SCOUT SHOPS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7m
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
+15.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
62
+5.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+1.2% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,750,935 | £8,990,732 | £9,638,831 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,540,541 | £2,442,208 | £2,500,794 | +2.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,604,548 | £2,531,700 | £2,562,242 | +1.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,604,548 | £2,531,700 | £2,562,242 | +1.2% | |
| Cash | £1,862,073 | £1,823,127 | £1,696,290 | -7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,109,923 | £997,212 | £1,150,499 | +15.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,109,923 | £997,212 | £1,150,499 | +15.4% | |
| Equity | £1,109,923 | £997,212 | £1,150,499 | +15.4% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 59 | 62 | +5.1% | |
| Wages | £1,890,029 | £1,861,251 | £2,085,996 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £84,450 | £98,781 | £103,840 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,642 | £2,642 | £2,642 | 0% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.1% | 27.2% | 25.9% | |
| Net margin | 26.7% | 28.2% | 26.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 228.9% | 244.9% | 217.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.5% | 83.6% | 79.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.05x | 1.08x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 company's ability to continue as a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SCOUT SHOPS LIMITED · parent
- Outdoors Ltd 100%
- Scout Store Ltd 100%
- Scout Store est 1917 100%
- Scoutworks Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In the year to March 2026 the company has acquired the lease of a temporary location for 36 months whilst the main site is redeveloped.”
- “During the year, the company recognised an impairment charge of £31,678 in respect of an existing website intangible asset. The impairment arose following the agreement to develop an upgraded site, which will replace the current platform and reduce the asset value carried forward.”
- “During the year, the company recognised an impairment charge of £28,328 against certain fixed assets. The impairment arose as a result of the temporary relocation of the business, which limited the assets' operational use and reduced their recoverable amount.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERS, Keith James | Secretary | 2002-01-22 | — | British |
| AU, Emily Jasmine | Director | 2018-06-15 | Aug 1995 | British |
| HISLOP, Mark Edward John | Director | 2015-04-28 | Apr 1959 | British |
| KELLAS, Jack Logan | Director | 2025-02-06 | Jul 2002 | English |
| ROBERTSON, Thomas Mark | Director | 2021-07-17 | May 1983 | Scottish |
| WOOD, Oliver Winston | Director | 2022-11-03 | Dec 1993 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALMERS, Ian James Rollo | Secretary | — | 1999-09-30 |
| STOCKDALE, Peter Maynard | Secretary | 1999-10-01 | 2001-07-31 |
| ALMOND, Karen | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2026-01-31 |
| BHARTH, Jagz, Mr. | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2018-01-13 |
| BLACK, Anthony Edward Norman | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| BLANCHARD, Jane Robson | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2026-01-30 |
| BOWES, Michael | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2000-11-14 |
| BRYANT, Martin Warwick | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2020-05-20 |
| CHATBURN, Byron Stephen | Director | 2015-10-27 | 2022-06-22 |
| DAVIS, Gary Andrew | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2011-09-23 |
| EVANS, Keith James | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2012-12-17 |
| HENRIKSON, Eve Alexandra | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| HICKMAN, John Woolnough | Director | — | 2003-11-18 |
| HYDE, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2024-04-23 |
| JACK, Alexander Henderson | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2005-10-18 |
| KATZ, Jonathan | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2005-10-18 |
| LEES, Bryan Hall | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| MARKWELL, David Geoffrey | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2015-08-14 |
| MAXWELL, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2013-12-17 |
| MCCARTHY, David | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2004-10-29 |
| MCKAY, Gail | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2015-01-30 |
| MOORE, Antony George | Director | — | 1999-07-01 |
| NEWMAN, Martin David | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2026-03-24 |
| PALMER, Nigel Brian | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2013-10-01 |
| RAYNER, Brian Allen | Director | 1992-03-01 | 1999-07-13 |
| ROBIN, Sydney Frank | Director | — | 1999-02-13 |
| SARTORI, Lindsay | Director | 2011-10-10 | 2015-04-28 |
| STUART, Andrew Roderick | Director | 2001-02-20 | 2005-10-18 |
| TAYLOR, Michael John, Mr. | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| TWINE, Derek Milton | Director | 1998-07-14 | 2013-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.