Scotsman Holdings PLC
Registered name: SCOTSMAN HOLDINGS PLC
Scotsman Holdings PLC made £184m revenue and £13.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Scotsman Holdings PLC’s revenue grew 5% to £184m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £13.7m profit and 1,742 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £169m | £175m | £184m |
| Cost of sales | −£75.6m | −£75.2m | −£74.3m |
| Gross profit | £93.5m | £99.5m | £110m |
| Operating profit | £20.3m | £17.6m | £28.8m |
| Profit before tax | £12.7m | £8.7m | £19.5m |
| Profit after tax | £8.2m | £5.5m | £13.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £8.2m | £5.5m | £13.7m |
| Employees (average) | 1,780 | 1,787 | 1,742 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.9% | 3.2% | 7.4% |
| Gross margin | 55.3% | 57% | 59.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £95k | £97.7k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | £4.6k | £3.1k | £7.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.3% | ▲5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼33% | ▲148.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.4% | ▼2.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 59.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 1,742
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
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From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £13.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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