACT SCOTLAND LIMITED 2002-03-01 → present
- CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1998-10-12 → 2002-03-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOTHERINGHAM, Anne Marie | Secretary | 1999-05-12 | — | British |
| FLEMING, Julie Anne | Director | 2021-03-01 | Nov 1985 | British |
| SHAVE, Alan Malcolm | Director | 2021-03-01 | Oct 1985 | British |
| TONER, John-Paul | Director | 2009-09-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINER, Diane | Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-12 | 1998-10-12 |
| KERR STIRLING LLP | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-12 | 1999-05-12 |
| MARRIOTT, Emma Carol | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2019-05-14 |
| MCINTOSH, Susan | Nominee Director | 1998-10-12 | 1998-10-12 |
| TRAINER, Peter | Nominee Director | 1998-10-12 | 1998-10-12 |
| WOODWARD, Colin Alan | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2021-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Scotland Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Colin Alan Woodward | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-05-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-05-11 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2022-05-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.