WILLIAM NICOL (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-25 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-18.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+8.8% vs 2023
Employees
72
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+154.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,617,170 | £13,356,575 | £13,512,016 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £638,655 | -£1,885,184 | £1,441,475 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £813,832 | -£2,565,978 | £1,387,215 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £675,562 | -£3,076,819 | £1,019,951 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £650,384 | £2,488,004 | £2,033,464 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £16,603,182 | £13,002,175 | £13,991,220 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £15,144,998 | £11,568,929 | £12,588,880 | |
| Equity | £13,148,628 | £14,305,410 | £14,801,813 | £14,917,436 | £15,144,998 | £11,568,929 | £12,588,880 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 66 | 68 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,616,096 | £3,891,621 | £4,216,735 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £3,356 | £63,568 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+1.2%
£13,356,575 £13,512,016
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-18.3%
£2,488,004 £2,033,464
-
Net assets
+8.8%
£11,568,929 £12,588,880
-
Employees
+5.9%
68 72
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+176.5%
-£1,885,184 £1,441,475
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+154.1%
-£2,565,978 £1,387,215
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+8.4%
£3,891,621 £4,216,735
highest in 3 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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | -14.1% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.8% | -23.0% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 3.8% | -14.5% | 10.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.89x | 3.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 109.68x | -39.53x | 31.62x |
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
- WILLIAM NICOL (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 1999-05-03 → present
- NU CLEAN (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 1985-08-01 → 1999-05-03
- MATSAPA LIMITED 1985-03-26 → 1985-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bain Henry Reid
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. The directors have therefore made an informed judgement at the time of approving the financial statements that the company is a going concern. As a result, the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The 2023 impairment arose following the death of Bruce Nicol when his estate instructed valuation reports to be obtained of the assets. The assets were then written down to reflect those current valuations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2024-10-07 | — | — |
| NICOL, Darren Paul | Director | 2023-08-09 | Sep 1975 | British |
| NICOL, Keith | Director | 2023-08-09 | Nov 1950 | British |
| NICOL, Mark Richard | Director | 2024-11-28 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIE & CO | Corporate Secretary | — | 2024-10-07 |
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1989-12-22 |
| NICOL, Bruce | Director | — | 2023-08-04 |
| NICOLL, Alan John | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2023-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Richard Nicol | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-01-24 | Active |
| Mr Darren Paul Nicol | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-09 | Active |
| Mr Bruce Nicol | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.