Just Trading Scotland Limited
Registered name: JUST TRADING SCOTLAND LIMITED
Part of Balmore Trust Limited (The) groupJust Trading Scotland Limited made £453k revenue and £59.3k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text
Just Trading Scotland Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £453k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £59.3k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods” and is based in Paisley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Paisley, Scotland
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | £399k | £517k | £487k | £453k |
| Cost of sales | £253k | £333k | £354k | £315k |
| Gross profit | £146k | £184k | £133k | £138k |
| Operating profit | −£49k | £929 | −£86.2k | £62.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£55.1k | −£5.8k | −£89.9k | £59.3k |
| Profit after tax | −£55.1k | −£5.8k | −£89.9k | £59.3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£55.1k | −£5.8k | −£89.9k | £59.3k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −13.8% | −1.1% | −18.4% | 13.1% |
| Gross margin | 36.5% | 35.6% | 27.3% | 30.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £79.7k | £86.2k | £81.2k | £75.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£11k | −£963 | −£15k | £9.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲29.7% | ▼5.7% | ▼7.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.6k | £10.7k | £7.8k | £11.3k |
| Net assets | −£57.4k | −£63.2k | −£153k | −£93.8k |
| Fixed assets | £6.2k | £12k | £7.8k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £269k | £234k | £150k | £183k |
| Debtors | £13.4k | £9.9k | −£16.2k | £8.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £75.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- 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 −£93.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▲45%
- Now £11.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼83%
- Now £1.3k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Balmore Trust Limited (The)ultimate parent75–100%
- Just Trading Scotland Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £59.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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