The Scottish Council for Development and Industry
Registered name: THE SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY
The Scottish Council for Development and Industry made £1.8m revenue and £59k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
The Scottish Council for Development and Industry’s revenue grew 17% to £1.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £59k profit and 24 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other membership organizations” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 79 yrs · since 1946
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Operating profit | −£3.3k | £59.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£3.7k | £59k |
| Profit after tax | −£3.7k | £59k |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.7k | £59k |
| Employees (average) | 24 | 24 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −0.2% | 3.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £65.3k | £76.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£156 | £2.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £88.6k | £21.6k |
| Net assets | −£737k | −£678k |
| Fixed assets | £77.3k | £54.8k |
| Current assets | £241k | £179k |
| Debtors | £39.2k | £42.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £76.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.3%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now −£678k
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £21.6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 24
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £54.8k
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- Profit
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- Staff
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- Profit
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- Profit
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- Profit
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £59k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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