SCOT YOUNG RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5M
+17.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+7.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
109
-6% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+56.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,248,858 | — | — | £21,791,049 | £20,490,491 | £20,521,839 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £96,327 | — | — | -£102,057 | £999,524 | £1,283,233 | +28.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,526 | — | — | £245,276 | £1,227,350 | £1,915,321 | +56.1% | |
| Net profit | £68,480 | -£365,629 | -£11,049 | £217,899 | £1,127,435 | £1,797,764 | +59.5% | |
| Cash | £4,747,034 | £3,512,720 | £1,383,976 | £2,880,230 | £3,814,826 | £4,467,620 | +17.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,939,491 | — | — | £15,135,997 | £17,385,718 | £18,245,108 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £12,413,505 | £11,953,093 | £11,860,233 | £14,601,488 | £16,901,505 | £18,245,108 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £12,413,505 | — | — | £14,601,488 | £16,901,505 | £18,245,108 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 115 | 123 | 122 | 116 | 109 | -6% | |
| Wages | £2,990,794 | £2,995,528 | £3,211,415 | £3,453,110 | £3,514,200 | £3,654,194 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £214,087 | — | — | £291,848 | £346,376 | £334,461 | -3.4% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | — | — | -0.5% | 4.9% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | — | — | 1.0% | 5.5% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.7% | — | — | -0.7% | 5.7% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 30.1% | 22.9% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.07x | 2.70x | 3.03x | |
| Interest cover | 1.33x | — | — | -0.87x | 9.54x | 25.99x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- SCOT YOUNG RESEARCH LIMITED 2005-03-22 → present
- SYR LTD 2000-01-28 → 2005-03-22
- SCOT YOUNG RESEARCH LIMITED 1990-08-09 → 2000-01-28
- BRUTE LIMITED 1989-10-30 → 1990-08-09
- SCOT YOUNG SERVICE SYSTEMS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1989-10-30
- WARWICK SERVICE SYSTEMS LIMITED 1950-05-05 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SCOT YOUNG RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
- Scot Young Research Limited 100%
- Ningbo Scot Young Cleaning Products Co Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOKES, Sally | Director | 2024-01-02 | Nov 1973 | British |
| YOUNG, Lee Ann | Director | 2018-02-09 | Oct 1969 | Canadian |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID, Gareth | Secretary | 2023-07-07 | 2024-07-19 |
| DEO, Dave | Secretary | 1995-06-10 | 2012-12-07 |
| DHILLON, Surjinder | Secretary | 2012-12-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| GREEN, Raymond John | Secretary | — | 1995-06-10 |
| STOKES, Sally Claire | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2021-04-22 |
| WALL, Gemma | Secretary | 2021-04-23 | 2023-07-07 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Leonard | Director | — | 1995-12-08 |
| DAVID, Gareth Paul | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2024-07-19 |
| GREEN, Raymond John | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| HALL, Roy Stewart | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1996-06-21 |
| JONES, Anthony Michael | Director | 1994-11-14 | 2018-02-09 |
| MCCRONE, Samuel James | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1996-04-08 |
| RHODES, Nicola | Director | 1994-11-14 | 2008-01-07 |
| STAVES, Lee | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2022-02-16 |
| YOUNG, Kimberley | Director | 2018-02-09 | 2022-01-16 |
| YOUNG, Scot | Director | — | 2008-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scot Young Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-10-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.