ROYSCOT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1.1m
-124.3% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£589k
-83.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-09-30.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £88,132,000 | £144,171,000 | +63.6% | |
| Operating profit | £33,739,000 | £64,961,000 | +92.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,483,000 | £589,000 | -83.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,856,000 | -£1,177,000 | -163.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,938,000 | -£720,000 | -114.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,568,000 | -£1,109,000 | -124.3% | |
| Equity | £4,568,000 | -£1,109,000 | -124.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 38.3% | 45.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 683.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.6% | 100.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | 0.97x | 1.01x |
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
- ROYSCOT TRUST PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1986-12-01 → present
- ST. MARGARETS TRUST LIMITED 1936-01-25 → 1986-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively; may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 1 November 2023, the Company acquired either all, or part of, the leasing trade and assets from fellow group companies. The total value of the businesses acquired as part of these acquisitions was approximately £395 million.”
- “A favourable resolution was reached with HMRC regarding historic BDR VAT claims and that resulted in the company recognising £4,488k through finance income in the previous year (see note 6).”
- “A final dividend of £4,500k was paid in 2024 (2023: nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATWEST GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-09-14 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-09-30 | Apr 1975 | British |
| KRISHNA, Kunal | Director | 2024-09-30 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROMLEY, Heidi Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-09-30 | 2001-07-13 |
| CAMERON, Lindsey Helen | Secretary | 2008-08-08 | 2011-05-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Angela Mary | Secretary | 2001-07-14 | 2006-11-27 |
| DALY, Kirsty | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2012-01-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Amy | Secretary | 2012-01-11 | 2012-09-14 |
| WOODCOCK, Michael Ian Charles | Secretary | — | 2000-09-29 |
| WRAITH CARTER, Gillian | Secretary | 2006-11-27 | 2008-08-08 |
| ASHWORTH, George Smith-Salmond | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2007-06-25 |
| BALDOCK, Alexander David | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2012-08-31 |
| BARNARD, Andrew David | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| BRODIE, Robert Duncan | Director | 2000-06-23 | 2003-05-31 |
| BUTTERWORTH, David Roger | Director | 1993-11-20 | 1995-08-31 |
| CLEMETT, Graham Colin | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2007-06-01 |
| CLIBBENS, Nigel Timothy John | Director | 2002-05-16 | 2015-02-27 |
| COWIE, Ian Duncan | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| CROME, Trevor Douglas | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-06-28 |
| DOBBS, Clive Richard | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-06-16 |
| EVANS, John Huw | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| FINLAYSON, David John Mcintosh | Director | — | 2000-07-11 |
| GADSBY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2015-05-11 |
| GRAHAM, Kenneth Austin | Director | — | 1999-12-01 |
| HARPER, Martin John | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| HARRIS, David Gerald | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2019-11-01 |
| HEANEY, Brian Ward | Director | — | 2000-06-29 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, James | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2017-02-21 |
| HOLDEN, Adam | Director | 2015-05-11 | 2016-07-01 |
| HOUSTON, Iain Arthur | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-07-11 |
| ISAAC, Ian John | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2024-09-30 |
| KAPUR, Neeraj | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2010-02-01 |
| KELLY, James Michael | Director | 1996-04-19 | 1997-07-11 |
| KNOWLES, Christopher George | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2004-02-29 |
| LYNAM, Paul Anthony | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-08-08 |
| MARROW, Paul | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-10-31 |
| MCINNES, Robert Macdonald | Director | 1993-11-20 | 1994-12-01 |
| MOFFAT, Peter | Director | 2021-12-30 | 2024-09-30 |
| PARRY, Alan David | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2021-07-22 |
| PATTARA, Joseph Alexander | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2021-12-30 |
| PEARCE, Nigel | Director | 2000-06-23 | 2003-05-31 |
| POLLARD, John Reginald | Director | 1993-04-19 | 2000-06-30 |
| PRIESTMAN, Richard Mark | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2010-06-25 |
| SCHOFIELD, George Anthony | Director | — | 1993-11-20 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2004-02-29 |
| SUTHERLAND, Ian Maclaren | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Joseph David, Mr. | Director | 2021-07-22 | 2024-06-27 |
| THWAITE, John Paul | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2018-10-11 |
| WOOD, John Hamer | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2017-06-30 |
| WOODLEY, Keith Spencer | Director | — | 1996-07-12 |
| WORKMAN, John Donald Black | Director | 1994-11-19 | 1999-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard North Central Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 285 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-07 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-03-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-03-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
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.