DICKSONS OF FORRES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-18 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
85
Average over period
Profit before tax
£174K
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £43,492,390 | £56,452,308 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £497,278 | £651,775 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £232,913 | £174,007 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £165,311 | -£288,239 | |
| Cash | £496,342 | £391,025 | £154,384 | £1,077,367 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,828,971 | £4,184,546 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,741,280 | £2,215,096 | |
| Equity | — | £2,516,841 | £2,741,280 | £2,215,096 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 79 | 85 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,870,047 | £3,737,498 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £172,207 | £289,843 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.1% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.4% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 17.6% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 67.9% | 82.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.25x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.88x | 1.36x |
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
- DICKSONS OF FORRES LIMITED 1988-12-15 → present
- PACTMODEL LIMITED 1988-06-28 → 1988-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- A9 Accountancy Limited
- 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. 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DICKSONS OF FORRES LIMITED · parent
- Dicksons of Inverness Limited 100%
- Carzar Creative Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the period, Founder and Chairman Alistair Scrimgeour retired, with Alistair and his family selling their shares back to the company. The existing directors and operational management team supported by a loan from the Bank of Ireland, took over the ownership and operational control of the company. The Chairman's retirement pulled the succession plans into place to safeguard the future operations of the business and to continue with the growth ambitions of the 5 operating directors within the Highland market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYCE, Fraser More | Director | 2018-10-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| DUNLOP, Robert James | Director | 2024-03-15 | Jun 1984 | British |
| LAIRD, Douglas William | Director | 2024-03-15 | Dec 1981 | British |
| MACKENZIE, James Thom Gladstone | Director | 2016-12-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| MACPHEE, Linda Margaret | Director | 2024-03-15 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBSON, James | Secretary | — | 2008-04-30 |
| MCNICOL, Gregor | Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2015-04-17 |
| BARNETT, Alisdair Logan | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2018-08-27 |
| BRYCE, Hugh | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2024-03-15 |
| BRYCE, Hugh | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2016-12-01 |
| BRYCE, Hugh | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2012-12-10 |
| BRYCE, Hugh | Director | 1995-06-08 | 1996-12-07 |
| GIBSON, James | Director | — | 2008-04-30 |
| GIBSON, Kay Linda | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2008-04-30 |
| JAMIESON, Peter | Director | — | 1993-10-08 |
| MACKENZIE, Alan George | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| MACKENZIE, James Thom Gladstone | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-12-01 |
| MCMAHON, Hugh Patrick | Director | 1991-12-01 | 1996-01-30 |
| MCNICOL, Gregor | Director | 2010-07-12 | 2015-04-17 |
| PITT, Douglas Fraser | Director | 1997-01-06 | 2000-12-04 |
| SCRIMGEOUR, Alistair | Director | — | 2024-03-15 |
| SCRIMGEOUR, Margaret Wilma Rattray | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2024-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Bryce | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-05 | Active |
| Mr Alistair Scrimgeour | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-07-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.