MACTAGGART, SCOTT & COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-06 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+138.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-39.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
415
+7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4M
-351.1% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £47,132,060 | £51,694,923 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,008,420 | -£4,274,697 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,870,610 | £3,569,546 | £1,525,886 | -£3,831,727 | |
| Net profit | -£4,582,601 | £3,392,298 | £1,207,237 | -£3,589,824 | |
| Cash | £10,290,176 | £11,095,473 | £3,100,520 | £7,384,531 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,648,380 | £11,352,107 | £12,658,031 | £12,394,836 | |
| Net assets | £7,443,215 | £10,575,013 | £10,309,930 | £6,263,606 | |
| Equity | £7,443,215 | £10,575,013 | £10,309,930 | £6,263,606 | |
| Average employees | 359 | 362 | 388 | 415 | |
| Wages | £13,752,981 | £15,436,528 | £17,334,075 | £19,514,411 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £748,656 | £1,116,860 | £1,116,749 | £1,015,312 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+9.7%
£47,132,060 £51,694,923
-
Cash
+138.2%
£3,100,520 £7,384,531
-
Net assets
-39.2%
£10,309,930 £6,263,606
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7%
388 415
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-523.9%
£1,008,420 -£4,274,697
-
Profit before tax
-351.1%
£1,525,886 -£3,831,727
-
Wages
+12.6%
£17,334,075 £19,514,411
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.1% | -8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.6% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.0% | -34.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.18x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 34.31x | -270.24x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- MACTAGGART, SCOTT & COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- MacTaggart Scott Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- MacTaggart Scott USA LLC 100%
Significant events
- “New orders of £79m were received in the year which strengthened the Company's order book.”
- “A dividend of £352,236 was declared from the Company's wholly owned subsidiary MacTaggart Scott Australia Pty Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRENTER, Richard Gibson Scott | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | — | British |
| DAVIDSON, Gary Alan | Director | 2017-11-24 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MANN, Christopher George Laurenson | Director | 2022-01-05 | Nov 1985 | British |
| MARSH, William Paul | Director | 1997-03-27 | Apr 1962 | British |
| MILROY, William Louis | Director | 2017-03-31 | Apr 1956 | British |
| PRENTER, Richard Gibson Scott | Director | 1992-11-20 | Jul 1963 | British |
| PRENTER, Robin Michael Patrick | Director | 2026-01-05 | Jun 1992 | British |
| RITCHIE, Stuart John | Director | 2022-01-05 | Oct 1966 | British |
| TUFF, Alexander | Director | 2016-02-22 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WADDELL, Andrew Alan Wallace | Director | 2024-05-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORTON FRASER | Corporate Secretary | — | 2001-01-01 |
| BIRD, Robert | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| BOOTON, Glyn Arthur, Mr. | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| CAMPION, Gordon Pearson | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2006-12-15 |
| CRAIG, Thomas Moodie | Director | — | 2003-12-23 |
| DEREHAM, Orme Giles | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2009-12-18 |
| GILCHRIST, Andrew Kirkwood Rae | Director | 1992-01-31 | 1997-04-30 |
| GILCHRIST, Andrew Kirkwood Rae | Director | — | 1990-07-27 |
| GRANT, Ronald Arthur, Mr. | Director | 1990-07-09 | 2018-03-30 |
| MERRITT, George Moore | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2015-12-17 |
| PLOWMAN, Alistair John | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2017-11-13 |
| PRENTER, Patrick Robert | Director | — | 2009-12-18 |
| ROBINSON, Gary | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2021-06-25 |
| SHANKS, Brian | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| THOMSON, Balfour | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-12-18 |
| VENMAN, Marion Shepherd | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-02-23 |
| WADDELL, Graham Herbert Wallace | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2023-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mactaggart Scott (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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