STEWARTS OF TAYSIDE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£18K
-92.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+17.1% vs 2024
Employees
516
+14.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-17.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £41,359,727 | £43,843,976 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,310,385 | £3,689,563 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,145,583 | £3,416,231 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,555,581 | £2,620,658 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £241,526 | £18,403 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £18,938,040 | £24,233,656 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £15,299,363 | £17,920,021 | |
| Equity | £9,764,268 | £10,534,481 | £11,743,782 | £15,299,363 | £17,920,021 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 451 | 516 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £14,551,790 | £16,694,157 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £347,017 | £301,912 |
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+6%
£41,359,727 £43,843,976
-
Cash
-92.4%
£241,526 £18,403
-
Net assets
+17.1%
£15,299,363 £17,920,021
-
Employees
+14.4%
451 516
-
Operating profit
-14.4%
£4,310,385 £3,689,563
-
Profit before tax
-17.6%
£4,145,583 £3,416,231
-
Wages
+14.7%
£14,551,790 £16,694,157
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 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.4% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.6% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 22.8% | 15.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.55x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 20.57x | 12.43x |
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
- STEWARTS OF TAYSIDE LIMITED 1995-05-24 → present
- JAMES C. STEWART (FARMERS) LIMITED 1988-02-10 → 1995-05-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael 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.”
Significant events
- “Principal risks and uncertainties include: 1. Crop failure affecting supply chain. 2. Access to and cost of labour, relying on seasonal workforce. 3. Potential loss of key customers due to failure to maintain strong relationships or meet expectations. General uncertainty across the sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, Douglas William | Director | 2014-12-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| STEWART, Liam Hardie | Director | 2015-11-20 | May 1988 | British |
| STEWART, Sheena Jackson | Director | 2016-04-06 | May 1963 | British |
| STEWART, William Hardie | Director | 1997-06-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, Mary Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2015-10-21 |
| ETHERSON, Michael | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-10-16 |
| ETHERSON, Michael | Director | 2012-04-06 | 2013-12-09 |
| GIBSON, Fraser Bruce | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2014-07-27 |
| MEEK, James | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2018-08-20 |
| STEWART, James Cameron | Director | — | 2019-02-26 |
| STEWART, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 2015-10-21 |
| WHYTOCK, Andrew James | Director | 2002-07-04 | 2012-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewarts Of Tayside (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-25 |
| Mr William Hardie Stewart | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-31 |
| Stewarts Produce Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-05-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.