A F Scott and Company Limited
Registered name: A F SCOTT AND COMPANY LIMITED
A F Scott and Company Limited made £3.4m revenue and a £5.2k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text
A F Scott and Company Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £3.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £5.2k and 68 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Blairgowrie; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blairgowrie, Scotland
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.8m | £3m | £3.4m | £3.4m |
| Cost of sales | £1.7m | £1.8m | £2m | £2.2m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Operating profit | £227k | £313k | £401k | −£6.4k |
| Profit before tax | £218k | £308k | £391k | −£5.6k |
| Profit after tax | £187k | £170k | £294k | −£5.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £187k | £170k | £294k | −£5.2k |
| Staff costs | £865k | £974k | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.6% | 5.6% | 8.6% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | 40.6% | 40.7% | 41.5% | 33.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £45.1k | £42.8k | £50.3k | £49.5k |
| Profit per employee | £3k | £2.4k | £4.3k | −£77 |
| Cash conversion | −214% | −110.3% | −70.5% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7% | ▲12.7% | ▼1.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼8.8% | ▲72.6% | ▼101.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.7% | ▼4.2% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £591k | £484k | £725k | £311k |
| Net assets | £5.3m | £5.5m | £5.8m | £5.8m |
| Fixed assets | £5.4m | £5.7m | £5.6m | £5.4m |
| Current assets | £934k | £901k | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Debtors | £190k | £156k | £379k | £520k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £9.4k | £9.4k | £9.4k |
| Cash from operations | −£486k | −£346k | −£282k | £311k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £49.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£77
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 161.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.4%
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £5.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼57%
- Now £311k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 68
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £9.4k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £5.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£5.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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