SCOTMID COOP LIFE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£671k
+68.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£3.3m
+101.4% first positive since 2020
Employees
81
+14.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£399k
+84.2% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,887,220 | £8,913,112 | £8,718,305 | £9,710,547 | £8,784,471 | £10,106,585 | +15.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,689,790 | -£562,912 | -£1,644,354 | £5,026,764 | -£2,426,012 | -£308,812 | +87.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,180,970 | £18,588,243 | £756,188 | £5,026,938 | -£2,518,268 | -£399,060 | +84.2% | |
| Net profit | -£4,786,452 | £18,820,045 | £1,081,878 | £4,795,991 | -£2,042,086 | -£494,982 | +75.8% | |
| Cash | £2,006,992 | £505,788 | £84,981 | £895,260 | £398,872 | £670,895 | +68.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,513,779 | £14,263,422 | £14,974,368 | £18,777,217 | £3,994,919 | £5,245,156 | +31.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £16,722,995 | £1,629,198 | £3,281,965 | +101.4% | |
| Equity | -£7,974,919 | £10,845,126 | £11,927,004 | £16,722,995 | £1,629,198 | £3,281,965 | +101.4% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 104 | 101 | 88 | 71 | 81 | +14.1% | |
| Wages | £1,948,271 | £1,685,219 | £2,201,310 | £2,092,732 | £2,340,114 | £2,272,842 | -2.9% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -46.8% | -6.3% | -18.9% | 51.8% | -27.6% | -3.1% | |
| Net margin | -60.7% | — | 12.4% | 49.4% | -23.2% | -4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -25.4% | -3.9% | -11.0% | 26.8% | -60.7% | -5.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.89x | 1.35x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -4.88x | — | -31.08x | 61.76x | -26.30x | -3.32x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SCOTMID COOP LIFE SERVICES LIMITED 2025-08-26 → present
- THE INDEPENDENT FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD 2011-01-14 → 2025-08-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue In operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SCOTMID COOP LIFE SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Deery Funeral Services Limited 100%
- David Robb Independent Funeral Directors Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 23 November 2025, the operations of Scotmid Funerals were hived down into the company from its ultimate parent company, Scottish Midland Co-operative Society Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUILLE, Alan David | Secretary | 2025-07-22 | — | — |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jul 1982 | British |
| SCOTT, Karen | Director | 2024-09-13 | Oct 1970 | British |
| STRACHAN, Craig Robert | Director | 2024-09-13 | Mar 1988 | Scottish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-01-14 | 2011-01-14 |
| BAIN, Liam Michael | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2019-07-26 |
| BECKWITH, Sheena Marion | Director | 2020-02-27 | 2024-09-13 |
| BRODIE, John Ross | Director | 2024-09-13 | 2025-05-16 |
| FOSTER, Anthony Joseph Thomas | Director | 2012-01-15 | 2019-01-28 |
| FOSTER, Joan | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2017-11-24 |
| FOSTER, Robert Alan | Director | 2011-01-14 | 2017-11-24 |
| KELLY, Patricia | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2017-11-24 |
| MACLACHLAN, Robert | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2024-09-13 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Nicholas John | Director | 2020-06-19 | 2024-09-13 |
| MCMEEKIN, James Stuart | Director | 2011-01-14 | 2011-01-14 |
| NIX, David Charles | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2020-08-24 |
| WAYTE, Ronald Albert | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-12-01 |
| COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-01-14 | 2011-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotmid Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-13 | Active |
| Dc2 Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-24 | Ceased 2024-09-13 |
| Mr Anthony Joseph Thomas Foster | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-26 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-26 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.