ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED
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Cash
£853k
+14.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£5.1m
-8.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
136
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£682k
-238.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED·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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,386,118 | £11,434,785 | £11,128,727 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £219,534 | -£954,935 | -535% | |
| Profit before tax | £166,911 | £493,028 | -£681,585 | -238.2% | |
| Net profit | £166,911 | -£601,466 | -£471,935 | +21.5% | |
| Cash | £1,311,587 | £746,142 | £853,108 | +14.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,519,693 | £13,418,227 | £12,711,292 | -5.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,153,693 | £5,552,227 | £5,080,292 | -8.5% | |
| Equity | £6,153,693 | £5,552,227 | £5,080,292 | -8.5% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 130 | 136 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £4,073,768 | £4,294,160 | £4,593,683 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £435,534 | £453,601 | £436,399 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,132 | £27,214 | £26,185 | -3.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £146,750 | £150,258 | £155,746 | +3.7% |
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 | — | 1.9% | -8.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | -5.3% | -4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.6% | -7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.5% | 62.0% | 63.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.07x | 3.82x | 3.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.05x | -2.99x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED 1994-01-19 → present
- ROYAL SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED 1991-08-28 → 1994-01-19
- THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED 1950-07-08 → 1991-08-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The charitable company is dependent on grants from the Scottish Government. Budgets and cash flow projections to 31 March 2028 have been prepared and the Directors believe that adequate funding from this source will be made available for that period. The Directors therefore consider it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- The Royal Scottish National Orchestra Society (Properties) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, subsequent to the year end, the Society acquired 100% of the issued share capital of SDA Media Limited, which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
19 active · 151 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Julia Caroline | Secretary | 2023-11-08 | — | — |
| BLAIN, Gail Elizabeth | Director | 2024-08-30 | Mar 1982 | British |
| BRYAN, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2023-09-29 | Feb 1982 | British |
| BURNS, Kayla-Megan | Director | 2024-11-11 | Feb 1999 | Irish |
| CHRISTIE, Annette, Bailie | Director | 2025-12-12 | Jan 1967 | British |
| HART, Christopher Luke | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jan 1992 | British |
| HAY, Kenneth Stewart | Director | 2023-09-29 | Aug 1964 | British |
| HEATHCOTE, Katrina | Director | 2020-03-06 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HUBBARD, David | Director | 2021-10-22 | Feb 1968 | British |
| KNIGHT, William Jacob | Director | 2025-08-27 | Jun 1995 | British |
| MACKIE, Alistair Andrew | Director | 2019-04-23 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MACLEOD, Donald Frank Glendinning | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jul 1983 | British,Canadian |
| MCCLENAGHAN, David John | Director | 2024-08-30 | Jun 1962 | British |
| ROBINSON, David Gordon | Director | 2020-04-17 | May 1949 | British |
| ROUGH, Lorna | Director | 2020-09-25 | May 1969 | British |
| STEWART, Gregor Ninian | Director | 2024-08-30 | May 1964 | Scottish |
| STEWART, John William | Director | 2023-02-24 | Mar 1970 | British |
| STRACHAN, David George | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jun 1952 | Scottish |
| THORNLEY, Edward, Councillor | Director | 2022-06-30 | Jun 1997 | British |
Show 151 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNLOP, James Anthony Kelly | Secretary | 1991-12-31 | 1998-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2023-11-08 |
| MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| AUSTIN HART, Norma May | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2015-06-25 |
| BARNES, George Mcpherson | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1994-03-03 |
| BARR, Ian | Director | — | 1990-01-08 |
| BATHO, Mark Thomas Scott | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2019-08-23 |
| BINKS, Ruth Anne | Director | 2024-08-30 | 2026-02-27 |
| BISHOP, Christopher Sayles | Director | 1991-12-31 | 1993-09-08 |
| BLACKWOOD, Kenneth Gordon | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2003-02-13 |
| BREW, Helen | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2023-09-29 |
| BROCK, Deirdre Leanne, Cllr | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2012-08-24 |
| BRUCE, Susan Margaret, Dame | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2024-08-30 |
| BRUCE-WATT, Hugh William Douglas | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2022-09-02 |
| BUCHAN, Colin Alexander Mason | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2008-08-22 |
| BUDD, Ian Christopher | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2007-08-24 |
| BUDD, Ian Christopher | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1995-12-11 |
| BURNLEY, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2015-02-20 | 2021-08-26 |
| CAMERON, Lezley Marion, Cllr | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2022-06-30 |
| CARTER, Stephen John | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2015-08-28 |
| CHANDLER, William Glenn | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2017-07-17 |
| CHANDLER, William Glenn | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2002-10-03 |
| CHRISTIE, Frank | Director | 1997-08-12 | 1999-06-04 |
| CHRISTIE, Frank | Director | — | 1987-10-26 |
| CHRISTIE, Ian | Director | — | 1990-02-18 |
| CHRISTIE, Ian | Director | — | 1989-12-31 |
| CLARK, John | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2019-08-23 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2015-08-28 |
| COLLERAN, Aileen | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2009-09-04 |
| COLLIE, Alexander Conn | Director | — | 1989-12-04 |
| CORNALL, Andrew Howard Thomas | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2017-08-25 |
| CORNALL, Andrew Howard Thomas | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2013-06-10 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert Caldwell | Director | — | 1925-04-18 |
| CROOKALL, Simon Philip | Director | 1997-05-06 | 2004-12-17 |
| CUSHING, John Norman | Director | 2011-04-15 | 2011-06-20 |
| CUSHING, John Norman | Director | 2010-10-29 | 2014-08-29 |
| CUSHING, John Norman | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2001-09-27 |
| DIGNEY, Jannette Gail | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1997-12-10 |
| DOCHERTY, Francis John, Councillor | Director | 2009-09-04 | 2022-05-18 |
| DOHERTY, Gerard | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1996-12-16 |
| DORAN, Karen, Councillor | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2017-08-25 |
| DOW, Alfred Ernest | Director | 1989-12-04 | 1990-06-25 |
| DUNBAR, Morrison Alexander Rankin | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1997-12-10 |
| DUNBAR, Morrison Alexander Rankin | Director | — | 1990-11-02 |
| DUNN, Claire | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2007-08-24 |
| ELLIOTT, John Oliver | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2005-02-17 |
| ELLIOTT, John Oliver | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2005-12-17 |
| ELLIOTT, Michael John | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2014-12-31 |
| FALCONER, Ian | Director | 1999-01-08 | 2002-10-03 |
| FLETCHER, Charles Jeremy | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1997-12-10 |
| FULTON, David | Director | — | 1990-08-31 |
| GEDDES, Keith Taylor | Director | 1990-06-25 | 1994-04-07 |
| GIBSON, Martin | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2014-08-29 |
| GIBSON, Martin | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2000-03-24 |
| GILBERT, Fiona Jane | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2008-08-22 |
| GILCHRIST, Archibald | Director | — | 1994-12-09 |
| GILLESPIE, Rosaleen | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2008-08-22 |
| GOOLD, James Duncan | Director | 1990-11-02 | 1993-06-30 |
| GRACIE, John Christine | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2001-09-27 |
| HANDY, Joseph | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1994-03-03 |
| HARRINGTON, John Arthur | Director | — | 1946-06-28 |
| HART, Susan, Prof. | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2012-08-24 |
| HARTER, James Marlowe | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| HEASLEY, John Brian | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2024-08-30 |
| HEIDECKER ALLEN, Ursula | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2020-09-25 |
| HENDERSON, Elizabeth Brebner | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| HOLDEN, Linda Joy | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2023-09-29 |
| HORE, Philip Alec Garth | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1994-03-03 |
| HUBBARD, David | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2013-09-06 |
| HUGHES, Paul Michael | Director | 1993-09-10 | 1996-12-31 |
| INNES, Robert Mann | Director | — | 1992-06-08 |
| IRVINE, Ian James | Director | 1991-12-31 | 1994-03-03 |
| IRVINE, John Scott | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2005-08-26 |
| JOHNSTON, Elizabeth | Director | — | 1990-08-31 |
| KENNEDY, Fiona | Director | 1994-03-03 | 2000-09-28 |
| KENNEDY, Sheila | Director | 1997-12-10 | 2003-05-03 |
| LANG, Brian Andrew | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2015-08-28 |
| LANG, Sophie | Director | 2009-09-04 | 2012-08-24 |
| LEITCH, Kennedy James | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2021-08-26 |
| LENNIE, Margo Helen | Director | — | 1990-06-25 |
| LIDDELL, Colin | Director | 1995-03-03 | 1998-05-29 |
| LIVINGSTON, Helen Ainslie | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| LOWRY, Dorothy Elizabeth | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2014-08-29 |
| MACDIARMID, Gordon | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2007-08-24 |
| MACDIARMID, Gordon | Director | 1992-12-18 | 2001-09-27 |
| MAGINNIS, Elizabeth, Councillor | Director | 1995-01-27 | 1997-08-15 |
| MAGNUSSEN, Davur Juul | Director | 2017-08-25 | 2024-08-30 |
| MANN, William Mackendrick | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1996-12-16 |
| MATHERS, James B | Director | — | 1992-05-14 |
| MATHESON, Gordon | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2003-06-27 |
| MCCLENAGHAN, David John | Director | 1992-08-31 | 1994-03-03 |
| MCCRACKEN, John Strachan | Director | — | 1990-12-06 |
| MCELHONE, Helen Margaret | Director | — | 1989-12-31 |
| MCINTYRE, Alison | Director | 1997-12-10 | 2002-01-25 |
| MCLENNAN, Neil Douglas Roderick | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2024-08-30 |
| MILLER, James | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2002-10-03 |
| MILLER, James David Frederick | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| MILLER SMITH, Charles | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2002-10-07 |
| MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan | Director | 1991-12-31 | 1994-03-03 |
| MURRAY, Gordon Lindsay Kevan | Director | 1990-01-08 | — |
| NEWTON, Alison Sarah | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2018-08-24 |
| NIMMO, Walter Sneddon, Professor | Director | 2005-08-26 | 2007-08-24 |
| NISH, David Thomas | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2008-08-22 |
| O'NEILL, Michael | Director | 2008-10-24 | 2011-05-11 |
| ORSKOV, Joan Pamela | Director | 1990-06-25 | 1993-01-29 |
| PACEWICZ, Josef | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2009-09-04 |
| PATERSON, Barbara Catherine | Director | 2007-10-24 | 2014-08-29 |
| PATTISON, David Arnold | Director | — | 1989-10-02 |
| PATTULLO, Dorothy Francis Lees | Director | 1990-06-25 | 1994-05-23 |
| PHILBERT, Paul Andrew | Director | 2020-09-25 | 2023-09-29 |
| PILAVACHI, Constantine George | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2024-08-30 |
| POPE, Marcus Howard | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1994-12-09 |
| RANKINE, William Gowans | Director | — | 1990-06-25 |
| RATHBONE, Sophie | Director | 2019-08-23 | 2025-10-31 |
| REGAN, George, Bailie | Director | 1999-06-04 | 2006-09-01 |
| RITCHIE, Patricia Anne | Director | 1997-01-30 | 1999-11-17 |
| ROBSON, Agnes | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2013-09-06 |
| ROUGH, Lorna | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2014-08-29 |
| ROURKE, Lisa Jane | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2020-09-25 |
| RUTHERFORD, Colin | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1995-12-11 |
| SALTER, Bruce Lloyd | Director | 1991-12-31 | 1994-03-03 |
| SALTER, Bruce Lloyd | Director | — | 1989-12-31 |
| SANDERSON, David Mclean | Director | 1990-08-31 | 1996-03-31 |
| SCOATES, Rachael | Director | 1995-01-27 | 1995-12-11 |
| SHAKESHAFT, Peter James Bailey | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2014-08-29 |
| SINCLAIR, Alastair | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2007-08-24 |
| SINGH LALLI, Gurjit | Director | 2017-08-25 | 2023-09-29 |
| SMITH, Douglas Andrew | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| SMITH, Leslie Falconer | Director | 1991-12-17 | 1994-03-03 |
| STUART, Charles Murray | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2000-10-27 |
| SUTHERLAND, Paul John | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2008-08-22 |
| THIAGARAJAN, Krishna, Dr | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2018-08-24 |
| THOMSON, Christopher Harold William | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2013-09-06 |
| THOMSON, Thomas Dunlop | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2008-08-22 |
| TIMONEY, William Matthew | Director | 1990-08-31 | 1994-03-03 |
| VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2016-10-28 |
| VIOLA, Alexander | Director | 1990-08-31 | 1992-06-05 |
| WALLACE, John Williamson | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2007-08-24 |
| WEBSTER, Ronald Rennie, Cllr | Director | 1991-12-31 | 1994-03-03 |
| WIGGLESWORTH, John Christopher, Rev Dr | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2007-08-24 |
| WILKERSON, Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| WILLIAMSON, Raymond Macleod | Director | — | 1991-02-18 |
| WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. | Director | 2017-08-25 | 2017-12-14 |
| WILSON, Gerald Robertson | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2006-09-01 |
| WILSON, Harriet | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2014-10-24 |
| WILSON, John | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WOOD, Jane Frances | Director | 2017-08-25 | 2023-09-29 |
| WOODS, Simon Nicholas Michael | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2011-04-15 |
| WREN, Katherine | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2010-08-27 |
| YELLAND, David William | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| YOUNG, Eric Macfie | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2017-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 413 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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