SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE
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Cash
£100k
-64% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£446k
+20.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£75k
+508.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,205 | £6,270 | £21,067 | +236% | |
| Operating profit | £179,900 | -£20,451 | £72,906 | +456.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £180,630 | -£18,447 | £75,402 | +508.7% | |
| Net profit | £180,630 | -£18,447 | £75,402 | +508.7% | |
| Cash | £277,281 | £279,360 | £100,438 | -64% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £389,469 | £371,022 | £446,424 | +20.3% | |
| Net assets | £389,469 | £371,022 | £446,424 | +20.3% | |
| Equity | £389,469 | £371,022 | £446,424 | +20.3% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0% | |
| Wages | £185,951 | £182,599 | £183,341 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £57,739 | £55,554 | £60,847 | +9.5% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 46.2% | -5.5% | 16.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 5.8% | 6.2% | |
| Current ratio | 19.11x | 17.11x | 16.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | -55.27x | — |
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
- SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE 2018-12-18 → present
- SDI OUTREACH 2014-07-03 → 2018-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomson Cooper
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “This initiative brought together emerging filmmakers from opposite ends of Europe for a deeply collaborative residency grounded in storytelling, cultural exchange, and political consciousness.”
- “The 19th edition of the Edinburgh Pitch was once again a huge success, selling out two weeks before the event and gathering an audience of 120 Observers...”
- “In 2023, we launched the Institute's first fund, WRITE NOW, to support feature documentaries in the early stage of developmert made by Scotland-based filmmakers.”
- “In 2024, our second funding round saw 4 filmmakers awarded deve opment grants and consultancies support for their first feature.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Philip Iain Patrick | Director | 2021-02-06 | Mar 1966 | British |
| AHSAN, Saleyha, Dr | Director | 2018-11-13 | Dec 1970 | British |
| BARTLETT, Karen | Director | 2019-05-10 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CHRISTIE, Deborah Stella | Director | 2021-02-06 | Oct 1956 | British |
| CRAIG, Kathryn | Director | 2025-09-05 | Jan 1963 | British |
| DREW, Ling | Director | 2025-12-09 | Aug 1980 | British |
| MANGAN, Michelle Louise | Director | 2021-02-06 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MENDELLE, Noemie | Director | 2014-07-03 | Mar 1957 | British |
| TRZEBIATOWSKA, Anna Maria | Director | 2024-11-18 | Dec 1982 | Polish |
| USHER, Natalie Jane | Director | 2018-11-13 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKINYELURE, Stephanie Shola | Director | 2021-02-06 | 2025-10-20 |
| BACHMAN, Philippe | Director | 2021-02-06 | 2024-02-03 |
| CUMINGS, David Aidan Burnett | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2023-04-03 |
| DAVIE, Emma | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2019-05-14 |
| DYER, Jason | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2020-11-17 |
| FINDLAY, Richard Martin | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2016-07-27 |
| GALLAGHER, Elaine Katherine | Director | 2021-02-06 | 2023-09-05 |
| GREEN, Andrew James Hewit | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2014-10-30 |
| HENRICI, Sonja Ingrid | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2020-11-30 |
| JOHNSTON, Mark James | Director | 2019-08-22 | 2022-03-10 |
| KHERIA, Smita, Dr | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2020-10-15 |
| KOOY, Sheila Kirsten Hill | Director | 2021-02-06 | 2024-03-13 |
| MACKENZIE, Maria | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2020-03-02 |
| METCALFE, Katie Louise | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-11-11 |
| PERROTTA, Guy | Director | 2021-02-06 | 2024-09-30 |
| WEST, Peter William Alan, Dr | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2019-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Sonja Ingrid Henrici | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2020-11-30 |
| Ms Noemie Mendelle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-20 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.