START SCOTLAND LIMITED
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Cash
£654K
-25.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£542K
-30% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£90K
-76.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than the going concern basis of preparation. The directors consider that the carrying value of the remaining assets and liabilities are accurately stated at net realisable value and accordingly these financial statements do not include any adjustments resulting from the application on a basis other than the going concern basis of preparation.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,946,784 | £7,154,809 | £3,187,186 | -55.5% | |
| Operating profit | £359,581 | £377,358 | £89,671 | -76.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £367,656 | £379,483 | £89,671 | -76.4% | |
| Net profit | £286,808 | £284,612 | £67,253 | -76.4% | |
| Cash | £1,173,342 | £874,993 | £654,273 | -25.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £740,272 | £774,884 | £542,137 | -30% | |
| Net assets | £740,272 | £774,884 | £542,137 | -30% | |
| Equity | £740,272 | £774,884 | £542,137 | -30% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 3 | -25% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 5.3% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 4.0% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 48.6% | 48.7% | 16.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 63.1% | 35.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.58x | 2.80x |
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
- START SCOTLAND LIMITED 2017-06-15 → present
- RANDOTTE WLS LIMITED 2016-03-15 → 2017-06-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than the going concern basis of preparation. The directors consider that the carrying value of the remaining assets and liabilities are accurately stated at net realisable value and accordingly these financial statements do not include any adjustments resulting from the application on a basis other than the going concern basis of preparation.”
Significant events
- “During the reporting period, Start Scotland Limited has continued to successfully deliver the Fair Start Scotland contract across their three allocated lots, East, South-West and North-East. We have continued to service the contract with starts on the programme having ended in March 2025 and services will continue to be delivered through to 2026 whilst participants complete their time on programme.”
- “It is the directors intention to wind up the entity on conclusion of the delivery of the Fair Start Scotland contracts it holds with Scottish Government.”
- “During the year, Start Scotland Ltd supported 144 people into employment and 286 people into further employment when there first position ceased. Overall, sustained employment trended in line with expectations, however there was a significant increase in those sustaining employment for one year or more, which is a major indicator of the success of the programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Brian | Director | 2023-01-04 | May 1973 | British |
| BREZENOFF, Kenneth Samuel | Director | 2019-05-21 | Jun 1970 | American |
| COLLINS II, Grant Eugene | Director | 2019-05-21 | Dec 1962 | American |
| DEANS, Blyth | Director | 2017-08-30 | Jan 1956 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Anthony George | Secretary | 2016-03-15 | 2016-03-31 |
| LAXTON, Joanna Emily | Secretary | 2016-03-31 | 2018-03-26 |
| ANDREW, Philip Richard | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2017-08-14 |
| BELL, Brian Michael | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2018-09-06 |
| DONNELLY, John | Director | 2018-02-19 | 2022-06-07 |
| JONES, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2019-03-14 |
| MOON, Stephen Edward | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2018-09-19 |
| PATEL, Rajesh | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2019-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedcap Employment Scotland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2019-03-14 | Active |
| Working Links (Employment) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-06-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2019-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.