SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
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Cash
£3.2m
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£36m
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
446
-1.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £20,960,000 | £23,598,000 | £19,067,000 | -19.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,586,000 | £834,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£2,260,000 | £2,199,000 | -£4,110,000 | -286.9% | |
| Cash | £4,187,000 | £3,777,000 | £3,163,000 | -16.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,200,000 | £40,399,000 | £36,289,000 | -10.2% | |
| Net assets | £38,200,000 | £40,399,000 | £36,289,000 | -10.2% | |
| Equity | £38,200,000 | £40,399,000 | £36,289,000 | -10.2% | |
| Average employees | 453 | 452 | 446 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £12,184,000 | £12,641,000 | £12,856,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.6% | 3.5% | — | |
| Net margin | -10.8% | 9.3% | -21.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.2% | 2.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.1% | 2.3% | 6.5% | |
| Current ratio | 7.07x | 11.16x | 2.57x |
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
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Society has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS · parent
- Braehead Enterprises Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 72 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILP, Marianne Dawn | Secretary | 2024-06-05 | — | — |
| ALFORD, Edwin John | Director | 2023-03-03 | Apr 1970 | British |
| ALLUM, Kate | Director | 2026-03-30 | Jul 1965 | British |
| BRADY, Laura | Director | 2025-11-24 | Jun 1984 | British |
| CONNELL, Niall Thomas, Dr | Director | 2022-03-03 | Jul 1960 | British |
| COOK, Ben Daniel | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1975 | New Zealander |
| HASTIE, Peter, Professor | Director | 2025-12-08 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MCLEOD, Carolyn Anne | Director | 2019-12-12 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 72 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINBRIDGE, Rachael Claire | Secretary | 2022-11-28 | 2024-02-14 |
| BUNYAN, Kathleen | Secretary | 2004-01-04 | 2004-04-01 |
| DRIVER, Katherine Isabel | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2007-04-16 |
| DUNSMUIR, Susan Joanne | Secretary | 2024-02-14 | 2024-06-05 |
| EARLEY, Stuart | Secretary | 2008-06-18 | 2009-03-19 |
| EARLEY, Stuart Douglas | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | 2007-06-07 |
| GARDINER, Ian | Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2004-01-04 |
| MORRIS, James, Air Vice Marshal | Secretary | 1999-11-08 | 2001-06-29 |
| SKEGGS, Robert Alexander | Secretary | 2007-06-07 | 2008-06-18 |
| WEBSTER, David Robertson | Secretary | 2009-03-19 | 2022-11-25 |
| ALEXANDER, Nicholas Walter | Director | 2008-08-28 | 2016-06-16 |
| BEGG, Jean | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| BERESFORD-JONES, Warwick | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2025-06-05 |
| BIGGAR, Alan Gordon | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2023-05-25 |
| CAMERON, William Donald Bruce | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-01-22 |
| CAMPBELL, Margaret Reay | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2014-12-11 |
| CHANDLER, Keith John | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2016-12-22 |
| DAVIDSON, Lisa | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2022-11-01 |
| DAVIS, Fiona Lesley | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2021-05-25 |
| DONALD, Melissa Anne, Dr | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2025-12-05 |
| DUNSMUIR, Susan | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2022-12-06 |
| EARLEY, Stuart | Director | 2008-08-28 | 2015-07-01 |
| FARRELL, Robert Conmac | Director | 2002-05-17 | 2007-05-18 |
| FINLAYSON, Willie | Director | 2022-12-06 | 2025-12-05 |
| FORREST, Robert Jack | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2003-05-16 |
| FORRESTER, Jessie Tough | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2000-04-28 |
| FULTON, Robin David | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| GRAY, Elizabeth | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2001-05-18 |
| GRIGOR, Rosina | Director | 2005-05-12 | 2013-06-19 |
| HAWKINS, Susan Mary, Dr | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2001-05-18 |
| HAWORTH, Harry | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2018-06-14 |
| HEGGIE, Jean | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2002-05-17 |
| HUSKER, Colin | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| JOHNSTON, William Alexander Henry | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-05-21 |
| JOHNSTONE, Susan Smythe | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2023-05-25 |
| JOHNSTONE, Susan Smythe | Director | 2005-05-12 | 2013-06-19 |
| LAWRIE, Alistair Mclaren | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2020-06-24 |
| LAWRIE, Alistair Mclaren | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2013-06-19 |
| LAWSON, Linda Margaret | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| LIDDELL, Robert Mccann | Director | 2005-05-12 | 2006-06-22 |
| MACDONALD, Catherine | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| MACDONALD, William Daniel | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2020-04-30 |
| MACLEOD, Fiona Anne | Director | 2022-03-03 | 2026-03-29 |
| MADDEN, Marie | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2005-10-20 |
| MARSHALL, Janet Ann | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2005-05-12 |
| MCCORMICK, Irene Margaret | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| MEGAHY, Ian William | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2014-06-12 |
| MUNRO, Ranald, Professor | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2006-06-22 |
| MURRAY, Agnes | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| NAISMITH, Steven | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2026-05-28 |
| NASH, Andrew Samuel | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| PACK, Brian Sidney | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-09-16 |
| PAGE, Helen Margaret | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-06-05 |
| PEEBLES, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2022-05-12 |
| RIDDELL, Iain Macleod | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-07-07 |
| RITCHIE, Mark | Director | 2025-12-08 | 2026-06-19 |
| ROMYN, Andre | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2007-01-25 |
| ROY, Robert Hendry | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-10-04 |
| RUSBRIDGE, Sheila, Dr | Director | 2007-05-18 | 2015-06-11 |
| SANDERSON, Jean | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-01-22 |
| SIMPSON, Victoria Joan Wendy | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2022-05-12 |
| SIMPSON, Victoria Joan Wendy | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2013-06-19 |
| SMITH, Harry | Director | 2006-08-03 | 2015-06-11 |
| SOUTAR, Ronald Henry | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2022-05-12 |
| STRATON, Timothy Duncan | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2006-06-22 |
| STUART, Jane Catherine | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2004-10-04 |
| THOMSON, Adam Riddell | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-05-21 |
| TODD, William Mckinlay | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2001-05-18 |
| TRICKER, Beverley | Director | 2016-06-16 | 2021-05-25 |
| TROTTER, Caroline Joy | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2026-05-28 |
| TURNBULL, Ian David Nelson | Director | 2012-08-23 | 2021-05-25 |
| YOUNG, Christine | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2000-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.