SCOT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£34m
-8.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£121m
-8.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,052
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£59m
-16.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £168,257,000 | £175,549,000 | £169,089,000 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £82,409,000 | £91,396,000 | £78,962,000 | -13.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £65,077,000 | £70,937,000 | £59,048,000 | -16.8% | |
| Net profit | £49,772,000 | £56,708,000 | £49,354,000 | -13% | |
| Cash | £4,507,000 | £37,012,000 | £33,866,000 | -8.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £183,299,000 | £171,053,000 | £165,429,000 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £149,920,000 | £132,813,000 | £121,297,000 | -8.7% | |
| Equity | £149,920,000 | £132,813,000 | £121,297,000 | -8.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,011 | 1,005 | 1,052 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £29,942,000 | £31,145,000 | £33,480,000 | +7.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,746,000 | £1,800,000 | £1,614,000 | -10.3% |
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 | 49.0% | 52.1% | 46.7% | |
| Net margin | 29.6% | 32.3% | 29.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.0% | 53.4% | 47.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 81.6% | 86.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.22x | 0.28x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | 4.54x | 4.39x | 3.89x |
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
- SCOT GROUP LIMITED 1996-05-08 → present
- ROTACELL LIMITED 1979-06-05 → 1996-05-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's financial position and forecasts, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. 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 going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SCOT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Hire Vehicles Limited 100%
- Scot Insurance Services Limited 100%
- Scot Development Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company was awarded a significant new daily rental contract during 2025/26.”
- “The launch of a new brand, Switch, in October 2024 was a major strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the Company's presence in the daily rental market.”
- “In the previous year the Board approved a comprehensive IT transformation programme to replace legacy systems with a unified digital platform.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWNSEND, Damien Scott | Secretary | 2026-04-21 | — | — |
| HANCOCK, Roger Owen | Director | 1994-12-05 | Jul 1965 | British |
| TOWNSEND, Damien Scott | Director | 2026-04-21 | Jul 1981 | British |
| WILSON, Martin | Director | 2018-04-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULL, Maureen Celia | Secretary | — | 1995-06-01 |
| FOX, Michelle | Secretary | 2019-06-01 | 2026-04-21 |
| GRANADOS, Peter Edwin | Secretary | 1999-08-25 | 2018-04-01 |
| HUME, Christopher James | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| MEDLOCK, Philippa Michele | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 1999-08-25 |
| PARSONS, Robert John | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2019-01-25 |
| BULL, Maureen Celia | Director | — | 1995-05-26 |
| FOX, Michelle | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2026-04-21 |
| GRANADOS, Peter Edwin | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| HUME, Christopher James | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-03-25 |
| MEDLOCK, Philippa Michele | Director | — | 1999-08-25 |
| PARSONS, Robert John | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2019-01-25 |
| SPOKES, Clive Ernest | Director | — | 1995-05-26 |
| SPOKES, Nigel Clive | Director | — | 2023-07-13 |
| SPOKES, Paul Andrew | Director | 1992-05-01 | 1992-05-01 |
| SPOKES, Paul Andrew | Director | — | 1999-08-25 |
| THORNE, Sally Elizabeth | Director | — | 1999-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scot Group Southern Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.